The Childrens Museum
Oman - Muscat - Salalah
Museums are the warehouse of various scientific, artistic and historical evidences of a country. The Muscat Museums are some of the prime attractions among the tourists. There are a large number of museums in and around Muscat and Oman which depict the historical and archeological past of the country. The Children's Museum is a scientific museum. The museum showcases the ways of simplifying the tenets of science and technology to the children.
The Children's Museum was inaugurated on the National Day of Oman. The exact date of the inauguration of the museum was 14 th November, 1990. His Majesty the Sultan of Oman has a concern for children and especially as regards their education. The museum displays the various ways of how the scientific methods can be simplified for the understanding of the children. The Children's Museum is helpful for the people of each age but the models are structures are so simple that they are suitable for the children. The main thrust of the museum is to make the people understand about the uses of science in the progress of human life.
The museum looks just like a dome colored in blue and white. The Children's Museum in Muscat attracts a huge footfall and is a popular excursion venue for the schools in Muscat. There are two different halls. One of them displays the various equipment and scientific apparatus and the other one functions as an office.
The exhibition section of The Children's Museum in Muscat is divided into three parts: the Human Life, Physics and one of them is the observation section. The observation section depicts various things which were discovered in the progress of science. The Children's Museum also has on display simplified representations and simulations of various scientific phenomenon.
The museum is counted among the best Museums in Muscat . The Children's Museum has two separate timings. The museum timings are 9:00 -13:00 hours and again from 1600-1800 hours. The visitors would love to visit the place time and again for its rich informative structures and models.