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 Metropolitan Area

History
Timeline

Areas

Kuwait City proper

Sharg
Jibla
Mirgāb
Dasmān

Shuwaikh Quarters	Shuwaikh Residential Shuwaikh Port Shuwaikh Industrial Shuwaikh Educational Shuwaikh Health Shuwaikh Administrative
Metropolitan areas	300,000+ Sālmīya Jilīb il-Šyūkh 200,000+ Farwānīya Ḥawally 100,000+ Mahbūla Khaiṭān Mangaf Fḥēḥīl Ṣubāḥ il-Sālim 75,000+ Salwa Jabrīya South Surra (65K) ʿĀrḏ̣īya (65K)
Other areas	See Areas of Kuwait

Landmarks

Architecture & buildings	Kuwait Towers (Freedom Towers) Liberation Tower Kuwait National Assembly Kuwait Opera House (Sheikh Jaber Al Ahmad Cultural Centre) Sheikh Abdullah Al Salem Cultural Centre Al Salam Palace Kuwait National Cultural District Al-Hashemi-II
Museums & Historical	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
Recreation	Al Shaheed Park Kuwait Motor Town The Avenues Mall Sharg Market
Historical sougs	Sūg Al-Mubarakiya Sūg Al-Manakh Ṣafāt Square
Scientific centres	Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS) Kuwait Institutte for Scientific Research (KISR) The Scientific Center of Kuwait (TSCK) Kuwait Science Club Dasman Diabetes Institute
Libraries	National Library of Kuwait Al-Babtain Library For Arabic Poetry
Universities	Kuwait University (Kuniv) Public Authority for Applied Education and Training (PAAET) Abdallah Al-Salem College American University of Kuwait American University of the Middle East Gulf University (GUST) Open Arab University
Historical palaces	Seif Palace Bayān Palace Kuwait Red Fort (in Jahra, Kuwait)
Others	Kuwait International Airport Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital Amiri Hospital