Manama, April 19: A Saudi NGO plans to establish seven museums here to highlight the rich history of Bahrain.
The GCC History and Archaeology Society works through its branch in Bahrain and hopes to turn Manama into a cultural capital of the Gulf and Arab countries by 2012.
The society plans to open more branches in the region to promote ancient civilisations in Gulf countries.
Head of the society, Dr Ali Mansour, told a press conference recently that many civilisations in Bahrain haven’t been highlighted in a level that show their international importance and the museums might contribute to achieve such goals.
Those museums will be set up by a group of historians, archaeologists and academicians.
Besides the museums, the society will hold its 11th scientific research forum from April 20-23 in Bahrain. More than 160 delegates from the six member GCC states will be attending.
“Through this forum, we will highlight the lack of research in history. We have books, manuscripts dating back to the Dilmun or Tylos period, but we need some scientific research to give us a clear picture,” Mansour said.
A series of activities from theatres, concerts and traditional customs of Bahrain will be lined up during the forum.
–Agencies