Calling all history fans, this one’s for you. Al Faisal Museum for Arab Islamic Art just launched a brand-new exhibition of 36 rare manuscripts in Riyadh.
Al Faisal Museum Arab Islamic Art was previously shut down due to renewal work, and it has now re-opened with this exciting, free exhibition. The new exhibition is titled: Asfar: Treasures of the King Faisal Center for Research and Studies. “Asfār” is the plural of “sifr”, a Quranic word meaning tome or large book.
The exhibition aims to preserve the Arab-Islamic heritage, and show visitors a glimpse of the amazing 28,500 manuscripts the museum has in store.
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The manuscripts being shown will be: Kalīla wa Dimna (Kalila and Dimna) from 1346/747 AH, Baghdad, Holy Qurʾān from 14th century/8th century AH, Cairo, Kitāb al-ʿIbar (Book of Lessons) from 15th century/9th century AH, Cairo, and so many more.
The free exhibition will be taking place in Al Faisal Museum for Arab Islamic Art’s second floor and is divided into six chapters: The Journey of Knowledge, Millennium-old manuscripts, Women and the Endowment of knowledge, By the Author’s hand, Rare Manuscripts, and Gutenburg’s World.
Asfar: Treasures of the King Faisal Center for Research and Studies is running until February 2023 and the museum is open from Saturday to Thursday from 9am to 9pm.
Free. Until Feb 2023. Open Sat-Thu 9am-9pm. No. 38, Al Olaya 12212, kfcris.com/en.
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