One of Riyadh's iconic landmarks, the National Museum at Riyadh is part of King Abdulaziz Historical Center
The National Museum was opened in 1999 to include a large collection of archaeological artifacts of value and meaning, including manuscripts, paintings and statues, some of which date back to prehistoric times. One of the most important museums in Riyadh.
Things to do in Riyadh National Museum:
• You can pass through the various halls of the museum, first of which is the Hall of Man and the Universe, which is the hall for the geography of the Arabian Peninsula and the flora there. It also deals with some of human history since the Stone Age and also the interaction of our planet with other planets and stars, including the solar system.
The most important exhibit within this hall is the large part of the meteorite found in the Rub al-Khali desert area in Saudi Arabia.
• The next hall is the Hall of the Arab Kingdoms and deals with the history of the Arabian Peninsula throughout history since the existence of man in this region to the introduction of Islam.
• Then you should go to the halls of the period of Islam and before, such as the hall of ignorance and the mission hall of the Prophet, which displays the life of the Prophet Muhammad and his message and the family tree of the Prophet is the most important exhibitions in this room, there is also the Hall of Islam and the Arabian Peninsula and this room deals with the subject of Islam from entering Al Jazeera until the end of the Islamic Caliphate.
• Then you have to go through the halls of the history of Saudi Arabia, the hall of the first and second Saudi states and also the Tawhid Hall and address how King Abdul Aziz united the country.
• The last halls of the National Museum are the Hall of Hajj and the Two Holy Mosques.
• It is worth mentioning that the museum holds many historical art exhibitions and seminars and lectures that you can participate in one of them.
