Bahrain National Museum
The Bahrain National Museum is the largest and oldest public museum in Bahrain. It is situated in Manama, adjacent to the National Theatre of Bahrain. Opened on 15 December 1988 by the Emir of Bahrain Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa, the $30 million museum complex covers 27,800 sq meters and is the country's most popular tourist attraction.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bait Al Quran and The Avenues.
Bait Al Quran
Museum
Photo: Ibrahim.ID, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Beit Al Qur'an is a multi-purpose complex dedicated to the Islamic arts and is located in Hoora, Bahrain. Established in 1990, the complex is most famous for its Islamic museum, which has been acknowledged as being one of the most renowned Islamic museums in the world. Bait Al Quran is situated 630 metres west of Bahrain National Museum.
The Avenues
Shopping center
The Avenues is a waterfront shopping center situated along Bahrain Bay, in Manama, Bahrain. Developed by the King Faisal Corniche Development Company, the $186 million development spans a total area of 273,000 m2 along a 1.5 km seafront corniche. The Avenues is situated 1½ km northwest of Bahrain National Museum.
Bahrain World Trade Center
Building
Photo: B.alotaby, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Bahrain World Trade Center is a 240-metre-high, 50-floor, twin tower complex located in Manama, Bahrain. Designed by the multi-national architectural firm Atkins, construction on the towers was completed in 2008. Bahrain World Trade Center is situated 1½ km west of Bahrain National Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Diplomatic Area and Ras Rumman.
Diplomatic Area
Suburb
The Diplomatic Area is an area that is located within the Central Business District of Manama, the capital city of Bahrain, an island kingdom in the Persian Gulf.
Al Hoora
Suburb
Photo: Shijaz, Public domain.
Hoora a district of Manama, the capital of Bahrain. Along with the Central Business District, Adliya, and Juffair, Hoora is considered one of Manama's nightlife centres, with many bars, hotels, restaurants, pubs and nightclubs, and it is very popular among visitors from Saudi Arabia.
Bahrain National Museum
- Type: Museum
- Description: public museum in Bahrain
- Categories: national museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Bahrain, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
26.24067° or 26° 14′ 26″ northLongitude
50.59778° or 50° 35′ 52″ eastInception
1988Open location code
7HRG6HRX+74OpenStreetMap ID
way 28582671OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q869788
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Bahrain National Museum” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “متحف البحرين الوطني”
- Armenian: “Բահրեյնի ազգային թանգարան”
- Bengali: “বাহরাইন জাতীয় জাদুঘর”
- Bulgarian: “Национален музей на Бахрейн”
- Catalan: “Museu Nacional de Bahrain”
- Central Kurdish: “مۆزەخانەی نەتەوەییی بەحرەین”
- Chinese: “巴林國家博物館”
- Czech: “Národní museum Bahrajnu”
- Czech: “Národní muzeum Bahrajnu”
- Egyptian Arabic: “متحف البحرين الوطنى”
- French: “musée national de Bahreïn”
- French: “Musée national de Bahreïn”
- Georgian: “ბაჰრეინის ეროვნული მუზეუმი”
- Greek: “Εθνικό Μουσείο του Μπαχρέιν”
- Hebrew: “המוזיאון הלאומי של בחריין”
- Irish: “Músaem Náisiúnta Bhairéin”
- Italian: “Museo nazionale del Bahrein”
- Japanese: “バーレーン国立博物館”
- Korean: “바레인 국립박물관”
- Persian: “موزه ملی بحرین”
- Polish: “Bahrain National Museum”
- Portuguese: “Museu Nacional do Barém”
- Russian: “Национальный музей Бахрейна”
- Spanish: “Museo nacional de Barein”
- Spanish: “Museo nacional de Baréin”
- Ukrainian: “Національний музей Бахрейну”
- Urdu: “Bahrain National Museum”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bahrain National Theatre and Culture Hall.
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