Museums in Riyadh

The National Museum, inaugurated in 1999, is a large national museum that brings together Saudi authenticity and modernist architecture. It narrates the historical and cultural story of Arabia and the phases of development and growth of the Kingdom passed. So, it considered one of the prominent tourist destinations in Riyadh.^[1]

This hall has an area of 1500 Square Meters. It represents everything related to humans, planet, earth, movements of continents, rocks, and minerals towards extinct animals that existed in Arabia, and more.

The area measuring of this hall is 1,500 Square Meters. It includes the emergence period of Arabian Mamluk and Arabia’s business through the antiquity of Islam, reflecting the period from the 4th millennium BC to the end of the 4th century.

This hall covers 500 Square Meters, representing the period from the year 400 to the Prophet’s mission.

The hall covers 350 Square Meters and representing the period from the beginning of Islam to its spread.

The hall has 1,200 Square Meters and begins from the early years of Islam to the Ottoman era and divided into six sections.

This hall represents the first and second Saudi States.

The area measuring of this hall is 1,200 Square Meters. It represents the period the third Saudi States arose by the former King Abdulaziz Al-Saud.

The area measuring of this hall is 800 Square Meters. It represents Hajj and rites with all the matters that related to them, and it has five wards.

This museum is located King Saud University on the ground floor of the college of literature. It houses antiquities unearthed in expeditions in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The SAMA Money Museum is a specialized historical and cultural museum affiliated with the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency. Exhibits include ancient coins, pre-Islamic currencies and new currency.

The museum also has exhibits on how bills and coins are produced.

Al-Masmak palace has occupied a prominent place in the history of the Kingdom in general and in Riyadh in particular. The story of its construction belongs to the era of Imam Abdullah bin Faisal bin Turkey Al-Saud in 1282 AH /1865 AD. This fort is a part of a large castle that mediates the city of Riyadh. Besides, it represents the King’s first start to unify the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1319 AH /1902 AD. Also, it used as a repository of ammunition and weapons for two years, then it became a prison, and then it was converted into a heritage landmark in the middle of Riyadh. In 1400 AH / 1980 AD, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud has ordered to restore the museum, and in the year 1416 AH /1995 AD, it was opened as a museum. The museum contains pictures, maps, sculptures, some ancient weapons, heritage pieces, and an audiovisual exhibition hall. Al-Masmak means the thick, raised, and hippocampal structure.^[2]

The Halls include:^{[citation needed]}

• The main patio
• Riyadh (time to recover it)
• Al-Masmak break-in
• Al-rawad
• Historical Riyadh
• Al-Masmak Palace
• Al-Masmak uses
• The Last Hall
• The Well Patio
• Temporary exhibits

Features include:^{[citation needed]}

• The gate
• The mosque
• The council
• The well
• The towers