Etihad Museum

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The Etihad Museum (Arabic: متحف الاتحاد), historically called the Union House (Arabic: دار الاتحاد) and formerly as the al-Diyafah Palace and the Jumeirah Guesthouse, is a museum in Dubai, United Arab Emirates that collects, preserves, and displays the heritage of the United Arab Emirates in the areas of social, political, cultural, scientific, and military history. It holds everything from old passports to personal artifacts of the rulers of United Arab Emirates. The historic signing of the Constitution of the United Arab Emirates, the raising of the first UAE flag, and the formation of the United Arab Emirates as a country on 2 December 1971 took place within the area that forms the museum today. The museum is designed as a document to signify the signing of the UAE constitution.

The Union House is one of three 'union sites' in the Emirates, locations which are celebrated as having played a crucial role in the foundation of the nation. The other two union sites are Argoub Al Sedirah, the location where Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan and Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum discussed and shook hands on the idea of a Union of Arab Emirates and Al Khawaneej Farm where a number of key meetings between Trucial Rulers prior to the Union took place,