One Of Riyadh’s Best Museums Has Reopened This Week

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There is perhaps no city in the kingdom with better museums than Riyadh. The reopening of one that has a massive collection of manuscripts to be found in the Middle East, the city continues to leap frog ahead.

The Al-Faisal Museum for Arab-Islamic Art that boasts of a collection of over 28,500 manuscripts reopened on Monday.

 

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It’s currently running an exhibition showcasing 36 rare manuscripts from its vast collection.

Among the manuscripts on display include a copy of only the second edition of the Qur’an printed in Europe, dating from 1694.

 

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Entry is free!

It’s open all days of the week except Fridays from 9 AM to 9 PM.

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