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The Islamic Museum of Tripoli is a proposed museum of Islamic culture that was built under the support and patronage of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi in Tripoli, Libya.[1]

Islamic Museum of Tripoli

Established	Scheduled to open September 2011
Location	Tripoli, Libya
Type	Islamic-culture museum
Website	islamit.45.com (in Arabic)

Location

The museum's building-reuse project stands in the al Sur area, in Shari' Sidi Khaliffa, Tripoli.

2011 Libyan civil war

In May 2011 it was reported that construction on – and acquisitions for – had been halted; the museum was scheduled to open in September 2011 to celebrate the anniversary of Muammar Gaddafi's rise to power. It was due to be housed in a summer palace built for the Ottoman Yusuf Pasha in the 18th century.[2]

The results of the Battle of Tripoli in August 2011, with the later arrest of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, may alter the museum's opening date and festivities.[2] Hafed Walda, Cultural Counsellor of the regime, confirmed that the project was on hold and that the future of the collection was not ensured.[3] Meanwhile, no attempts of looting the collection were reported, though the seeming patron-less future of the collection was uncertain.[2]

See also

• List of museums of Islamic art
• List of museums in Libya
• Red Castle Museum

References

External links

• islamit.45.com (in Arabic), museum's official website
• YouTube video - Restoration of the Islamic Museum in Tripoli by Studio Italia Costruzioni

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