Sharjah 24 – WAM: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan Wednesday continued his two-day state visit to the Sultanate of Oman with a tour of the National Museum in Muscat.

His Highness was briefed on the museum's galleries and its extensive collection of over 7,000 artefacts that document and celebrate Oman's rich cultural heritage.

During the tour, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed visited the Sultan Qaboos bin Said exhibit, which is home to a collection of personal belongings and items relating to His Majesty the late Sultan Qaboos. The collection includes gifts presented to the late Sultan by other world leaders, among them a model of Abu Dhabi's Qasr Al Hosn and a sword presented to Sultan Qaboos by the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.

His Highness also visited a section of the museum featuring exhibits from the collection of the Louvre Abu Dhabi, which are on display in Muscat thanks to the cooperation framework between the National Museum and the Louvre Abu Dhabi.