The Omani French Museum is a heritage
museum
A museum ( ; plural museums or, rarely, musea) is a building or institution that cares for and displays a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance. Many public museums make these ...
located in the former residence of the French Consul,
Bait Faransa on Lane 9310, Qasr Al Alam Street, in
Old Muscat
Old Muscat is the original historic city of Muscat, the capital of Oman, on the coast in the Gulf of Oman.
Overview
The old city of Muscat is separated from the rest of modern Muscat by coastal mountains. It is located along the Muttrah Cornich ...
,
Oman
Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is situated on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and spans the mouth of t ...
.
The white building, which was essentially a palace, was initially established as a present by the Sultan Assayed /
Faisal bin Turki to the French Consul in Muscat in 1896. On January 29, 1992, Sultan
Qaboos bin Said
Qaboos bin Said Al Said ( ar, قابوس بن سعيد آل سعيد, ; 18 November 1940 – 10 January 2020) was Sultan of Oman from 23 July 1970 until his death in 2020. A fifteenth-generation descendant of the founder of the House of Al Said ...
and the late French President
François Mitterrand
François Marie Adrien Maurice Mitterrand (26 October 19168 January 1996) was President of France, serving under that position from 1981 to 1995, the longest time in office in the history of France. As First Secretary of the Socialist Party, he ...
established a museum in the palace to preserve the historical Omani-French relations. The museum has a substantial collection of items to this effect including photographs of the early French diplomats, historical documents, Omani - French ships, Omani and French costumes and jewellery and furniture.
See also
*
List of museums in Oman
This is a list of museums in Oman.
*Bait al Zubair
* Land of Frankincense Museum
* Muscat Gate Museum
*Museum of Omani Heritage
*National Museum of Oman
*Oman Children's Museum
* Oman Natural History Museum
* Oman Oil and Gas Exhibition Centre
...
References
1992 establishments in Oman
Museums established in 1992
History museums in Oman
Museums in Muscat, Oman
Cultural history of France
Old Muscat
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