First Yemeni museum for manuscripts [Archives:2003/649/Local News]

The manuscripts department of the Ministry Culture and Tourism along with the General Authority for Manuscripts has finished their preparations to launch a permanent museum of the ancient and Quranic manuscripts that are considered among the most valuable treasures Yemen has.
The first discovery of such old manuscripts was in the beginning of 1980s in the Great Mosque in Sana'a.
The museum will be located at the headquarters of the manuscripts house in Sana'a and the work is in full swing for the official opening. The museum is expected to attract large numbers of tourists who wish to know more about the ancient manuscripts found in Yemen and how and when they were first written. The museum will be using advanced methods to protect them from the risks of perishing and of mishandling as well as of thefts and robberies.
This inauguration will coincide with the official declaration of Sana'a as Capital for Arab culture for 2004.
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