On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Sultanate of Oman and the Russian Federation, the National Museum inaugurated on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, the exhibition “Russia and the Middle East: International Relations and Cultural Influences” from the Moscow Kremlin Museums collection. The opening was held under the patronage of Her Highness Dr. Mona bint Fahd bin Mahmoud al-Said, Assistant Vice-Chancellor of Sultan Qaboos University for International Cooperation and Deputy Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the National Museum, and in the presence of Dr. Elena Gagarina, General Director of the Moscow Kremlin Museums.

The exhibition features more than 80 artefacts of exceptional historical and artistic value, some of which are being displayed outside the Russian Federation for the first time, while others have never before left the walls of the Kremlin in Moscow, the oldest part of the Kremlin collection. The exhibition will remain open to the public until the 3rd April 2026.

The opening of this exhibition comes as an extension of the ongoing cooperation between the two sides. In July 2024, the National Museum inaugurated the “The Splendor of Silver: Treasures from the Omani Court” exhibition and Oman Day activities at the Moscow Kremlin Museums.