Sheikh Abdullah Al Salem Cultural Centre, Science and culture museum complex in Salmiya, Kuwait
The Sheikh Abdullah Al Salem Cultural Centre is a museum complex with multiple themed sections connected by covered walkways and open courtyards. The buildings house displays on natural history, space exploration, and other knowledge areas presented in contemporary exhibition spaces.
Inaugurated on 5 February 2018 by Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the centre was built in 38 months on the site of the Abdullah Al-Salem School, one of Kuwait's first formal schools. It is named after Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, the 11th ruler of Kuwait, its first Amir and founder of modern Kuwait. The Amiri Diwan owns the complex, which forms part of the Kuwait National Cultural District.
The complex is named after Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, the 11th ruler of Kuwait, its first Amir and the founder of modern Kuwait. The Arabic Islamic Science Museum occupies a tall hall where models of major mosques from around the world hang above visitors' heads, alongside touchscreens and films on Arab discoveries from the 8th to the 14th century. The Fine Arts Centre runs an artist-in-residence programme for artists in Kuwait.
The complex has multiple entrances and sections that are easy to navigate on foot between one another. A single ticket grants access to all areas and museums during operating hours.
The Natural History Museum holds a 1.4 million litre aquarium viewed through a 65-tonne concave panel, with a 17-metre prehistoric whale skeleton suspended in the glass wing above four giant beast displays. The complex also has 25 fountains and a 1,231-space car park.
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