Dubai Museum

Dubai Oldest Museum

Famous Oldest Museum in Dubai

About Museum

Dubai Museum is the main museum in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is located in Al Fahidi Fort, which was built in 1787 and is the oldest existing building in Dubai.
The museum was opened by the ruler of Dubai in 1971, with the aim of presenting the traditional way of life in the Emirate of Dubai. Upon entering, one can see the castle constructed and the various displays accompanying it. From the fortress, there is a path to the galleries, which display the general culture of the land, especially in the nineteenth century. It includes local artifacts as well as artifacts from African and Asian countries that were traded with Dubai. It also includes many dioramas that show life in the emirate before the emergence of oil, as well as artifacts from recent discoveries dating back to 3000 BC.
In 2007, the Dubai Museum welcomed 1,800 visitors per day, with an annual total of 611,840. In March 2008, the museum had 80,000 visitors. The most popular times are from August to April. The museum welcomed more than 1 million visitors in 2013. The total area of the Dubai Museum is 4000 square meters.

History of museum

Al Fahidi Fort was built in several stages. The oldest tower was built around 1787 and is believed to be the oldest building in Dubai that still stands today. The castle was used to guard the wild roads towards the town from the raids of the new governor's palace, garrison and prison. In 1969, Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum issued a message to Sheikh Badr Muhammad Al-Sabah, Head of the State Office in Kuwait, requesting that a museum expert be sent to Dubai to help establish the museum.

FORT

Al Fahidi Fort is square shaped with towers occupying three of its pillars. It was built from coral rocks and mortar in several stages. Facing the south wall lies the rebuilding of the old city walls. Next to them stands a long sailboat (traditional boat) in the middle of a large courtyard covering underground galleries. Two guns guard the main gate of the fort on the eastern wall, decorated with flags of Dubai and the United Arab Emirates.
The inner halls are lined with three walls of the fort. There is one hall at the main gate and includes the ticket office, while the other contains a collection of ancient weapons and weapons from different historical periods along with a model of the city in 1820 AD. Traditional musical instruments are also displayed next to a video of folkloric music.
The halls surround a central patio. Here you will find a bronze cannon with artillery balls, a well and various types of boats. In the corner stands a traditional summer house called Al-Arish. Arish is made entirely of woven palm leaves. It includes seating and sleeping areas, as well as a kitchen full of home furnishings and things that locals used in the past. Al-Arish has a distinctive wind tower design, which is used for air conditioning in the pre-electric days.

Galleries

The exhibition entrance is located in the tower in the southwest corner of the fort. After going down the spiral stairs, visitors enter the first exhibition, where old Dubai maps are displayed. Next is the video room, which displays a video that was updated in 2007, depicting Dubai by the discovery of oil in the 1960s and until today. Below is a map showing the urban image of a city growing in sync with the video schedule.

The life-size diorama awaits before the oil behind the door next door. Once in, the visitors will step on the deck of a sailboat emptying from the typical market on the side of the creek. Go ahead, you will see shops filled with craftsmen, sellers and buyers. Tailor, carpenter, blacksmith, textile seller and others line up on the street. Realistic sounds and life-size videos from craftsmen at work give the impression of a bustling market.
The street leads to a typical mosque, house and family, then turns to the right, surrounded by pictures of desert life. A farmhouse of dates, camels, wild animals, and a Bedouin tent filled with jewelry, jewelry and objects from the daily life of the Bedouins. The walls tell their knowledge of the stars and how they used them to direct their activities. Next is the largest diorama revolving around the sea, with a huge scenery of sailboat construction, scenes of marine life that separate local species, as well as a range of marine navigation equipment. The last diorama is characterized by an archaeological site in the Al Qusais region dating back to 3000 BC. There are tombs, a carved skeleton, and an archaeologist. Along the way sounds, visual effects and electronic evidence accompany the diorama.
Reservoirs filled with archaeological finds are made from the Al Qusais site, the walls next to the excavation site. Finally, the winding path leads to an exhibition displaying discoveries from other sites and historical eras, such as the Umayyad site in Jumeirah. The gift shop is the last stop before a spiral ramp takes you to the south exit of the museum.

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