ARAb StAtES diSMAyEd At WESt'S cOMPlAcENcy - Kuwait Times

SATURDAY, MAY 4, 2013
WHAT’S ON
Places of interest
Sadu House
Al Sadu House stands on Arabian Gulf Street
near the National Museum, representing one of
the last preserved pre-oil -era dwellings in
Kuwait. Al Sadu House became a centre for
Bedouin art and the sale of traditional goods In
1979. Visitors can observe Bedouin women
weaving at their looms, handmaking carpets,
camel bags and tent screens. Opening hours
are Saturday to Thursday from 8:00 am to 1:00
p.m and from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m daily except
Friday. (Tel: +965 2243.2395) Admission is FREE.
The Dickson House
The house of the first British political agent
In Kuwait is still standing. The Dickson House,
located across from the dhow harbour east of
Sief Palace, was originally a Kuwaiti home built
in 1870, but was given to Britain to use as residential
headquarters. The compound was
expanded several times over the years, but
stands as an excellent example of early Kuwaiti
architectural styles. Opening hours are from
Saturday to Thursday 8:30 a.m-12:30 p.m and
4:30 a.m-8:30 p.m Friday 4:30 a.m - 8:30 p.m.
Admission is FREE.
Science & Natural
History Museum
A wealth of education awaits the visitor to
the Science and Natural History Museum on
Abdulla Al Mubarak Street. Each gallery contains
either a collection or an exhibit covering a
wide range of themes. Collections on display
Include fossils, stuffed animals, skeletons, and
dried flowers. There are exhibits on health,
petroleum, space travel, and electronics,
among others. Forming part of the National
Museum complex, the wonderful, modern
Planetarium In the museum complex has
shows at around 18:00 daily: local children,
convinced the room is spinning, clap In syncopated
beats every time the accompanying
music begins.
A museum planetarium shows: Mornings:
1st Show: 10:00 a.m; 2nd Show: 11:00 a. m; 3rd
Show: 12:00 p.m Evenings: 1st Show: 5:00 p.m;
2nd Show: 5:45 p.m; 3rd Show : 6:00 p.m. Note:
Friday & Saturday no morning shows. (Tel: +965
22451195; +965 22456534). Admission is FREE.
Al-Qurain Museum
Located in the residential suburb of Qurain,
This small museum is a memorial to a cell of
young Kuwaiti patriots who tried to resist arrest
in February 1991. Early In the morning, Iraqis
bombarded the house for hours with machine
guns, bombs and eventually a tank. Monday to
Saturday 8.30 a.m - 12.30 p.m; 4.30a.m -8.30
p.m Friday morning off. Afternoon: 4.30 a.m-
8.30 pm. Winter Visiting hours: 4-8.30 pm. 1st
Day of Eid off. Tel: +965 25430343
Al Hashemi Marine Museum
The World’s largest wooden dhow, owned
and build by Hussein Marafie,Al Hashemi is a
‘Baghalah’ of monumental proportions.
Baghalah is a large wooden cargo vessel
which sailed the seas in the nineteenth and
early twentieth centuries. Constructed next to
Radisson SAS Hotel, the double-decked Al-
Hashemi II is dry-docked next to pre-oil era
Kuwaiti village and marine museum containing
models of extinct and modern dhows The
lower deck has the grand ballroom - one of
the finest in Kuwait. Al-Hashemi II has earned
the distinction of being listed in the Guinness
Book of World Records. The museum is
opened Sat. Thu. from 9 am till 5 pm.
Admission is FREE.
Oil Display Centre
The Oil Display Centre at Kuwait is located
20 kilometers in the southern direction from
main city of Kuwait. Oil display center In Kuwait
is set In the Ahmadi area, which is the primary
hub of Kuwait’s oil production where many ollfields
and oil wells are located. This center is a
learning ground for all those who wonder how
oil processing is done. It gives an opportunity
to the tourists to know all about the history
beginning from how oil was explored, drilled,
produced and processed In Kuwait.
The Oil Display Center Is located 20 kilometers
away from Kuwait City, in the southern
direction. This small center throws an insight
into Kuwait’s oil business and the work of the
Kuwait Oil Company, which owns it. It is definitely
worth a visit. Opening hours Sat - Wed
07:00 am -3:00 pm. It is open by appointment.
Tel: +965 23982393; 23989111; 23981678. KOC
can also arrange for groups to tour the oil fields
themselves.
Kuwait Memorial Museum
Before the Iraqi invasion, the museum
housed a collection that has been acclaimed by
International art historians as one of the most
comprehensive collection of Islamic arts.
Located near the National Assembly, comprising
of four buildings and a planetarium. In
1997, the Muhallab II, the replacement for the
magnificent trading dhow from the 1930 that
graced the front yard of the museum before it
was burned by the Iraqis, was constructed on
site and now is open to visitors. Tel (2451195)
Tareq Rajab Museum
Tareq Rajab opened his private collection of
Islamic art treasures to the general public in
1980. The Tareq Rajab Museum in Jabriya features
ceramics, silver and gold jewelry, and
musical instruments. It also houses one of the
finest collections of old Qurans and at her
Arabic manuscripts in the world.
All artifacts are of Arab or Muslim origin and
are labeled for easy viewing. Visiting hours are
from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon and from 4:00 to
7:00 p.m. Saturdays through Thursdays. On
Fridays, the museum is open to the general
public only in the mornings, with afternoons
reserved for tours. Opening hours 9:00 -12:00
noon; 4:00-7:00 pm; Ramadan open on weekdays:
09:00-12:00; noon 7:00 pm-10:00 pm;
Fridays usual time. (Tel: +965 25317358) Entry is
KD2 / Adult. Children and students are FREE.
Al Shaab Leisure Park
Located on Arabian Gulf Street, this park has
variety of games & amusements for young &
old including carousels, dodmegs, bowling hall,
billiards, snooker and tennis as well as a theatre
and a cinema. All the amusements are linked
by paths that meander through gardens and
around water fountains. There is a restaurant
block containing branches of most fast food
outlets in Kuwait.
Open daily from 4 pm to midnight (from 10
am on weekends), entry is 500 fils a head and
games cost 250 to 750 fils a go, though a full
ticket may be purchased for a KD 2.500 (Tel:
5613777) http://www.shaabpark.com
The Scientific Center
Kuwait Scientific Center in Kuwait is located
on the waterfront at Ras Al Ardh in the Salmiya
region in Kuwait which serves as a center for
environmental education of the gulf region.
Kuwait Scientific Center at Kuwait was initiated
by late Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-
Sabah and its compound covers an area of over
80,000 square meters with the building itself
covering over 18,000 square meters.
The major attractions of the Kuwait
Scientific Center in Kuwait which the tourists
must see are the Aquarium and the interesting
Discovery place. There is also a 250 seat IMAX
film theater. (Tel: +965 1848888)
http://www.tsck.org.kw
Courtesy: Dispatches Magazine
Hans Christan Anderson’s
classic at ESF
The English School Fahaheel Middle
school recently presented a musical
adaptation of Hans Christian Anderson’s
classic tale “Little Red Riding Hood”. This production
followed the outstanding musical
production of “Jack and the Beanstalk” by the
Middle school last month.
“Little Red Riding Hood” once again showcased
the dramatic and musical talent of ESF’s
younger students.
In stellar roles were Gulnar as Red Riding
Hood, Jen Jon as the wolf, Lyan as Sniffy the
dog (who kept the audience amused) and
Maryam played the Grandma. The whole cast
did a marvelous job at entertaining and
amusing the audience throughout the performance.
A big thank you goes out to the teachers
who put in many hours of hard work to make
this show an outstanding success!