Postal Museum

The Postal Museum is one the most famous museums that one can find in the city of Riyadh. This museum delves into the history of the postal services in the city.

The Postal Museum in Riyadh is located near the Post Complex and is regularly visited by a large number of people everyday. The museum and its exhibits are maintained by the Ministry of Post, Telegraph and Telephones. The Postal Museum at Riyadh is open from Saturday to Wednesday. The visiting hours are from 7:30 in the morning till 12:00 noon.

The Postal Museums and its exhibits give valuable information about the beginning of the postal services in the city as well as in the whole of the Arabian Peninsula. You can come over here and take a look at the memorabilia and documents dealing with the postal services in the city. Tourists can take a look at the wide collection of stamps and postal seals used by the people during the olden days. One can also take a look at the postal equipments used in the ancient days and compare the same with those used in the present day. Apart from these, the Postal Museum at Riyadh also houses a good number of parchment, postcards and letters written and used during ancient times. It

If you lie to lean more about the history of the city, then you can also come to the Riyadh Museum of History and Archaeology. These museums takes one a journey to the ancient past of the city and tells us about the lifestyle of the people living during those times. The Postal Museum is a major sightseeing destination of the city. Many schools organize trips to this museum to educate the children about the beginning of the postal services in the world and in Saudi Arabia.

So, if you are interested in checking out the Riyadh Museums, make sure you come to the Postal Museum to learn about how this public service began in this city.