Showing all 73 institutions
SAUDI ARABIA
Riyadh
National Museum Saudi Arabia
8 halls: Man & Universe, Ancient Arab Kingdoms, Pre-Islamic, Prophet's Mission, Islamic eras, Unification. Prehistoric→Modern
Dhahran, Eastern Province
King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra)
Contemporary art, Islamic heritage, natural history, Saudi culture archive. State-of-the-art digitization hub opened 2023
Riyadh
King Abdulaziz Public Library
Ahmad Mirza hajj photos (2022 publication 240pp), Muhammad Sadiq Bey, historical Makkah/Madinah documentation
Riyadh
Museum of Islamic Art - Al-Faisal
Weaponry, carvings, coins, Persian textiles, Andalusian art, gold dinars (Spain/Syria/Egypt/Makkah)
Jeddah
Tayebat Museum
19th c architecture, Red Sea cosmopolitan heritage (Somali/Ethiopian/Yemeni/Levantine), pilgrim port history
Al-Hufuf, Eastern Province
Al-Ahsa Archaeological Museum
Stone Age→Islamic. Dilmun civilization, Bronze Age studio, Gerrha period 400BC-320AD, Hasaitic Musnad script
AlUla
AlUla Museums (Development)
Museum of Incense Road (Asif Khan), Contemporary Art (Lina Ghotmeh+Centre Pompidou). Hegra UNESCO. Opening 2027
Abha, Al-Bahah, Tabuk, Dammam, Hail, more
Regional Museums Network
Al-Ula, Tayma, Al-Jawf, Sabya, Najran. Heritage Village Development Project museums
Various
Specialized Museums (Planned)
Camel Museum, Palm & Dates, Arabian Horse, Folk Costumes & Jewelry, Falcons. Development plans
RIYADH
King Abdulaziz Foundation for Research and Archives (Darah)
Kingdom history, manuscripts, photographs, documents, oral histories, genealogies, maps.
Riyadh
National Center for Archives and Records (NCAR)
Saudi national administrative records from founding era to present; oral history collection; royal decrees and correspondence; digitization program under Vision 2030; historical photographs from government ministries and regional governors
RIYADH
King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies - Archives
King Faisal papers, Saudi diplomatic documents, photographs, audiovisual materials, Islamic manuscripts.
RIYADH
King Fahd National Library - Manuscripts
Arabic manuscripts, rare books, Saudi documents, historical materials, maps.
ALULA
Royal Commission for AlUla - Archives
AlUla archaeology, rock art, Nabataean inscriptions, Dadanite materials, excavation documentation.
RIYADH
Heritage Commission - Rock Art Archive
Nationwide rock art documentation, petroglyphs, inscriptions, archaeological surveys.
RIYADH
Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University - Manuscripts
Islamic manuscripts, historical texts, Najd documents, religious materials.
QATAR
Doha, Corniche waterfront
Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) Doha
3 continents: ceramics, textiles, metalwork, jewelry, woodwork, glass, manuscripts. I.M. Pei design age 91
Doha, Education City
Qatar National Library
Rem Koolhaas design. Heritage: Arab-Islamic civilization. Sheikh Hassan collection 1979. Digital repatriation hub
DIGITAL GLOBAL
Qatar Digital Library
British Library India Office Records 1600s-1951, Arabic manuscripts, Gulf music, maps, photos. British-Gulf relations
DOHA
Qatar National Archive (Amiri Diwan)
Qatar state documents, Amiri records, British political agency files, historical photographs.
UAE
Abu Dhabi
Louvre Abu Dhabi
Partnership Louvre Paris. Universal art history approach. Jean Nouvel design floating dome
Abu Dhabi
National Archives UAE
UAE heritage, governmental records, British treaties, pearl trade documentation. Dir: Abdulla M. El Reyes
Sharjah
Sharjah Museums Department
Islamic heritage, archaeology, local history, arts. Sharjah Art Foundation
SHARJAH
Sharjah Institute for Heritage - Archives
Emirati heritage, oral histories, traditional crafts documentation, photographs, tribal genealogies.
ABU DHABI
Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage - Archives
Archaeological documentation, historical photographs, manuscripts, rock art surveys.
BAHRAIN
Manama
Bahrain National Museum
Dilmun Burial Mounds UNESCO, pearling heritage, 2nd-3rd c BCE crafts. KHR Architecture Denmark
Bahrain Fort
Qala'at Al-Bahrain Site Museum
Ancient fort layers, Dilmun through Islamic periods
MANAMA
Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities - Archives
Archaeological documentation, burial mounds surveys, historical sites records, manuscripts.
OMAN
Muscat
National Museum of Oman
Maritime history, frankincense routes, Omani sultanate heritage
Muscat
Omani Studies Center Sultan Qaboos University
Laurent Bonnefoy CNRS researcher stationed here. CEFREPA affiliation
MUSCAT
National Records and Archives Authority of Oman
man archive! Sultanate documents, Ibadi manuscripts, historical treaties, frankincense trade records.
MUSCAT
Ministry of Heritage and Tourism - Rock Art Documentation
man rock art, petroglyphs, ancient inscriptions, archaeological surveys.
MUSCAT
Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center - Archives
Omani heritage, manuscripts, photographs, cultural documentation.
KUWAIT
Kuwait City
National Council Culture Arts & Letters
Co-organizer 5th Intl Seminar Archaeology Arabian Peninsula 2023 with CEFREPA
Kuwait (global exhibitions)
Al-Sabah Collection
At MFAH Houston + Kuwait museums. Important loans to international institutions
Kuwait City
National Museum Kuwait
Kuwait heritage. Damaged Iraqi invasion 1990, under restoration/rebuilding
KUWAIT CITY
Centre for Research and Studies on Kuwait
uwait archive! Historical documents, photographs, oral histories, pearl diving, merchant families.
KUWAIT CITY
Kuwait National Library - Archives
Kuwait documents, manuscripts, historical materials, Gulf region resources.
YEMEN
Sana'a
National Museum Yemen
South Arabian archaeology, Sabaean civilization, inscriptions, Qataban materials. Significant war damage reported
SANA'A
General Organization of Antiquities and Museums - Yemen
Ancient South Arabian kingdoms archives, Sabaean materials, Marib excavations, rock art, inscriptions.
SANA'A
Yemeni Manuscript House
Islamic manuscripts, Zaydi texts, historical documents. Preservation challenges.
UNITED KINGDOM
London
British Museum
Largest Mesopotamian outside Iraq. Arabian Peninsula: Leila Ingrams 400+ objects Hadramaut/Zanzibar. Hajj exhibition
London St Pancras
British Library
Islamic manuscripts (moved from BM 1997). 75,000+ early photos ME in Prints & Photographs Division
London Bloomsbury
SOAS University of London
UK's leading Africa/Asia/ME collection. Open access browsing unlike BL/Bodleian. Islamic manuscripts, missionary archives
LONDON
British Library - India Office Records
Arabian Peninsula 1600-1947. Political residencies, treaties, maps, correspondence, photographs. Lorimer sources!
DURHAM
Durham University - Sudan Archive (Arabian connections)
British officials Red Sea region, Hejaz connections, photographs, personal papers.
CAMBRIDGE
Cambridge University Library - Arabic Manuscripts
Arabian Peninsula manuscripts, Burckhardt papers, travel narratives, historical documents.
LONDON
Royal Geographical Society - Archives
Arabian exploration archives! Thesiger, Philby, Thomas papers, photographs, maps, expedition records.
EXETER
Exeter University - Arabian Peninsula Collection
Middle East archive with Arabian Gulf materials, British political agents' papers.
Oxford
Bodleian Library Oxford
Similar coverage to SOAS but closed stacks. Arabian Peninsula: Cambridge/Exeter/BL partnerships
Cambridge
Cambridge University Library
Prof Ian Richard Netton guide references 100+ ME collections UK/Ireland
Oxford
Pitt Rivers Museum Oxford
J.P. Mills 1,500 images. Shares materials with SOAS
Edinburgh
National Museums Scotland
Collecting Scottish-Yemeni History (Friederike Voigt, Victoria Adams curators)
FRANCE
Paris
Bibliothèque nationale de France
Émile Prisse d'Avennes NAF 20439-20443. Chromolithographs. Gallica digitization
Kuwait City (formerly Sana'a)
CEFREPA (Centre Français Recherche Péninsule Arabique)
CNRS + MEAE. 7 countries Arabian Peninsula: Yemen/Kuwait/KSA/Qatar/UAE/Bahrain/Oman. Prehistory→contemporary
Beirut/Damascus/Amman
Institut français du Proche-Orient (IFPO)
Works with CEFREPA on conferences. Middle East archaeology/anthropology
PARIS
Institut du Monde Arabe - Documentation Center
Arabian Peninsula cultural materials, photographs, contemporary documentation.
JERUSALEM
CNRS - Centre de recherche français à Jérusalem
Arabian Peninsula historical research, Hejaz connections, archaeological documentation.
NETHERLANDS
Leiden
Leiden University Libraries Digital
C. Snouck Hurgronje + Abd al-Ghaffar Makkah 1884-85 Fully digitized. colonial archive
Leiden
National Museum Ethnology Leiden
2013 Destination Makkah exhibition. Hajj traditions
UNITED STATES
DOHA
Georgetown University - Qatar Campus Archives
Gulf studies materials, oral histories, contemporary Arabia documentation.
WASHINGTON DC
Library of Congress - Middle East Reading Room
Arabian Peninsula materials, manuscripts, maps, photographs, U.S. diplomatic records.
CAMBRIDGE
Harvard University - Aga Khan Program Archives
Islamic architecture, Arabian Peninsula built heritage, photographs, architectural documentation.
WASHINGTON DC
Smithsonian Institution - Freer Gallery (Islamic manuscripts)
Islamic manuscripts some from Arabian Peninsula, Quranic materials, calligraphy.
GERMANY
BERLIN
Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Oriental Department
Arabic manuscripts from Arabian Peninsula, Islamic texts, historical documents, travel accounts.
BERLIN
Museum für Islamische Kunst - Archives
Islamic art from Arabian Peninsula, archaeological documentation, photographs, expedition records.
TURKEY
Istanbul
Başbakanlık Osmanlı Arşivi (Ottoman State Archives)
Administrative records of Hejaz, Yemen, Gulf vilayets; Surre procession documentation; Hajj organization registers; provincial correspondence; land surveys; census records; telegraph records from Arabian provinces
Istanbul
Istanbul University Library — Yıldız Albums
918 albums of the Abdülhamid II Yıldız Photography Collection; includes Hejaz Railway documentation, Hajj administration, Arabian provincial imagery, Surre procession photographs; 1880s–1900s
Istanbul
IRCICA — Research Centre for Islamic History, Art and Culture
Fahreddin Pasha photographs of Medina (1916–1919); Al-Haramayn exhibition archive; Ottoman Hajj documentation; Hejaz administration visual records
AUSTRIA
VIENNA
Austrian Academy of Sciences - Alois Musil Archives
lois Musil expeditions 1908-15. Northern Arabia, Rwala Bedouin, photographs, field notes, maps.
VIENNA
Austrian National Library - Papyrus Collection
Arabic manuscripts, Islamic texts including Arabian materials.
DENMARK
COPENHAGEN
National Museum of Denmark - Bahrain Expedition Archives
Bahrain/Dilmun archaeology 1950s-60s. Excavation records, photographs, burial mounds documentation.
ITALY
ROME
ISMEO - Italian Archaeological Mission Archives
Oman excavations (Khor Rori), Yemen archaeology, Arabian Peninsula archaeological documentation.
JORDAN
AMMAN
Department of Antiquities of Jordan - Rock Art Archive
Jordan-Arabia border rock art, Nabataean connections, ancient inscriptions, surveys.
AMMAN
American Center of Oriental Research - Archives
Arabian Peninsula archaeological research, photographs, surveys, regional connections.
ROCK ART SPECIALIZED
NAIROBI
Trust for African Rock Art (Arabian connections)
Red Sea region rock art, Arabian-African connections, documentation, surveys.
GLOBAL / FRANCE HQ
International Committee on Rock Art (ICOMOS)
Global rock art documentation including Arabian Peninsula sites. Conservation, research.
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