`Syria: the Cradle of Civilisations` and `Loaned Artefacts from India` inaugurated at National Museum

The National Museum on Saturday inaugurated the exhibition `Syria: the Cradle of Civilisations` in cooperation with the General Directorate of Antiquities and Museums in Damascus, and inaugurated the `Loaned Artefacts from the Republic of India` in the Museum’s Oman and the World Gallery in cooperation with the Indian Embassy in Muscat.
 
The exhibition was inaugurated under the patronage of Her Highness Sayyida Mona bint Fahd Al Said, Assistant President of Sultan Qaboos University for International Cooperation and Deputy of the Board of Trustees of the National Museum, in the presence of Dr. Lubana Mushawah, Minister of Culture of the Syria, Amit Narang, Ambassador of India to the Sultanate of Oman, and a number of people interested in cultural and museum affairs.
 
The inauguration ceremony included a speech by E. Jamal bin Hassan al-Mousawi, Secretary-General of the National Museum, and. Dr. Labana Mushawah, Minister of Culture of Syria, followed by the speech of Amit Narang, Ambassador the Republic of India to the Sultanate of Oman.
 
After the inauguration, an official session of talks was held between the Sultanate of Oman and the Ministry of Culture of Syria, during which bilateral cooperation between the two countries were discussed, emphasising the efforts to develop relation in cultural and museum fields and to strengthen bilateral relations between the two sides.
 
The National Museum in the Oman and the World Gallery presents artefacts loaned from the Republic of India. A book entitled “Tarikh-i-Kesari” that presents information on the history of Oman and Zanzibar, loaned from the National Museum in New Delhi, and an artwork of al-Mirani Fort in Muscat, loaned from the National Museum of Modern Art in New Delhi. The collection will be on display to all visitors until 30th June 2022.