Kuwait Science and Natural History Museum

History Museum

The Kuwait Science and Natural History Museum is a museum in Safat, Kuwait City, Kuwait, located on Abdullah Al-Mobarak Street. The museum is operated and managed by the Ministry of Education.

History and profile

The museum was opened in 1972.^[1] It explores the country's technological and scientific progress and it contains artifacts and demonstrations of the Petroleum industry in Kuwait. It is a member of the International Council of Museums.^[1]

The museum is organized in the following departments: Natural history department, space science department, planetarium, electronics department, machinery department, zoology department, aviation department and a health hall.

References

^ ^a ^b "History". Kuwait Science and Natural History Museum. Retrieved 30 September 2014.

External links

Official website

Kuwait City

History
Timeline

Districts
and streets

Sharg
Jibla
Mirgab
Dasman
Gulf Road

Landmarks

Buildings and cultural centres	Kuwait Towers (Freedom Towers) Sheikh Jaber Al Ahmad Cultural Centre Al Shaheed Park Sheikh Abdullah Al Salem Cultural Centre Al Salam Palace Kuwait National Cultural District Liberation Tower National Assembly of Kuwait Al-Hashemi-II Kuwait Motor Town
Museums	Sheikh Abdullah Al Salem Cultural Centre Kuwait National Cultural District Kuwait Scientific Center Bait Al-Othman Museum Al Salam Palace Al Shaheed Park Museums Dar al Athar al Islamiyyah Museum of Modern Arts Tareq Rajab Museum Science and Natural History Museum Bait Dickson Kuwait National Museum Historical, Vintage, and Classical Cars Museum Sadu House Al-Hashemi-II Fateh Al-Khayr
Shopping malls	The Avenues Souq Sharq
Historical souqs	Souq Al Mubarakeya Souk Al-Manakh Ṣafāt Square
Scientific centres	Dasman Diabetes Institute Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences Kuwait Science Club
Libraries & edu. institutions	National Library of Kuwait Al-Babtain Library For Arabic Poetry Kuwait University
Historical palaces	Seif Palace Bayān Palace Kuwait Red Fort
Other landmarks	Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital Amiri Hospital Kuwait International Airport