Muscat: The National Museum on Thursday inaugurated an exhibition themed "Islamic Civilization in Russia" and the Hermitage Corner under the auspices of Shaikh Abdullah Mohammad al Salmi, Minister of Endowments and Religious Affairs.The exhibition aims at highlighting the civilizational influences of Islam in Russia, reflecting the Islamic culture.
Within the cooperation between the National Museum and the Institute of Oriental Manuscripts in Saint Petersburg in the Russian Federation, the manuscript “Collection of proses in Marine sciences”(Al-Safaliyah, Al-Mu’allaqiyah and Al-Ta’i) by the Omani navigator Shihab al-Din Ahmad bin Majid al Saadi, was inaugurated today on loan from the Institute.
By: ONA
MUSCAT: The Board of Trustees of the National Museum today held its seventh meeting under the chairmanship of Salim Mohammed Al Mahrouqi, Minister of Heritage and Tourism, Chairman of the National Museum’s Board of Trustees.
The original manuscript of “Kitāb al-fawāid fī ilm al-bahr wa-al-qawāid” or (The Book of the Benefits of the Principles and Foundations of Seamanship), by the Omani navigator Ahmad bin Majid Al Sa’adi was inaugurated in the Maritime History gallery under the patronage of Salim Mohammed Al Mahrouqi, Minister of Culture and Tourism. The manuscript is loaned from the Al Assad National Library in the Syrian Arab Republic.