Dubai Museum Al Fahidi Fort Dubai Overview
The Dubai Museum is the main venue in Dubai for the preservation of antiques from the cities past. Interestingly, the Dubai Museum is located within the Al Fahidi fort which is also the oldest building in the city. The rulers of Dubai established the museum to showcase their traditional way of living and help pass on the knowledge of history to younger generation and visitors.
The Dubai Museum contains artifacts from ancient Dubai, 3D displays of traditional life and other items used in daily life. Some other interesting displays include the large souk that has been recreated for visitors plus the dhow ship that shows how traditional traders and fishermen navigated the seas. There are also videos of life in the city before the modernization of the area because of the discovery of oil.
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History
The Al Fahidi Fort that houses the museum was built in 1787 and served as a military installation that protected the city but fell out of use as time passed. In 1969, the leaders of Dubai started work on creating the Dubai Museum when they requested a expert from Kuwait to be sent to the city to help create a museum. The fort was chosen as a location for the Dubai Museum and in 1970 work started on repairing the fort. The Dubai Museum finally opened its doors to the public in 1971. The museum got upgrades in galleries and artifacts in 1995. -
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Things to See at Dubai Museum
- Life size dioramas are a major portion of the museum and showcase how life used to be in the region before oil.
- Dhow display shows what a traditional sailing ship looked like.
- A spectacular souk section shows how the market places were run.
- Pearl display shows traditional techniques and tools.
- Other displays show artifacts and other treasures from the past. -
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Operational Hours
The museum remains open throughout the year including public holidays. The timings for the museum are from 8:30 am to 8:30 pm on Saturday to Thursday. However, on Friday the timings are 2:30 to 8:30 pm -
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How to Contact the Dubai Museum
If guests wish to contact the museum for information, they can call at the given number:
Telephone: +971 4 3531862 -
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Location
Al Fahidi Fort, Dubai, United Arab Emirates -
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How to Get to Dubai Museum
By Metro
The Fahidi Metro stop is only 500 meters away from the fort and gives easy access to the museum. After getting off the train, head northeast on Al Mankhool Road towards 41st Street. Then make a left onto 41st Street and eventually turn rigt toward Ali Bin Abi Taleb Street. The commuter will eventually need to cross across the tiny alleys by making a a left, right and another right toward Ali Bin Abi Taleb Street. The museum will be on the left hand side. View Map.
By Bus
The C7 will take you to the nearest bus stop to the Dubai Museum called the Faheidi Round about 2. Once the commuter gets off at the stop they can make their way to North. The traveler will then turn left toward 74th Street. Another left followed by a right onto 74th Street will lead the visitor to Al Fahidi Stree. Take a left onto Al Fahii street and the museum will be only a few spaces away. View Map.
