The Islamic Museum of Tripoli is a proposed
museum
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of
Islamic culture that was built under the support and patronage of
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi
Saif al-Islam Muammar al-Gaddafi ( ar, سيف الإسلام معمر القذافي; born 25 June 1972) is a Libyan political figure. He is the second son of the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and his second wife Safia Farkash. He was a p ...
in
Tripoli
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,
Libya
Libya (; ar, ليبيا, Lībiyā), officially the State of Libya ( ar, دولة ليبيا, Dawlat Lībiyā), is a country in the Maghreb region in North Africa. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Suda ...
.
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.
[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
''The Art Newspaper'' is a monthly print publication, with daily updates online, founded in 1990 and based in London and New York City. It covers news of the visual arts as they are affected by international politics and economics, developments ...
''. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
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.
Hafed Walda, Cultural Counsellor of the regime, confirmed that the project was on hold and that the future of the collection was not ensured.
[Staff (28 April 2011)]
"New Museum of Islamic Art in Tripoli Unfinished"
. Art Media Agency. Retrieved 6 October 2011. Meanwhile, no attempts of looting the collection were reported, though the seeming patron-less future of the collection was uncertain.
See also
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List of museums of Islamic art
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List of museums in Libya
Libya has a long history and has been in contact with many other civilizations, from pre-historic age to the modern age, passing through so many ages such as: Garamantes, Ancient Greece, Greek, Ancient Rome, Roman, Islamic and many other ages.
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Red Castle Museum
References
External links
islamit.45.com (in
Arabic
Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walter ...
), museum's official website
YouTube video - Restoration of the Islamic Museum in Tripoli by Studio Italia Costruzioni
Art museums and galleries in Libya
Unfinished buildings and structures
Islamic organizations based in Libya
Islamic museums
Museums in Tripoli, Libya
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