Islamic Museum of Tripoli
The Islamic Museum of Tripoli (Arabic: المتحف الإسلامي) is a proposed museum of Islamic culture that was built under the support and patronage of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi in Tripoli, Libya.[1]
Location
The museum's building-reuse project stands in the al Sur area, in Shari' Sidi Khaliffa, Tripoli.
2011 Libyan civil war
In May 2011 it was reported that construction on – and acquisitions for – had been halted; the museum was scheduled to open in September 2011 to celebrate the anniversary of Muammar Gaddafi's rise to power. It was due to be housed in a summer palace built for the Ottoman Yusuf Pasha in the 18th century.[2]
The results of the Battle of Tripoli in August 2011, with the later arrest of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, may alter the museum's opening date and festivities.[2] Hafed Walda, Cultural Counsellor of the regime, confirmed that the project was on hold and that the future of the collection was not ensured.[3] Meanwhile, no attempts of looting the collection were reported, though the seeming patron-less future of the collection was uncertain.[2]
See also
- List of museums of Islamic art
- List of museums in Libya
- Red Castle Museum
References
- ^ [unreliable source?] Staff (undated). "Libya – Libraries and Museums". Encyclopedias of the Nations. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
- ^ a b c Pryor, Riah (May 2011). "Saif Gaddafi's Islamic Art Museum at a Standstill – Libyan Conflict Has Halted Construction On – and Ccquistions for – New Museum in Tripoli Due To Open in September". The Art Newspaper. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
- ^ Staff (28 April 2011). "New Museum of Islamic Art in Tripoli Unfinished" Archived 2012-03-22 at the Wayback Machine. Art Media Agency. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
External links
- islamit.45.com Archived 2019-06-24 at the Wayback Machine (in Arabic), museum's official website
- YouTube video - Restoration of the Islamic Museum in Tripoli by Studio Italia Costruzioni
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