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on to beautiful photographs of some archacological sites in Bahrain, The modern
iques of exhibition had been followed in setting up thc museun's display. There was a
um shop, and this was the window, through which the visitor could view the muSeun١
nts, by means of distributing publications, studies, and books dealing with Bahrain
٠y and Archacology, and postcards for tourist, cultural, and archacological sites.
2cturning oncc ١ore to discuss the different activitics of the ١us٥٧m, the most
inent one was: The ٨rchacological Excavation.
٢٦١e A٨tiquitics Law has restricted activities in many areas dealing with antiquities,
ﺍy excavations. The Dividsion of Antiquities and the Museum undertook important fiel
in this respect, and discovercd a number of archacological sites, the contents of which
removed the obscurity surrounding of the ancient civilisation in Bahrain and its
ence, The discoveries ١adc wcre always published and available to the public in the
: o make the people aware of the new discoveries about Bahrain history. Those new
١weries caused the addition of more show-cases to the museum display to fill the gaps
ing there.
hTe museum established good relations with the Bahrain Historical and Archaeological
ety. Most of its staff were prominent members in the Society, and assisted in its activities
١eans of their collections and expertise. They provided the Society with new information
arranged field visits to the excavation sites and the Museum. They also organised public
١res in other places outside of the museum. The Museum succeeded in setting up good
ions iwth other Arab countries and their Antiquities Departments and NESCO and in
icular with British Museums, to draw on their experiences in the field.
At the level of deploying the knowledge gained among the citiens, they cncouraged
ple to visit the museum, and by writing about the last discoveries in the press, Admission
e museum was free. They prepared a Register for the visitors to write down their
nigs about the museum. From that Register it can be seen that the museum had very
ﻻreception among the citiens, residents and official visitors. Their remarks aroused in
minds questions as to the necessity of marking changes in order to develop the insittution
ﺍnvee .better condition
As the museum was subordinate to the Education Directorate, its staff encouraged
ol pupils to visit the museum and see its artifacts close up to gain more knowledge about
r country's histoyr and ancient civilisation.
sA a matter of tact, the museum is a developing, living thing, as it has expanded in its
ivties and its staff has also increased. An expert rfom Iraq has been appointed to establish
mian lines of the comparative studies between Dilmun Civilisation and other civilisations
he area. He did his best to establish the curatorial management required to attain the
ets of the lnstitution. He assisted in the registering and recording of the collections of the
eum. He investigated and studied many of them. He asked the Eduction Directorate
ral times to extend the area of the museun.
Whe, the Government saw that it was impossible to contain the museum and its
2lopment, they asked the museum to transfer, in 1973, to its present temporayr abode,
nerly a British Offcer's Mess in Muharraq.
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