National Museum of Saudi Arabia

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The National Museum of Saudi Arabia is a major cultural institution in Riyadh that showcases the kingdom’s history, heritage, and archaeological treasures from prehistoric times to the modern era.

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Surface form Occurrences
King Abdulaziz Historical Center 2
First Saudi State and Second Saudi State Hall 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf museum ⓘ
national museum ⓘ
architecturalStyle modern architecture ⓘ
country Saudi Arabia ⓘ
exhibitionHall Arabian Kingdoms Hall ⓘ
National Museum of Saudi Arabia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: First Saudi State and Second Saudi State Hall

Hajj and the Two Holy Mosques Hall ⓘ
Islam and the Arabian Peninsula Hall ⓘ
Man and the Universe Hall ⓘ
Pre-Islamic Era Hall ⓘ
Prophet’s Mission Hall ⓘ
Unification Hall ⓘ
floorArea approximately 28000 square meters ⓘ
formerOperator Saudi tourism authorities ⓘ
surface form: Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage
hasCollection Islamic manuscripts ⓘ
archaeological finds from the Arabian Peninsula ⓘ
architectural elements ⓘ
coins ⓘ
ethnographic objects ⓘ
inscriptions ⓘ
items related to Hajj and Umrah ⓘ
objects related to Saudi unification ⓘ
prehistoric artifacts ⓘ
rock art and petroglyphs ⓘ
hasFacility auditorium ⓘ
education spaces ⓘ
museum shop ⓘ
permanent galleries ⓘ
temporary exhibition spaces ⓘ
visitor services ⓘ
hasMainTheme Arabian Peninsula history ⓘ
Islamic history ⓘ
archaeology ⓘ
cultural heritage ⓘ
history of Saudi Arabia ⓘ
inception 1999 ⓘ
languageOfExhibition Arabic ⓘ
English ⓘ
locatedIn Al Murabba district ⓘ
National Museum of Saudi Arabia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: King Abdulaziz Historical Center

Riyadh ⓘ
numberOfExhibitionHalls 8 ⓘ
opened 1999 ⓘ
operatedBy Saudi Ministry of Culture ⓘ
ownedBy Government of Saudi Arabia ⓘ
partOf National Museum of Saudi Arabia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: King Abdulaziz Historical Center
purpose to educate the public about the Arabian Peninsula ⓘ
to present the history and heritage of Saudi Arabia ⓘ
significantFor cultural tourism in Riyadh ⓘ
national identity of Saudi Arabia ⓘ

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National Museum of Saudi Arabia → exhibitionHall → National Museum of Saudi Arabia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: First Saudi State and Second Saudi State Hall
Riyadh → hasLandmark → National Museum of Saudi Arabia ⓘ
National Museum of Saudi Arabia → locatedIn → National Museum of Saudi Arabia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: King Abdulaziz Historical Center
National Museum of Saudi Arabia → partOf → National Museum of Saudi Arabia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: King Abdulaziz Historical Center