RTA stages huge Transport Art Exhibition during UITP Congress

The Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) is taking part in the Exhibition accompanying the International Association of Public Transport (UITP) Congress (Dubai 2011) through staging a huge Transport Arts Exhibition under the theme: Evolution of Transport, Dubai Experience. The Exhibition, the first of its kind, is seen as an artistic exploration of the history, technology, and cultural diversity found inside mass-transit systems in Dubai.

Commenting on the Exhibition, Nasser Hamad Bu Shehab, Director of RTA Strategic Planning Dep’t and Head of the Committee of Arts Exhibition accompanying the Congress, said that the Exhibition was intended to create awareness about how using public transport could deliver a better quality of life for citizens & residents, and help achieve more sustainable future for all. He stressed the role of photography as the dominant medium of visual expression besides its power to articulate change.

Bu Shehab continued: “The Exhibition reveals fascinating insights into the complexity and universality of mass transit systems in Dubai Emirate, and portrays Dubai’s growth in the transport sector, taking the viewer on a historical journey from the past to the present, with a peek into the future of transportation in the Emirate of Dubai.