Bahrain National Museum

On December 15, 1988, the late Amir H.H. Shaikh Isa Bin Salman Al-Khalifa officially opened the Bahrain National Museum. It was regarded as one of the Gulf region's greatest museums of its sort. The Bahrain National Museum is now one of the island's most important cultural attractions.

The magnificent edifice, which was conceived and designed by Krohn and Hartvig Rasmussen, is distinguished by its white travertine marble front and is strategically positioned on an artificial peninsula overlooking Muharraq Island. The museum complex consists of two connected buildings with a total floor area of roughly 20,000 square meters. The permanent display area, temporary exhibition rooms, an art gallery, a lecture hall, a gift store, and a café are all located in the main structure. The administrative building houses the administrative offices, curatorial research rooms, conservation laboratories, display construction, and collection storage sections.

Bahrain's history spans 6000 years, and the Museum is its storehouse for it. The Halls of Graves, Dilmun, Tylos and Islam, Customs and Traditions, Traditional Trades and Crafts, and Documents and Manuscripts all tell the narrative of Bahrain. The grand entrance, a wide dramatic space emphasized by shafts of natural light, which contains the exhibition "Investing in Culture," leads to the exhibition halls on the ground and first levels.

The exhibitions focus on Dilmun's ancient civilization as well as Bahrain's pre-industrial culture and lifestyle. The Durand Stone, a basalt sculpture from the Babylonian era, as well as Quranic manuscripts and historic records, are among the notable treasures. Bahraini modern artists' work is also on display in the museum. The museum's mission is to improve the local community's comprehension and knowledge of Bahrain's history, as well as to promote worldwide culture.

Address: 6HRX+86G, Manama, Bahrain