Kuwait National Museum
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The Kuwait National Museum is the principal cultural institution of Kuwait, showcasing the nation’s history, heritage, and art through extensive archaeological, ethnographic, and artistic collections.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kuwait National Museum canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural institution
ⓘ
national museum ⓘ |
| architect |
French architect
ⓘ
Michel Ecochard ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | modernist architecture ⓘ |
| country | Kuwait ⓘ |
| designPeriod | late 1970s ⓘ |
| hasCollectionType |
Islamic art collection
ⓘ
archaeological collection ⓘ art collection ⓘ ethnographic collection ⓘ folk heritage objects ⓘ manuscripts ⓘ maps ⓘ numismatic collection ⓘ photographs ⓘ pre-Islamic artifacts ⓘ traditional Kuwaiti crafts ⓘ |
| hasExhibitionType |
permanent exhibitions
ⓘ
temporary exhibitions ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
auditorium
ⓘ
conservation laboratories ⓘ courtyards ⓘ educational spaces ⓘ exhibition halls ⓘ storage areas ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Archaeology Museum
ⓘ
Boom Al Mouhallab (traditional dhow) ⓘ Heritage Museum ⓘ Planetarium ⓘ |
| inception | 1983 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Al Asimah Governorate
ⓘ
Kuwait City ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Arabian Gulf Street ⓘ |
| nearby |
Kuwait National Assembly Building
ⓘ
surface form:
Kuwait National Assembly building
Seif Palace ⓘ |
| numberOfBuildings | 4 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters ⓘ |
| overlooks | Kuwait Bay ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Government of Kuwait ⓘ |
| purpose |
to exhibit Kuwaiti art
ⓘ
to present the history of Kuwait ⓘ to preserve Kuwaiti heritage ⓘ |
| restoration | post-1991 reconstruction and rehabilitation ⓘ |
| role |
national repository of Kuwaiti heritage
ⓘ
principal cultural institution of Kuwait ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
damaged during Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990–1991
ⓘ
looting of collections during Iraqi occupation ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.