Beit Al Qur'an, "House of Qur'an," is a multi-purpose complex dedicated to Islamic arts in Hoora, Manama. Dr. Abdul Latif Jassim Kanoo founded it and donated his collection of manuscripts and Islamic art. Construction began in 1984 and the museum officially opened in March 1990. The article says it was funded entirely by public donations, from heads of state to schoolchildren.
The exterior is based on an old 12th-century mosque. A large stained glass dome covers the grand hall and mosque, and the mihrab is covered in blue ceramic tiles. The complex includes a library, a lecture hall seating up to 150, a Qur'anic school with seven study areas, and the Al Hayat Museum, with ten exhibition halls over two floors.
Admission is free, and the complex opens on Saturdays to Wednesdays in the morning and late afternoon.
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