(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) The Dubai Moving Image Museum has been nominated in the 'Best Emerging Culture Destination Middle East' category at the Leading Culture Destinations Awards 2015.
The award, an equivalent to an Oscar, is the first and only global awards ceremony to celebrate the best not-for-profit arts institutions around the world. The Dubai Moving Image Museum has gained recognition for being the only institution of its kind to focus on the pre-history of cinema.
Collector and founder of the Dubai Moving Image Museum, Akram Miknas said, "It is an honour for the Dubai Moving Image Museum to have been shortlisted for a 'museum Oscar'."
"We are extremely proud that the museum's uniqueness and contemporary approach has been recognised by such a prestigious award ceremony. The Dubai Moving Image Museum has had a very positive impact not only in the region but worldwide, offering a unique educational, historical and creative potential."
The museum holds Miknas' private collection of over 300 unique artifacts accumulated over thirty-five years, showcasing the progression of science and the art of entertainment. Throughout the museum the chronological development of visual art is exhibited from the earliest days of shadow theatres to the invention of 3D and the birth of modern-day cinema.
All of the items on display are originals, dating back from the 1720's to the twentieth century.
The Leading Culture Destinations Awards will take place on October 9 in London. For more details, visit www.dubaimovingimagemuseum.com.
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