- JEDDAH: Chairman of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) Prince Sultan bin Salman has directed that all regional and local museums in the Kingdom be open for visitors during the Eid holiday through the Sept.
- 23 National Day, according to SCTA deputy Ali Al-Ghabban.
He said the Kingdom’s 20 museums in addition to the National Museum and Al-Masmak Palace in Riyadh will be open for visitors from 4 p.m to 10 p.m. with guides available at every museum to explain the exhibits to the visitors.
“The SCTA is encouraging people to visit the museums and the touristic and historic locations to enable them get a first-hand knowledge of the Kingdom’s heritage and culture,” he said.
Al-Ghabban said the regional museums are in Makkah, Madinah, Jeddah, Taif, Baha, Dammam, Hail and Al-Nammas while the local museums are in Jazan, Najran, Al-Ula, Tima, Al-Jouf, Al-Ahsa, Shaqra, Onaiza, Al-MaJmaa and Al-Dawadmi.



