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EDITOR IN CHIEF- ABDULLAH BIN SALIM AL SHUEILI

A house stands for rich heritage against time and elements

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Muscat: House of Restoration was set up 1993 in Seeb by Dr Khalid bin Sulaiman al Kharousi to preserve and restore antique manuscripts and documents. The institution helps citizens, students, libraries and governmental and private institutions to preserve their cultural heritage, Dr Kharousi said: “This institution is the first of its kind and has been declared by the Ministry of Social Development in 2011.” He pointed out that the purpose of its establishment is to preserving the Omani heritage as well as to organise workshops for Omani youths to teach them to restore damaged books, manuscripts and documents, and raise the level of knowledge among the society about the importance of conservation.
“House of Restoration consists of sterilisation, mechanical cleaning, restoration, binding and preservation. Thousands of ancient historical documents of great importance are being restored through the House of Restoration. Their origins extend from East Africa to the Maghrib and India. In the last two years, House of Restoration has restored and repaired 1,030 manuscripts, 590 restored books related to medicine, marine sciences, astronomy, geography and history, as well as theology. Work is going on to restore 333 manuscripts as well as 318 documents and 64 books.
Al Kharousi said: “We received the praise and blessing from the Ministry of Heritage and Culture and a letter from His Eminance Shaikh Ahmed bin Hamad al Khalili, the Grand Mufti of the Sultanate, praising the efforts of House of Restoration. The house won Sultan Qaboos Award for Voluntary Work in 2011, and the Cultural Achievement Award of 2018 as the best national cultural project at the national level by the Omani Association of Writers and Literati.”
House of Restoration welcomes a number of visitors from inside and outside the Sultanate to view its modern equipment in the maintenance and indexing of old documents and books, as well as participating in many cultural events in the Sultanate. — ONA



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