Al-Madinah Museum (Arabic: متحف المدينة المنورة) is a museum in
Al-Madinah,
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and has a land area of about , making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the A ...
, that exhibits Al-Madinah heritage and history featuring different archaeological collections, visual galleries and rare images that related to Al-Medina.
The museum exhibits around 2,000 rare artifacts that capture the heritage and culture of Al-Madinah and document the landscape, the people and how it has been shaped over the years. One of the parts of the tour is the evolution of
Masjid Nabawi
Al-Masjid an-Nabawi (), known in English as the Prophet's Mosque, is a mosque built by the Islamic prophet Muhammad in the city of Medina in the Al Madinah Province of Saudi Arabia. It was the second mosque built by Muhammad in Medina, after Qub ...
from a house, courtyard, and home to the massive complex that it is now.
History
In 1983, a project was launched to transform Al-Hejaz Railway Station that was established in 1908, into a museum called Al-Madinah Museum, the project also included the establishment of
Hejaz Railway Museum
The Hejaz Railway Museum (Arabic: متحف سكة الحجاز) in Medina is a railway museum that was opened in 2006. It is on the grounds of the restored historic Ottoman railway station at Medina, locally called استسيون "Istasyōn" (), ...
in the site.
The museum is not to be confused with the privately run Dar al Madinah museum in the Eastern outskirts of the city.
Halls
The museum consists of 14 halls including
* Museum Lobby
* Al-Madina environment, history and nature
* Al-Madina in Prophetic era
* Prophet Mohammed’s wives, his sons and daughters
* Mohajreen (migrants)
* Ansar (supporters)
* Prophetic Mosque
* Al-Madina in the reigns of Caliphs
* Al-Madina in the reign of First Saudi State
* Al-Madina in the reign of Second Saudi State
* Al-Madina in the reign of King Abdul Aziz
* Al-Madina Heritage
See also
*
List of museums in Saudi Arabia
This is a list of museums in Saudi Arabia.
Museums in Saudi Arabia
* Al Bassam Heritage House
* Clock Tower Museum
* Dar Al Madinah Museum
* Darat Safeya Bizagr
* Hafouf National Museum
*Hejaz Railway Museum
*Humane Heritage Museum
* Jadeah Muse ...
References
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Museums in Saudi Arabia
Tourist attractions in Medina
Museums established in 1983
1983 establishments in Saudi Arabia