National Museum opens door to a priceless heritage

Muscat : Standing next to Muscat’s iconic fortresses of Jalali and Mirani, the old Muscat Wall and Al Alam Palace, the National Museum seeks to highlight Oman’s history and culture under one roof for the first time although, on the outside, it is a state of the art building.

A stone flint believed to be two million years old — the oldest man made object found in Oman and the first throne of Sultan Qaboos Bin Saeed when took the reins in 1970 along with more than 6,000 artifacts are among the main attractions at the museum.

The National Museum, which opened yesterday, is the first museum in the country to be set up based on the International Council of Museum Standards, said Jamal Al Musawi, Acting Director General of the Museum.