Muscat: Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates, visited the National Museum on Wednesday. He was briefed on Oman’s history and civilization.
His Highness was received by Jamal bin Hassan al Mousawi, Secretary-General of the National Museum, and a number of museum officials.
His Highness and the delegation toured the museum and its galleries and listened to a full explanation.
His Highness viewed the collections loaned from the Louvre Abu Dhabi Museum, represented by Iznik ceramics from the sixteenth century in addition to the collections previously loaned by the National Museum for temporary display in the Louvre Abu Dhabi Museum, including the historical treasure of Al-Quba, which includes more than 400 silver dirhams dating of the early Islamic eras.
It is noteworthy that the cooperation between the National Museum in the Sultanate of Oman and the Louvre Abu Dhabi Museum began in 2017 following the signing of an agreement to loan Omani museum pieces of various historical dimensions, represented in the historical treasure of Al-Quba, which includes more than 400 silver dirhams dating back to the early Islamic eras, and a shell incense burner.
At the end of the visit, His Highness wrote in the museum’s senior visitors’ book, in which he said: “I was pleased to visit the National Museum in the sisterly Sultanate of Oman, and got acquainted with its rich and precious holdings that embody the nobility of the Omani people, its long history and the interest that the Sultanate, under the leadership of my brother, His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, attaches to the great culture within the comprehensive development system that it enjoys”, expressing his thanks to the museum’s organizers for their efforts, wishing them success."
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