Museum sights in Dubai
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Dubai Museum
Unless some mad scientist invents a magic time-travel machine, this nifty museum is your ticket to exploring Dubai’s history, culture and traditions in an hour or so. Exhibits are housed in the 1799 Al-Fahidi Fort, considered the oldest building in Dubai and once the seat of government and residence of Dubai’s rulers.
This low-key museum tells the Dubai story with minimal fuss and plenty of charm. Start with a quick spin around the courtyard with its old-time fishing boats and traditional dwellings, including a barasti house with wind tower. Pop behind the heavy carved wooden doors to check out modest displays of instruments and handcrafted weapons before heading down…
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Sheikh Zayed Palace Museum
Sheikh Zayed’s residence from 1937 to 1966 has been rebooted as the Sheikh Zayed Palace Museum. You can step inside the majlis (meeting room) where the ruler received visitors, see the curtained canopied bed he shared with his wife, and snap a photo of the Land Rover he used to visit the desert Bedu. Walls of faded photographs of old Al-Ain show how far the town has come in just a few decades.
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Al-Jahili
In freshly restored glory, Al-Jahili is one of the largest forts in the UAE, built in the 1890s as a royal summer residence. It now houses a visitor information centre and a permanent exhibit on British explorer, writer and photographer Sir Wilfred Thesiger.
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Children’s City
Kids naturally gravitate to Children’s City, a learning centre jam-packed with interactive exhibits that playfully explain scientific concepts, the human body, space exploration and natural wonders.
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Natural History Museum
From fossils to dinosaurs to desert plants, the Natural History Museum takes you through the region’s ecosystems and back millions of years in time.
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