National Museum (Oman)

The National Museum of the Sultanate of Oman is a museum located in Oman. It was developed by the Ministry of Culture and opened to the public in 2016.

Background

The museum was established by royal decree in 2013 and opened July 30, 2016. It was designed to be the Sultanate's flagship cultural institution, showcasing the nation’s heritage from the earliest human settlement in the Oman Peninsula some two million years ago through to the present day.

Collection

The National Museum houses 5,466 objects, among which an internationally significant collection of prehistoric metallic artefacts. Its curator, Mouza Sulaiman Mohamed Al-Wardi, is part of an international team exploring the legacy of Oman's silver working tradition, where historically women were also silversmiths.

The museum is equipped with infrastructure for 43 digital immersive experiences, a Learning Centre, conservation facilities, an ultra-high definition cinema, and discovery areas for children. It adopted the region’s first open-plan museum storage concept, where visitors can learn about the various processes that artefacts go through before they are put on display. It features an integrated infrastructure for special needs and is the first museum in the Middle East to adopt Arabic Braille script for the visually impaired.

Building

The museum is located in the heart of Muscat in a purpose-designed building. The total area of the building is , including allocated for 14 permanent galleries.Sultanate of Oman, National Museum, Muscat, 2015 A further are allocated for temporary exhibitions.

Galleries

Images

File:National Museum (Oman) by night.jpg, Museum at night.
File:The Renaissance Gallery in The National Museum Oman.jpg, Renaissance Gallery
File:Intangible Heritage Gallery in The National Museum Oman..jpg, Intangible Heritage Gallery
File:Currency Gallery in The National Museum Oman.jpg, Currency gallery
File:Oman National Museum Sign.jpg, Logo
File:Oman and the World Gallery.jpg, Oman and the World

Board of Trustees

*His Excellency Salim bin Mohammed al-Mahrouqi - Minister of Heritage and Tourism, Chairman of the Board of Trustees
*H.H. Sayyida Dr. Mona bint Fahad bin Mahmoud al-Said - Assistant Vice Chancellor for International Cooperation at Sultan Qaboos University- member
*His Excellency Sayyid Said bin Sultan al-Busaidi - Undersecretary of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth- member
*Dr Abdullah bin Khamis Ambusaidi - Education Under-Secretary at the Ministry of Education - member
*His Excellency Sheikh Hameed bin Ali al-Maani - Head of the Department of Global Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs - member
*Dr. Mounir Bouchenaki - Director of the Arab Regional Centre for World Heritage - member
* Mikhail Borisovich Piotrovskiy - Director General of the Hermitage Museum, Russia - member

References

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:National Museum - Sultanate of Oman
2013 establishments in Oman
Museums established in 2013
History museums in Oman
National museums of Oman
Museums in Muscat, Oman
Old Muscat