RIYADH: A forum on private museums opens here today organized by the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA), in cooperation with King Saud University. Prince Sultan Bin Salman Bin Abdul Aziz, President of the SCTA, was expected to open the event which would include private museums owners and officials from the SCTA and the university. The two-day event will be held at King Abdul Aziz Lecture Hall at King Abdul Aziz Historic Center in Riyadh. It marks International Museum Day. The forum is aimed at supporting owners and allowing them to exchange expertise and experiences. It is also to help them preserve antiquities and find better ways to exhibit them. The SCTA will also brief them on its plans regarding private museums. Officials from relevant bodies were invited, including from the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs, Credit Bank, King Abdul Aziz Public Library, and King Abdul Aziz Darat, as well as more than 150 owners of private museums. The event starts with the SCTA president meeting with museum owners, before the start of four sessions – two per day – with working papers on the current situation of private museums, promotion, investment, training and future plans.
