Oman’s National Museum to open for visitors from July 30

MUSCAT: Wait is finally over as the National Museum of the Sultanate of Oman will be open to the public from July 30, Jamal Al Moosawi, acting director general of the museum said at a press conference on Tuesday.

The entry fee is OMR1 for Omani and GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) nationals, OMR2 for residents in Oman and OMR5 for tourists. Children and students up to 25-year-old, handicapped people and Omani and GCC nationals, who are 60 years and above, will enjoy free entry to the museum.

During the first phase of opening the National Museum to the public, the museum will be open for four days a week (Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday), from 9am until 3pm, from July 30, until September 30, after which updates will be announced on opening it for more days in the week. The ticket desk will close at 2:30 pm.

The total area of the museum is 13,700 square metres, including 4,000 square metres allocated for the 14 display halls—The Land and the People Gallery, Maritime History Gallery, Arms and Armour Gallery, Civilisation in the Making Gallery, Aflāj Gallery, Currency Gallery, Splendours of Islam Gallery, Oman and the World Gallery, Renaissance Gallery, and the Intangible Heritage Gallery among others.