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‘Welcome Ramadan’ program at Saudi Children’s Museum

Arab News, 19 May 2018

The
program will hold astronomical workshops for children to see the crescent in a
telescope. Ithra seeks to improve cultural life and to combine knowledge and
creativity to become a cross-cultural destination aimed at inspiring and
motivating visitors in different fields. 
Children’s
Museum offers educational activities in different fields such as science,
environment, culture and arts.
 DHAHRAN:
The King Abdul Aziz Center for World Culture (Ithra) is hosting a “Welcome
Ramadan” program at the Children’s Museum that began on the first day of
Ramadan (Thursday). 
“Welcome
Ramadan” will run during Ithra’s operation hours, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
and from 9:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. on the weekends. Ithra is organizing “Welcome
Ramadan” to celebrate the holy month of Ramadan. 
The
program will hold astronomical workshops for children to see the crescent in a
telescope. Children will also hunt for crescents hidden inside the center to
give them an opportunity to be involved in Ramadan. 
The
Children’s Museum at Ithra is the first one dedicated to children in Saudi
Arabia. It aims to develop the early thinking stages of a child through
interactive and recreational activities. 
Activities
there will help them to discover themselves and build their personality as well
as their confidence. The museum offers educational activities in fields such as
science, the environment, culture and the arts, and features weekly programs as
well as permanent exhibitions and sections. 
The
museum consists of two floors over an area of 3,600 square meters. The first
floor includes five permanent exhibitions: Grow It, Move It, Know It, Show It
and Build It. The second floor is divided into four main sections: Eco Lab, Our
World, Story Cave and Islamic Art. 
The
museum goes beyond the local and regional to take the child into the global arena. 
Ithra
seeks to improve cultural life and to combine knowledge and creativity to
become a cross-cultural destination aimed at inspiring and motivating visitors
in different fields. 
Such
programs are designed to stimulate curiosity and provide opportunities and
encourage talents for all segments of society and for all ages, in line with
the Kingdom’s Vision 2030.