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October 12, 2026
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You cannot buy Museum of the Future tickets right now. The museum closed its exhibitions in mid-September 2026 for a full revamp and is expected to reopen in the first quarter of 2027. Before the closure, the official Museum of the Future ticket price was AED 169 for everyone aged 4 and above, with free entry for children under 4. That closure is also why guide sites show conflicting prices and hours.
The Museum of the Future is a seven-floor exhibition building on Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai, wrapped in Arabic calligraphy, with immersive displays about space, climate, health and technology set in the year 2071. This post explains what Museum of the Future tickets cost, how the slot system worked and what the closure means for your trip, plus what to do instead. If you are planning the wider trip, start with our Dubai travel guide.
The prices and times quoted for Museum of the Future tickets on guide sites conflict because most of them went stale. Here is the official record, checked on Monday 12 October 2026.
| What many guides say | What is accurate |
|---|---|
| AED 149 per person | AED 149 was the old price. The official price before the September 2026 closure was AED 169 for ages 4 and above. |
| Open until 9pm or 9:30pm | The last entry slot was 5pm and the lobby closed at 7pm, according to Visit Dubai’s official listing. |
| Free entry for children under 3 | Children under 4 entered free, not under 3. |
| Tickets available now | No tickets are on sale. Exhibitions closed in mid-September 2026; reopening is expected in the first quarter of 2027. |
There was one standard price for everyone. No separate resident and tourist prices, and no cheaper child rate for children old enough to need a ticket.
AED 169 – standard entry, everyone aged 4 and above.
Free – children under 4, no ticket needed.
Free – People of Determination plus one caregiver.
AED 399 – Pioneer Pass, with priority entry and valet parking.
The maths is simple. Two adults paid AED 338. A family of two adults and two children aged 4 or above paid AED 676. There was never a resident discount to hunt for: the official Visit Dubai Pioneer Pass listing for the museum showed the same terms for every visitor. Prices in the UAE are legally required to include 5% VAT, so AED 169 was the price you paid at checkout, not a before-tax figure.
The museum closed its exhibitions in mid-September 2026 to replace every major gallery with a new generation of interactive experiences. The relaunch is timed to the attraction’s fifth anniversary, in the first quarter of 2027. The museum says more than 1,000 ideas submitted by people around the world shaped the new experiences.
The building itself is still there on Sheikh Zayed Road and the online retail store plus selected experiences remain open, according to the museum’s official Plan Your Visit page. So you can still photograph the famous torus from outside, you just cannot go in. If you are in Dubai this winter and want an indoor immersive experience instead, try AYA Universe, or save the evening for Global Village Dubai.
Several popular guides still show the old AED 149 price and never mention the closure, so their booking advice leads nowhere. Some list closing times of 9pm or 9:30pm, but the official Museum of the Future opening hours before the closure were much shorter: the first timeslot was 10am, the last 5pm, and the lobby stayed open until 7pm. One guide says children under 3 enter free when the real rule was under 4, and another tells you to avoid late Fridays when evening entry never existed because last admission was 5pm. A few resellers still display “book now” buttons for dates when the museum has no exhibitions open at all. The price history also explains the 149 versus 169 split: Museum of the Future tickets launched at AED 145 in 2022, moved to AED 149, and later to AED 169, and the stale guides froze at the earlier figures.
Museum of the Future tickets were always date and time specific, with hourly entry slots. When booking reopens, expect the same system. Follow these steps.
The museum sits on Sheikh Zayed Road next to Emirates Towers. When it reopens, this is the simplest way in.
If you are new to the metro, our guide on how to travel in Dubai as a tourist covers Nol cards and fares.
The last official price was AED 169 for everyone aged 4 and above, with 5% VAT included in that figure. Children under 4 entered free, and People of Determination plus one caregiver entered free. A Pioneer Pass with priority entry cost AED 399. No tickets are on sale during the closure, so treat any live checkout page from a reseller with suspicion.
The museum closed its exhibitions in mid-September 2026 for a full revamp of every major gallery. It is expected to reopen in the first quarter of 2027, timed to its fifth anniversary. The museum’s official site confirms the exhibitions are currently unavailable, with only the online retail store and selected experiences still running.
Yes. Before the closure, every ticket was tied to a date and an hourly time slot, and walk-in availability was rare. Weekend slots often sold out days ahead, especially from October to April. When sales restart, book on the official website as early as your travel dates are fixed.
No. The museum charged one standard price for every visitor, with no resident versus tourist gap. The only recent discount was a UAE Year of the Family offer that gave one child under 12 free entry per paying adult from 16 March to 15 September 2026. That offer ended before the closure.
Children under 4 entered free with no ticket required. Every child aged 4 and above paid the full AED 169. The Future Heroes zone on the first floor was designed for younger children, which made the under-4 rule one of the more generous free-entry policies among Dubai attractions. For more ideas across the city, see our top attractions and experiences for every traveler.
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Daniel
Daniel is the travel writer behind Go Dubai Now, covering Dubai's attractions, parks, restaurants and practical travel topics. Every guide is researched against official sources — government portals, operator websites and current local listings — and updated regularly so timings, prices and rules stay accurate. His goal is simple: answer the exact questions travelers ask before they go, with no fluff and no outdated information.
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