07 May 2018
Bahrain National Museum Welcomes Sponsors of “Burial Mounds ’ Hall” Innovation Project , H.E argued that the hall will rise and shine telling the story of immortality again
Bahrain National Museum hosted on 7 May 2018, a visit by sponsors of Burial Mounds Hall innovation project, where they were welcomed by H.E Shaikha Mai bint Mohammed Al-Khalifa, President of Bahrain Authority for Culture & Antiquities. BACA is working on the redesign of Hall’s artifacts and lay out and is planning to inaugurate the new version end of June 2018, which will coincide with the beginning of World Heritage Committee Meeting in Bahrain.
Speaking for the occasion, H.E Shaikha Mai bint Mohammed Al-Khalifa said “ I thank all those who invested in culture as a way to carry out and reach out to successful national achievements, and consider it a tool to preserve the ancient history of Bahrain; reaching this goal would not have been possible without the generous contributions of sponsors and their keenness to empower the cultural infrastructure.” H.E added saying: “ The Burial Mounds’ Hall will shine and rise to tell story of “the Land of Immortality”, “ the Land of Dilmun” with its new design and look according to the cutting-edge world museum exhibitions techniques”. H.E also pointed out the inauguration of this hall reflects the strenuous efforts deployed by Bahrain National Museum as a pioneering cultural institution to offer the latest technology to the visitors and tourists. H.E said “ Today the Burial Mounds’ Hall represents a perfect simulation of different burial mounds scattered around the Kingdom of Bahrain, which are considered an important chapter in a glorious ancient civilisation that flourished in Bahrain more than 4000 years ago, leaving great artefacts”.
The project of the burial mounds’ hall innovation is sponsored by Bahrain Cinema company, Al –Muharraq Mall, Al-Seef Property, Ritaj, Bahrain Credit and United Ahli Bank. In addition, a number of artists have contributed to the sponsorship of the project, such as H.E Shaikh Rashid bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, Bahrain Arts Society Honorary President, Abdul Rahim Sharif, Balqees Fakhro, Abbas Al-Musawi, Ali-Al Mahmeed, H.E Shaikha Hala Bint Mohammad Al-Khalifa, Shaikha Marwa Rachid Al-Khalifa, Shaikha Hanan Bint Hassan Al-Khalifa, Omar Al-Rachid, Zuhair Al-Saeed, Mayasa Al-Suwaidi, Adel Al-Abbasi, and Ali Hussein Mirza.
Bahrain Authority for Culture & Antiquities presents new mmuseum exhibition planning and design at the Graves Hall that provides a very comprehensive look at the kinds of issues that are involved showcasing the history of these burial mounds hall to the visitors. The new hall will feature a general idea of what the inside of Dilmun burials looked like and updated information according to the latest archaeological excavations and discoveries. The public will learn all these items and data through cutting-edge audio-visual technology used in museums worldwide. The team who is working on the innovation project of this Grave Hall is made up by experts from Bahrain, France, Italy and Denmark.
Indeed, Dilmun burial mounds were found across the north and central regions of the country. The civilization of Dilmun left behind on the main island the heaviest concentration of prehistoric burial grounds any- where on earth, some 80,000 mounds, which were excavated and studied by many archaeological expedition missions, estimating its history back to 2250-1700 BC. Given the richness of these burial mounds, containing artefacts that reflect the lifestyle of Dilmunians, they were considered as a unique and exceptional historical data record, and were consequently registered on UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List.
