Museum programme

Planned park museums

Aviation, space, science, plants, architecture and virtual reality

Announcedas of Mar 2019

Announced in 2019 and still listed by the Royal Commission; no construction or delivery date found.

The 2019 launch plan promised seven museums beyond the Royal Arts Complex but named only six: aviation, astronomy and space, forests (or plants), science, architecture and virtual reality. The Royal Commission page adds a Saudi Society Museum. No building, contractor or date has been published for any of them.

Key facts

Museums stated 7 stated, 6 named King Salman Park Founda…Mar 2019Royal Commission for Ri…Al MadinaJan 2024SaudipediaJan 2023 2019 Arabic text says seven but names six; the Royal Commission and Saudipedia lists differ · as of Mar 2019
Medium confidence

Sources

  1. (Arabic version) King Salman launches 4 giga projects worth USD 23 billion in Riyadh · King Salman Park Foundation, 19 Mar 2019
  2. King Salman Park · Royal Commission for Riyadh City
  3. أكبر حدائق المُدُن في العالم.. حديقة الملك سلمان · Al Madina, 24 Jan 2024
  4. «حديقة الملك سلمان».. قلب الرياض يكتسي بـ«اللون الأخضر» · Ajel, 19 Mar 2019
  5. What Are the Components of King Salman Park Project? · Saudipedia, 30 Jan 2023

The monthly King Salman Park briefing

What opened, what was awarded, what changed. One email a month, sourced.

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