Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi Opening Ceremony – Moment Factory

TRANSFORMING ARCHITECTURE THROUGH MULTIMEDIA STORYTELLING

Custom Museums & Cultural Institutions Europe & Middle East

2025 | Abu Dhabi

Projection-mapping content enhances an immersive show and pathway.

Moment Factory collaborated with People and show director Francisco Negrin to co-create a nighttime multimedia show and pathway marking the grand opening of the Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi.

Staged against the museum’s facade, the production combines projection-mapping, lighting design, drones, special effects, live performers, and a musical score.

Moment Factory provided projection-mapping content and supported the immersive experience design, transforming the site’s architecture into a canvas for visual storytelling.

Unfolding across twelve chapters, the 20-minute show takes audiences on a journey through time, from the Big Bang and the origins of life to evolution, extinction, and the emergence of Homo sapiens.

Alongside the show, guests explore a multimedia pathway that transforms the building’s distinctive architecture, showcasing both the natural world and the animals featured inside the museum. An event designed to affirm the museum’s place among the world’s most prestigious institutions, the project underscores Moment Factory’s ongoing role as a creative partner across the Middle East.

Credits

Adrien Zumbihl | Alessia Massimi | Andy Barril | Angel Blanco | Benoit Penaud | Catherine Grenier | Catherine Matusiak | Christophe Clermont | Corentin Kieffer | David Conway | David Richard | Denise Dietz | Drew Boyle | Ed Purver | Ernesto Ortega | Erwann Bernard | Farah Kaysi | Francis Kadulick | François Desrochers | Gaetan Stoffel | Geneviève Mousseau | Jean-Philippe Tremblay | Julien Roberge | Juliette Derkaoui | Justin Restaino | Karine Gagnon | Laurent Tollard | Marie-Jeanne Bouchard | Marina Cimbaro | Mariève Deschamps | Marya Repac | Miguel Sierra | Miquel Tura Rigamonti | Nicolas Garric | Olivia Meredith Bélanger-Mathieu | Olivier Maurice | Patrice Mathieu | Patricia Tremblay | Samantha Scenna | Simone Puzzovio | Sonia Seninck | Sophie Charbonneau | Susanna Jones | Thibault Magni | Valérie Atys Maho | Vassily Coste | Vincent Beaulieu | Vincent Letellier | Vincent Masson

Credits

Adrien Zumbihl | Alessia Massimi | Andy Barril | Angel Blanco | Benoit Penaud | Catherine Grenier | Catherine Matusiak | Christophe Clermont | Corentin Kieffer | David Conway | David Richard | Denise Dietz | Drew Boyle | Ed Purver | Ernesto Ortega | Erwann Bernard | Farah Kaysi | Francis Kadulick | François Desrochers | Gaetan Stoffel | Geneviève Mousseau | Jean-Philippe Tremblay | Julien Roberge | Juliette Derkaoui | Justin Restaino | Karine Gagnon | Laurent Tollard | Marie-Jeanne Bouchard | Marina Cimbaro | Mariève Deschamps | Marya Repac | Miguel Sierra | Miquel Tura Rigamonti | Nicolas Garric | Olivia Meredith Bélanger-Mathieu | Olivier Maurice | Patrice Mathieu | Patricia Tremblay | Samantha Scenna | Simone Puzzovio | Sonia Seninck | Sophie Charbonneau | Susanna Jones | Thibault Magni | Valérie Atys Maho | Vassily Coste | Vincent Beaulieu | Vincent Letellier | Vincent Masson

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