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

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]

One of the entrances of Kuwait National Museum

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 region, 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]

See also

References

  1. ^ "ArchNet Digital Library". Archived from the original on 8 January 2009. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  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". Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  4. ^ "المجلس الوطني للثقافة والفنون الأداب. معرض التراث الشعبي". Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  5. ^ "المجلس الوطني للثقافة والفنون الأداب. متحف الآثار القديمة". Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  6. ^ "المجلس الوطني للثقافة والفنون الأداب. القبة السماوية". Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  7. ^ "المجلس الوطني للثقافة والفنون الأداب. بوم المهلب". Retrieved 6 May 2023.

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