Museum

Museum of the Earth

A museum that descends into a man-made canyon

Under constructionas of Jan 2026

Under construction; a caption in the Foundation's brochure 11 refers to its entrance. Not open.

Designed by Gerber Architekten around a man-made canyon, the museum reaches into deep layers of earth, lit through cracks and fissures. MEED reported a gross floor area of 11,300 m² in June 2023. The Arabic name is our rendering; no official Arabic name has been found.

Key facts

Gross floor area 11,300 m² MEEDJun 2023 MEED, June 2023 · as of Jun 2023
Medium confidence

Sources

  1. The Destination for Investment: King Salman Park (investment brochure 11) · King Salman Park Foundation
  2. Contractors win $2.5bn of work · MEED, 16 Jun 2023
  3. King Salman Park, Riyadh by Gerber Architekten · RIBA Journal, 5 Mar 2026
  4. King Salman Park · Gerber Architekten

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