The Man, Patterns and Colors Exhibition of Omani artist Radika Hamlai was opened at the National Museum,under the patronage of Sayyid Kamil bin Fahd al- Said, Assistant Secretary General of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for Cabinet Affairs.Sayyid Kamil bin Fahd al- Said, said that the exhibition was unique,as the artist adopted a different way of mixing knitting and carpet making, which resulted in an impressive artistic work approaching the textile industries which the Sultanate is famous for a long time ago."We hope that this art will be of interest to other Omani artists to create new things that belong to our heritage."

Jamal bin Hassan al -Mousawi, Director General of the National Museum, said in a speech at the opening ceremony that this exhibition is part of a series of exhibitions hosted by the museum, which highlight the contemporary and modern Omani art. He added that the museum hosted the first exhibition in this series in 2017 in cooperation with the Omani Society of Fine Arts, and the museum is preparing to host on March 11th the days of the Hermitage Museum in the Russian Federation in the Sultanate.