Located in Old Muscat– the siege of the Omani State – the Omani French Museum stands out as an unusual site in the capital. This white mansion used to be a royal property. The former Sultan of Oman, Faisal bin Turki(1864-1913) donated this palace to the French Consul in 1896.
On the occasion of the state visit of the late French President, François Mitterand (1916-1996), to
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| Upper floor gallery |
Oman in 1992, Sultan Qaboos bin Said(born 1940) turned the palace into a museum in order to seal the Omani French relations.
Besides being an interesting architectural site, the museum keeps a collection of old photographs and documents. It keeps an interesting section on Omani and French ships. As Oman has always played a major role in shipbuilding, it is particularly valuable to learn more about its various naval engineering, which contributed to former naval routes to India or the East coast of Africa.
The museum has also a collection of fine Omani furniture and jewelry, as well as a collection of Omani and French costumes.
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| Museum history (in French) |
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