The museum in 2015 | |
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Established | 1983 |
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Location | Omar Ibn Alkhtab Rd, As Suqya, Al-Madinah 42315, Saudi Arabia |
Coordinates | 24°27′43″N 39°36′03″E / 24.461981°N 39.600970°E |
Type | History museum |
Al-Madinah Museum ( Arabic: متحف المدينة المنورة) is a museum in Al-Madinah, Saudi Arabia, that exhibits Al-Madinah heritage and history featuring different archaeological collections, visual galleries and rare images that related to Al-Medina. [1] [2] [3] The museum exhibits around 2,000 rare artifacts that capture the heritage and culture of Al-Madinah [4] and document the landscape, the people and how it has been shaped over the years. [5] One of the parts of the tour is the evolution of Masjid Nabawi from a house, courtyard, and home to the massive complex that it is now. [6]
In 1983, a project was launched to transform Al-Hejaz Railway Station that was established in 1908, into a museum called Al-Madinah Museum, the project also included the establishment of Hejaz Railway Museum in the site. [7] The museum is not to be confused with the privately run Dar al Madinah museum in the Eastern outskirts of the city.
The museum consists of 14 halls including [1]
The museum in 2015 | |
| |
Established | 1983 |
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Location | Omar Ibn Alkhtab Rd, As Suqya, Al-Madinah 42315, Saudi Arabia |
Coordinates | 24°27′43″N 39°36′03″E / 24.461981°N 39.600970°E |
Type | History museum |
Al-Madinah Museum ( Arabic: متحف المدينة المنورة) is a museum in Al-Madinah, Saudi Arabia, that exhibits Al-Madinah heritage and history featuring different archaeological collections, visual galleries and rare images that related to Al-Medina. [1] [2] [3] The museum exhibits around 2,000 rare artifacts that capture the heritage and culture of Al-Madinah [4] and document the landscape, the people and how it has been shaped over the years. [5] One of the parts of the tour is the evolution of Masjid Nabawi from a house, courtyard, and home to the massive complex that it is now. [6]
In 1983, a project was launched to transform Al-Hejaz Railway Station that was established in 1908, into a museum called Al-Madinah Museum, the project also included the establishment of Hejaz Railway Museum in the site. [7] The museum is not to be confused with the privately run Dar al Madinah museum in the Eastern outskirts of the city.
The museum consists of 14 halls including [1]