263:
46:
37:
240:
279:
252:
876:
1471:
308:
displays, illustrating and educating about certain points and issues. As such it is sometimes difficult to identify certain specific pieces and even tell replicas from originals. The idea behind this is not to focus on individual pieces in their own right but rather use them as examples to highlight the general ideas or concepts they represent.
794:
Here the life and mission of
Mohammad is illustrated. On one wall there is a large family tree explaining Muhammad's family and relations in great detail. From this gallery the visitor has to use a bridge which connects to the next gallery performing a symbolic cross-over from the time of ignorance
307:
The concept for the didactic design of the exhibitions is somewhat different from the traditional approach of the classic museums. There is less emphasis on individual exhibits displayed out of their cultural context as objects of great value. There are a great many replicas and life size dioramic
303:
was inspired by the form and colors of the sand dunes of the "Red Sands" just outside Riyadh. The west facade along
Murabba' Square resembles the soft contour of a sandune with its layout forming a crescent pointing towards Mecca. The west facade opens into an Islamic history of the Arabian
298:
district for the
Centennial Celebrations in Saudi Arabia. Thus the deadline was set to early 1999, leaving only 26 months for the planning and building of the museum from scratch, although ideas for such a museum had been discussed since the eighties. For the design the lead architect
304:
Peninsula. For the final galleries the visitor enters the "Unification Drum" which has displays about the current Saudi State. The last gallery illustrates the two holy mosques and the hajj. Additionally there are two further galleries for special exhibitions.
724:. Further exhibits and interactive displays explain the solar system, plate tectonics, the geology and geography of the Arabian Peninsula and the development of the fauna and flora of Arabia. Large exhibits include the skeleton of a
970:
1108:
663:
149:
104:
339:
It depicts the life during the very early days of human life and geological changes in the Earth's surfaces which impacted the way of their lives.
772:
This gallery is dedicated to the time from about 400 BCE until the dawn of Islam. Cities of this time portrayed are Makkah, Jarash, Yathrib,
1495:
953:
669:
announced the expansion of the museum in the next two months. New services in the museum for the visitors shall be installed, including:
1168:
352:
Interactive displays explain the solar system, plate tectonics, the geology, geography, and development of the flora and fauna in the
1334:
1510:
1148:, Inscriptions from the National Museum of Saudi Arabia", by Dr. Ali Saleh al-Moghanam (and) Dr. Paul Michael Taylor and others.
974:
776:, Najran, Khadrama, and Dawmat Aljandal, as well as the markets at Okaz, the al-Majaz, Najran and Habasha. The evolution of
1500:
941:, developers for the urban design and landscaping of the 83-acre (34 ha) site of the King Abdulaziz Historical Centre.
227:
and is surrounded by al-Wadi Park to the north and al-Madi Park to the east, who altogether constitute eastern side of the
1520:
1133:
1001:
1451:
938:
82:
1204:
918:
224:
1268:
889:
294:
The
National Museum was part of the "Murabba' Development Plan" to refurbish the area of and around the old
97:
472:
Also known as the
Jahilliya Era Hall, it illustrates the lifestyle of the Arabs before the arrival of the
1525:
1505:
287:
271:
1515:
750:. The exhibition continues with the intermediary Arab kingdoms by showcasing the cities of Al-Hamra,
666:
1083:
1059:
1530:
1355:
1339:
699:, was appointed, who is expected to lead the museum into a new phase of engagement with audiences.
262:
1303:
581:
139:
1020:
issue/199905/history.s.new.home.in.riyadh.htm
History's New Home In Riyadh] by Trevor Boddy in
950:
1437:
1428:
1419:
1410:
1401:
1392:
637:
610:
914:
716:
The first exhibit encountered in the museum is a large fragment of a meteorite found at the
1329:
1324:
1243:
1197:
1156:
228:
8:
1319:
881:
758:. The late Arab kingdoms are represented by the civilizations that thrived in Al-Aflaaj,
641:
618:
1227:
1021:
563:
36:
835:
Shown here is the culture and history of the two early Saudi states. A large model of
502:
The hall gives information about
Muhammad's family, lineage, birth and migration from
45:
1293:
894:
822:
559:
525:
485:
384:
353:
239:
1445:
1034:
1248:
1109:"A Look at Laila Alfaddagh, the Director General of Saudi Arabia's National Museum"
721:
300:
169:
278:
251:
1474:
1365:
1298:
1190:
1005:
957:
751:
696:
633:
537:
473:
347:
208:
200:
159:
863:
A major exhibit in this gallery is a large model of Makkah and its surroundings.
1283:
1273:
1263:
818:
777:
541:
295:
1175:
998:
1489:
1035:"Saudi tourism authority to begin Riyadh's National Museum expansion project"
717:
343:
119:
106:
1145:
1386:
1258:
725:
390:
360:
220:
90:
1278:
839:
is shown under a glass floor, so that it can be examined in great detail.
781:
729:
364:
707:
The exhibits are organized in eight "Exhibition Halls" or "Galleries".
580:
The hall shows the establishment of the Third Saudi State, i.e., modern
1456:
1253:
212:
1370:
810:
850:
805:
The time covered in this gallery include the
Islamic beginnings in
626:
585:
477:
441:
420:
402:
180:
1360:
836:
814:
773:
1213:
806:
759:
755:
743:
622:
589:
533:
507:
435:
414:
408:
396:
216:
86:
383:
The hall shows 14 pre-Islamic
Arabian kingdoms existed in the
747:
614:
529:
503:
481:
255:
244:
915:"Projects — International — National Museum of Saudi Arabia"
679:
a 13000 m² 4-star hotel with Saudi
Arabian cultural essence
606:
426:
1024:, September/October issue from 1999. (Volume 50, Number 5)
1182:
960:, codeveloper of the exhibitional concept for the museum.
742:
This gallery illustrates the early kingdoms, focusing on
342:
It displays a large fragment of a meteorite found at the
1157:
http://mtarch.com/projects/saudi-arabia-national-museum/
1060:"Expansion of Saudi Arabia's National Museum in Riyadh"
853:
and how he regained Riyadh and established his kingdom.
795:
to the time after the revelation of Islam to Muhammad.
558:
The hall covers the history of establishments of the
555:
Hall of the First Saudi State and Second Saudi State
871:
1132:As shown on the now (as of February 2009) defunct
664:Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage
588:, a journey which began in 1902 after he captured
150:Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage
1487:
1084:"Saudi to begin major overhaul of Riyadh museum"
16:National History Museum in Riyadh , Saudi Arabia
973:. Saudi Embassy (Washington DC). Archived from
784:is displayed and explained with many examples.
1198:
387:from 5 BC till 700 AD. These are as follows:
809:and the history of the rise and fall of the
657:
629:in the development of those two holy sites.
732:. The gallery concludes with stone age man.
1205:
1191:
44:
35:
1335:Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University
1016:
1014:
932:
223:. Established in 1999, it is part of the
695:In January 2021, a new museum director,
521:Hall of Islam and the Arabian Peninsula
277:
261:
250:
238:
939:Moriyama & Teshima Planners Limited
359:It also exhibits a large skeleton of a
1488:
1011:
813:. It also illustrates the time of the
282:Original corpus of Kashf al-Shubuhat (
1186:
994:
992:
316:There are eight halls in the museum:
1008:by Moriyama & Teshima Architects
266:Original corpus of Kitab al-Tawhid (
1496:1999 establishments in Saudi Arabia
524:The hall portraits the timeline of
447:Nabatean Kingdom of Kinda (3000 BC)
258:inscription incised on a rock, 2018
204:
13:
989:
632:The hall has three models, one of
602:Hall of Hajj and Two Holy Mosques
14:
1542:
1452:King Khalid International Airport
1162:
919:Moriyama & Teshima Architects
858:The Hajj and the Two Holy Mosques
605:The hall shows the importance of
532:after the arrival of Muhammad in
83:King Abdul Aziz Historical Centre
1470:
1469:
874:
767:The Pre-Islamic Era (Jahiliyyah)
667:Prince Sultan bin Salman Al Saud
577:Unification of the Kingdom Hall
225:King Abdulaziz Historical Centre
20:National Museum of Saudi Arabia
1511:History museums in Saudi Arabia
1289:National Museum of Saudi Arabia
1269:King Fahd International Stadium
1139:
1126:
1101:
890:List of museums in Saudi Arabia
800:Islam and the Arabian Peninsula
662:In June 2018, President of the
234:
197:National Museum of Saudi Arabia
1076:
1052:
1027:
963:
944:
907:
702:
499:Hall of the Prophet's Mission
450:Second Kingdom of Kinda (4 AD)
1:
900:
849:This gallery is dedicated to
830:First and Second Saudi States
480:, i.e., before the advent of
336:Hall of Man and the Universe
7:
1501:Museums established in 1999
867:
456:Ghassanid (400 AD - 700 AD)
453:Manadhera (400 AD - 700 AD)
288:Muhammad Ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab
272:Muhammad Ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab
10:
1547:
1521:Raymond Moriyama buildings
1212:
999:National Museum Case Study
380:Hall of the Arab Kingdoms
1465:
1379:
1348:
1312:
1236:
1220:
673:a 3767 m² exhibition hall
658:Future expansion projects
625:) as well as the role of
175:
165:
155:
145:
135:
96:
77:
59:
55:
50:The National Museum, 2012
43:
34:
27:
1340:Prince Sultan University
951:Lord Cultural Resources
691:three underground floors
469:Hall of Pre-Islamic Era
311:
28:
1304:KAFD World Trade Center
971:"Cultural Institutions"
627:King Abdul Aziz Al-Saud
586:King Abdul Aziz Al-Saud
582:Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
140:National History Museum
528:from the beginning of
432:Dedom (6th Century BC)
291:
275:
268:The Book of Monotheism
259:
248:
65:; 25 years ago
789:The Prophet's Mission
746:, Madian, Gariah and
720:in the desert of the
281:
265:
254:
242:
205:المتحف الوطني السعودي
120:24.64722°N 46.71083°E
29:المتحف الوطني السعودي
1330:King Saud University
1325:Arab Open University
1244:Al Faisaliyah Center
711:Man and the Universe
685:a 6476 m² restaurant
229:National Museum Park
1320:Alfaisal University
882:Saudi Arabia portal
417:(1700 BC - 1050 BC)
411:(3500 BC - 3000 BC)
405:(4000 BC - 3500 BC)
399:(2400 BC - 1700 BC)
393:(5300 BC - 3600 BC)
116: /
24:
1022:Saudi Aramco World
1004:2008-12-30 at the
956:2008-10-22 at the
642:Al-Masjid an-Nabwi
638:Al-Masjid Al-Haram
619:Al-Masjid an-Nabwi
611:Al-Masjid Al-Haram
564:Second Saudi State
292:
276:
260:
249:
125:24.64722; 46.71083
81:King Faisal Road,
19:
1526:Religious museums
1506:Museums in Riyadh
1483:
1482:
1146:"Written in Stone
977:on 24 August 2014
895:Museums in Riyadh
823:First Saudi State
676:a 2285 m² theatre
655:
654:
560:First Saudi State
526:Arabian Peninsula
486:Arabian Peninsula
429:(10th Century BC)
423:(10th Century BC)
385:Arabian Peninsula
354:Arabian Peninsula
346:in the desert of
284:Removal of Doubts
193:
192:
1538:
1516:National museums
1473:
1472:
1446:List of stations
1443:
1440:
1434:
1431:
1425:
1422:
1416:
1413:
1407:
1404:
1398:
1395:
1249:Al Majdoul Tower
1207:
1200:
1193:
1184:
1183:
1179:
1178:
1176:Official website
1149:
1143:
1137:
1130:
1124:
1123:
1121:
1120:
1105:
1099:
1098:
1096:
1095:
1080:
1074:
1073:
1071:
1070:
1056:
1050:
1049:
1047:
1046:
1031:
1025:
1018:
1009:
996:
987:
986:
984:
982:
967:
961:
948:
942:
936:
930:
929:
927:
925:
911:
884:
879:
878:
877:
762:and Ain Zubaida.
752:Dawmat Al-Jandal
737:Arabian Kingdoms
562:in 1744 and the
438:(5th Century BC)
319:
318:
301:Raymond Moriyama
290:on display, 2018
274:on display, 2018
215:neighborhood of
206:
189:
186:
184:
182:
170:Raymond Moriyama
131:
130:
128:
127:
126:
121:
117:
114:
113:
112:
109:
73:
71:
66:
48:
39:
25:
18:
1546:
1545:
1541:
1540:
1539:
1537:
1536:
1535:
1531:Islamic museums
1486:
1485:
1484:
1479:
1461:
1438:
1435:
1429:
1426:
1420:
1417:
1411:
1408:
1402:
1399:
1393:
1390:
1375:
1344:
1308:
1299:Riyadh TV Tower
1232:
1216:
1211:
1174:
1173:
1165:
1153:
1152:
1144:
1140:
1131:
1127:
1118:
1116:
1107:
1106:
1102:
1093:
1091:
1082:
1081:
1077:
1068:
1066:
1058:
1057:
1053:
1044:
1042:
1033:
1032:
1028:
1019:
1012:
1006:Wayback Machine
997:
990:
980:
978:
969:
968:
964:
958:Wayback Machine
949:
945:
937:
933:
923:
921:
913:
912:
908:
903:
880:
875:
873:
870:
851:King Abdul Aziz
844:The Unification
705:
697:Laila Alfaddagh
660:
634:Makkah Province
544:was dissolved.
538:First World War
474:Islamic prophet
325:Brief overview
314:
296:Murabba' Palace
237:
211:located in the
209:national museum
183:.nationalmuseum
179:
160:Laila Alfaddagh
124:
122:
118:
115:
110:
107:
105:
103:
102:
70:23 January 1999
69:
67:
64:
63:23 January 1999
51:
30:
23:
21:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1544:
1534:
1533:
1528:
1523:
1518:
1513:
1508:
1503:
1498:
1481:
1480:
1478:
1477:
1466:
1463:
1462:
1460:
1459:
1454:
1449:
1383:
1381:
1377:
1376:
1374:
1373:
1368:
1363:
1358:
1352:
1350:
1349:Football clubs
1346:
1345:
1343:
1342:
1337:
1332:
1327:
1322:
1316:
1314:
1310:
1309:
1307:
1306:
1301:
1296:
1291:
1286:
1284:Murabba Palace
1281:
1276:
1274:Kingdom Centre
1271:
1266:
1264:Granada Center
1261:
1256:
1251:
1246:
1240:
1238:
1234:
1233:
1231:
1230:
1224:
1222:
1218:
1217:
1210:
1209:
1202:
1195:
1187:
1181:
1180:
1171:
1164:
1163:External links
1161:
1160:
1159:
1151:
1150:
1138:
1125:
1100:
1075:
1051:
1026:
1010:
988:
962:
943:
931:
905:
904:
902:
899:
898:
897:
892:
886:
885:
869:
866:
865:
864:
860:
859:
855:
854:
846:
845:
841:
840:
832:
831:
827:
826:
802:
801:
797:
796:
791:
790:
786:
785:
769:
768:
764:
763:
739:
738:
734:
733:
713:
712:
704:
701:
693:
692:
689:
686:
683:
682:training rooms
680:
677:
674:
659:
656:
653:
652:
649:
646:
645:
644:
603:
599:
598:
595:
592:
578:
574:
573:
570:
567:
556:
552:
551:
548:
545:
542:Ottoman Empire
522:
518:
517:
514:
511:
500:
496:
495:
492:
489:
470:
466:
465:
462:
459:
458:
457:
454:
451:
448:
445:
439:
433:
430:
424:
418:
412:
406:
400:
394:
381:
377:
376:
373:
370:
369:
368:
357:
350:
337:
333:
332:
329:
326:
323:
313:
310:
236:
233:
191:
190:
177:
173:
172:
167:
163:
162:
157:
153:
152:
147:
143:
142:
137:
133:
132:
100:
94:
93:
79:
75:
74:
61:
57:
56:
53:
52:
49:
41:
40:
32:
31:
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1543:
1532:
1529:
1527:
1524:
1522:
1519:
1517:
1514:
1512:
1509:
1507:
1504:
1502:
1499:
1497:
1494:
1493:
1491:
1476:
1468:
1467:
1464:
1458:
1455:
1453:
1450:
1447:
1441:
1432:
1423:
1414:
1405:
1396:
1388:
1385:
1384:
1382:
1378:
1372:
1369:
1367:
1364:
1362:
1359:
1357:
1354:
1353:
1351:
1347:
1341:
1338:
1336:
1333:
1331:
1328:
1326:
1323:
1321:
1318:
1317:
1315:
1311:
1305:
1302:
1300:
1297:
1295:
1292:
1290:
1287:
1285:
1282:
1280:
1277:
1275:
1272:
1270:
1267:
1265:
1262:
1260:
1257:
1255:
1252:
1250:
1247:
1245:
1242:
1241:
1239:
1235:
1229:
1226:
1225:
1223:
1219:
1215:
1208:
1203:
1201:
1196:
1194:
1189:
1188:
1185:
1177:
1172:
1170:
1167:
1166:
1158:
1155:
1154:
1147:
1142:
1135:
1129:
1114:
1110:
1104:
1089:
1088:Gulf Business
1085:
1079:
1065:
1061:
1055:
1040:
1036:
1030:
1023:
1017:
1015:
1007:
1003:
1000:
995:
993:
976:
972:
966:
959:
955:
952:
947:
940:
935:
920:
916:
910:
906:
896:
893:
891:
888:
887:
883:
872:
862:
861:
857:
856:
852:
848:
847:
843:
842:
838:
834:
833:
829:
828:
824:
820:
816:
812:
808:
804:
803:
799:
798:
793:
792:
788:
787:
783:
779:
775:
771:
770:
766:
765:
761:
757:
754:, Tima'a and
753:
749:
745:
741:
740:
736:
735:
731:
727:
723:
722:Rub' al Khali
719:
718:Wabar craters
715:
714:
710:
709:
708:
700:
698:
690:
687:
684:
681:
678:
675:
672:
671:
670:
668:
665:
650:
647:
643:
639:
635:
631:
630:
628:
624:
620:
616:
612:
608:
604:
601:
600:
596:
593:
591:
587:
583:
579:
576:
575:
571:
568:
565:
561:
557:
554:
553:
549:
546:
543:
539:
536:and till the
535:
531:
527:
523:
520:
519:
515:
512:
509:
505:
501:
498:
497:
494:Ground Floor
493:
490:
487:
483:
479:
475:
471:
468:
467:
464:Ground Floor
463:
460:
455:
452:
449:
446:
444:(4 BC - 1 BC)
443:
440:
437:
434:
431:
428:
425:
422:
419:
416:
413:
410:
407:
404:
401:
398:
395:
392:
389:
388:
386:
382:
379:
378:
375:Ground Floor
374:
371:
366:
362:
358:
355:
351:
349:
345:
344:Wabar craters
341:
340:
338:
335:
334:
330:
327:
324:
321:
320:
317:
309:
305:
302:
297:
289:
286:) written by
285:
280:
273:
270:) written by
269:
264:
257:
253:
246:
243:Hand written
241:
232:
230:
226:
222:
218:
214:
210:
202:
198:
188:
178:
174:
171:
168:
164:
161:
158:
154:
151:
148:
146:Accreditation
144:
141:
138:
134:
129:
101:
99:
95:
92:
88:
84:
80:
76:
62:
58:
54:
47:
42:
38:
33:
26:
1387:Riyadh Metro
1288:
1259:Deera Square
1141:
1128:
1117:. Retrieved
1115:. 2021-03-09
1112:
1103:
1092:. Retrieved
1090:. 2018-06-12
1087:
1078:
1067:. Retrieved
1063:
1054:
1043:. Retrieved
1041:. 2018-06-12
1038:
1029:
979:. Retrieved
975:the original
965:
946:
934:
922:. Retrieved
909:
726:Platybelodon
706:
694:
688:a glass roof
661:
651:First Floor
597:First Floor
572:First Floor
550:First Floor
516:First Floor
361:Platybelodon
348:Rub'al Khali
315:
306:
293:
283:
267:
235:The building
221:Saudi Arabia
196:
194:
91:Saudi Arabia
1279:Masmak fort
1169:Archnet.org
782:calligraphy
730:Ichthyosaur
703:Exhibitions
365:Ichthyosaur
328:Section(s)
123: /
98:Coordinates
60:Established
1490:Categories
1457:Riyadh Bus
1254:Burj Rafal
1119:2021-04-30
1094:2018-06-20
1069:2018-06-20
1045:2018-06-20
901:References
821:up to the
540:where the
247:on display
213:al-Murabba
111:46°42′39″E
108:24°38′50″N
1380:Transport
1371:Al-Riyadh
1356:Al Shabab
1313:Education
1237:Landmarks
1113:About Her
1039:Arab News
981:26 August
811:Caliphate
566:in 1824.
166:Architect
1475:Category
1366:Al-Hilal
1294:Red Sand
1228:Timeline
1064:Blooloop
1002:Archived
954:Archived
868:See also
819:Ottomans
817:and the
478:Muhammad
156:Director
78:Location
1361:Al-Nasr
1221:History
1134:Website
924:27 June
837:Diriyah
815:Mamluks
807:Medinah
774:Khaibar
484:in the
363:and an
207:) is a
176:Website
89:12631,
68: (
1442:
1436:
1433:
1427:
1424:
1418:
1415:
1409:
1406:
1400:
1397:
1391:
1214:Riyadh
778:script
760:Najran
756:Tarout
748:Tima'a
744:Dilmon
623:Medina
617:) and
590:Riyadh
534:Medina
508:Medina
442:Mai'in
436:Lihyan
415:Midian
409:Thamud
397:Dilmun
331:Floor
217:Riyadh
201:Arabic
87:Riyadh
615:Mecca
530:Islam
504:Mecca
482:Islam
421:Qedar
391:Obaid
322:Hall
312:Halls
256:Kufic
245:Quran
983:2014
926:2021
780:and
728:and
640:and
621:(in
613:(in
609:and
607:Hajj
427:Edom
195:The
185:.org
136:Type
584:by
506:to
403:ʿĀd
187:.sa
181:www
1492::
1444:•
1111:.
1086:.
1062:.
1037:.
1013:^
991:^
917:.
648:5
636:,
594:1
569:2
547:6
513:1
510:.
491:1
488:.
476:,
461:1
372:1
231:.
219:,
203::
85:,
1448:)
1439:6
1430:5
1421:4
1412:3
1403:2
1394:1
1389:(
1206:e
1199:t
1192:v
1136:.
1122:.
1097:.
1072:.
1048:.
985:.
928:.
825:.
367:.
356:.
199:(
72:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
.jpg)
