Kuwait National Museum

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Kuwait National Museum
متحف الكويت الوطني
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Established1983
LocationKuwait City Kuwait
Al Muhallab, an historic dhow at Kuwait National Museum

The Kuwait National Museum is the national museum of Kuwait, located in Kuwait City. It was established in 1983 and designed by architect Michel Ecochard.[1]

The museum comprises five buildings set around a central garden, their organization is parallel to the architectural plan of the vernacular Arab mud house with its central courtyard. The main buildings are connected to each other with elevated walkways. Ecochard explains that the grouping of those buildings corresponds to knowledge of the Arabian peninsula, its geography, its history and its civilization.[2]

The museum has four main sections to it:[3] 1. Kuwait Heritage Hall[4] 2. Hall of Archeology[5] 3. The Planetarium [6] 4. Al Muhallab Dhow [7]

References[]

  1. ^ ArchNet Digital Library Archived 2009-01-08 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Ecochard, Michel."The National Museum of Kuwait”. In Places of Public Gathering in Islam, edited by Linda Safran. Philadelphia: Aga Khan Award for Architecture, 1980.
  3. ^ "المجلس الوطني للثقافة والفنون الأداب. متحف الكويت الوطني".
  4. ^ https://www.nccal.gov.kw/pages/monumentsandmuseums/معرض-التراث-الشعبي
  5. ^ https://www.nccal.gov.kw/pages/monumentsandmuseums/متحف-الآثار-القديمة
  6. ^ https://www.nccal.gov.kw/pages/monumentsandmuseums/القبة-السماوية
  7. ^ https://www.nccal.gov.kw/pages/monumentsandmuseums/بوم-المهلب

Coordinates: 29°22′23″N 47°58′0″E / 29.37306°N 47.96667°E / 29.37306; 47.96667

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