Kuwait Science and Natural History Museum

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Kuwait Science and Natural 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.

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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.

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References

  1. 1 2 "History". Kuwait Science and Natural History Museum. Retrieved 30 September 2014.