OMAN: Ghalya’s Museum of Modern Art

Ghalya’s Museum of Modern Art is an exclusive addition to the Omani cultural scene, opened in January 2011 under the auspices of His Highness Sayyid Shihab bin Tariq bin Taimour Al Said. Located near the Muttrah Fort, the museum is a dream project of Her Highness Sayyida Dr Ghalya bint Fahr bin Taimour Al Said. The Modern Art museum mirrors the modernity of arts represented in its location in the blend of the historic and the modern; the art and the artifact.

The Old house is a group of typical Omani houses from the period of 1950 to 1975 that tell the story of the Omanis and their deeply rooted heritage, customs and traditions. The Wedding, the Kitchen and Display Rooms, the Mother and Children’s Room, the Winter Room, the Majlis (Living Room), Musabbeh’s Room describe the earlier Omani lifestyle which still finds echoes in today’s traditions. The museum displays a subtlety combined with a sense of immediacy (to transport the visitor back in time) in showing Omani life at this period in the form of the historic contents of their homes, their art, artifacts and inventions.

THE FLOOR PLAN OF THE MUSEUM

The museum also includes two other divisions: The strikingly modern, minimalist Art Gallery within the traditional Omani house is intended to showcase Omani and International modern artists to the world. It aims to host artistic exhibitions and workshops as well as other creative and cultural events.

The Clothes Museum is based on a collection of traditional local and regional dresses from the past and present set off with modern international costumes. There are plans for a prime centre for costume aesthetics and fashion creativity. This part of Ghalya’s Museum of Modern Art is due to open soon.

THE ARTISTS

INFOTHEK

   Website: http://www.ghalyasmuseum.com/

  Phone: +968 – 24711640

  Fax +968 – 24711620

  Email: info@ghalyasmuseum.com

   Opening Hours: Sat – Fri 9.30 am to 6 pm



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