New Opening Times

Museum Corner @ Amricani Cultural Centre

Every day of the week 10:00 – 19:00

except Friday 14:00 – 19:00 Sunday CLOSED

Museum Corner @ al-Maidan Cultural Centre

Monday, Wednesday & some Tuesdays 17:00 – 21:00

When there is a scheduled event.

friends@darmuseum.org.kw 25636528 or Mr. Imran 66098497

تنبيه \ تغيير مواعيد

يفتح مركز الميدان الثقافي أبوابه من الساعة 17:00 إلى 21:00

أيام الاثنين والأربعاء و(أحياناً الثلاثاء)

خلال الموسم الثقافي

ركن العاديات في مركز الامريكانى الثقافي

يفتح يومياً 10:00 – 19:00

ماعدا الأحد

ويوم الجمعة من الساعة 14:00 إلى 19:00

friends@darmuseum.org.kw 66098497 أو السيد /عمرانu25636528

The Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah (DAI) is proud to announce that the first Family Day at Amricani will be held this Saturday, 31 March, from 12 noon to 6 PM at the Amricani Cultural Centre. All three exhibitions (Treasury of the World: Jewelled Arts of India in the Age of the Mughals; Story of Amricani; The Golden Age of the Arab Sciences) will be open and special activities will be held for children and their parents throughout the day.

‏This month we will be focusing on our latest exhibition: The Golden Age of the Arab Sciences. Created and curated by the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris and sponsored by Total, the multi-media exhibition highlights the contributions to science made by scholars and scientists from the Islamic world.

‏“The age of stuffy museums that require quiet and instilled boredom is over. Today’s museums are interactive tools that encourage guests to have fun while expanding their knowledge. Family Day at Amricani will take things a step further, offering specific opportunities for children, from age 4 through secondary school, to work with their parents to solve puzzles, discover treasure and replicate an early experiment,” said DAI director Abdul kareem al Ghadban.

The first activity will begin at 12:30 and will be for 9 – 12 year olds. This activity will be repeated at 5:30 PM. At 1:30 PM and again at 4:30 PM there will be activities for 6 – 8 year olds. 4 – 6 year olds get their first DAI experience at 2:30 PM and the focus will be on secondary students at 3:30 PM. Each of the activities will take 20 – 30 minutes and involve both children and parents.

‏“All the activities are designed to allow families to have fun together while learning more about the art and culture of the Islamic world,” concluded al-Ghadban. I hope to see lots of families there enjoying themselves.”

The Amricani Cultural Centre is based in the historic American Hospital on the Gulf Road, near the National Assembly buildings. For more information, email info@darmuseum.org.kw

East Iranian World, circa 6th-7th century AH/12th-13th century CE

Opening Period: Monday – Thursday 9am – 7pm
Friday and Saturday 2pm – 7pm
Sunday – Closed

Script reading ‘The humble and unworthy Abd al-Wahhab’

Iranian World, 9th-10th century AH/15th-16th century CE

LNS 856 J

In answer to changing times, the need to facilitate the process of viewing the vast number of events and activities DAI oversees was a main priority in the construction of the new website.  Navigating through the pages is now a seamless experience giving visitors aesthetically pleasing visuals to compliment the new platform.

What you see on the homepage below the menu is a sliding banner where feature posts and key information will be posted such as exhibition dates and other announcements.  This is a functional element which has proven its effectiveness in conveying information with numerous museums and cultural organisations.  Also, the menu has been reshuffled making it easier to view the contents of the different tabs and categories.  Under the cultural season tab, you can now download a PDF copy of our annual cultural season’s calendar or you may choose to use our website’s built in calendar which is constantly updated to take into account additional events, postponements and cancellations.

Our cultural season’s theme this year is seals and signets— the bottom left hand side of the page has a section dedicated to featured objects from the collection that fall under that category.  The sliding banner will also feature a selected object from the collection which we will post further information on.

You may view all these objects and more in the gallery section under the collection tab.  We are constantly in the process of adding newer objects to the gallery and we will keep you updated when additions are made. From an educational standpoint— of keen importance to DAI— the gallery is a particularly useful tool for scholars and academics as well as those from various backgrounds interested in the types of objects the collection holds.

Embedded into the new website is our revamped blog “Nabdh ad-Dar”.  Nabdh is the Arabic word for pulse and that is exactly what this blog is: DAI’s pulse.

North India, early 11th century AH/early 17th century CE
75.7 cm high; 60.7 cm wide
Inv. No: LNS 39 S

North India, late 10th to early 11th century AH/late 16th to early 17th century CE
120 cm high; 100.2 cm wide
Inv. No: LNS 105 S