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Saudi Press 2 Riyadh
Published in Saudi Press Agency on 17 - 07 - 2010

based Louvre Museum, the Jeddah-based Al-Bilad said for a period of two months the prestigious museum of Louvre will host the masterpieces of Saudi Arabia which embodies the Saudi heritage and antiquities which dates back to thousands of years.
The visitors of the museum will get acquainted with more than 300 pieces of antiquities which were not displayed earlier outside the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, said the daily.
Ten million persons are expected to visit the museum from the various parts of the world, the daily noted.
The daily believes that the exhibition will enable the other world to get acquainted with the history of the Kingdom and will positively contribute to further cementing relations with others, the daily added.
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