The best museums located in Dubai are thus diverse in their propositions regarding the history, cultural past and future of the place. Art and history lovers, Dubai has got you covered; from cultural historical exhibitions to the modern-day art gallery, and even the latest interactive technology fun.
Historic Museums
- Al Shindagha Museum: Sited in Dubai Creek, this museum provides a tour on the development of Dubai through the use of multimedia. Adjacent to it, the Perfume House illustrates local history of the use of fragrances by the Emirati people.
- Etihad Museum: This museum is located in the site where the UAE was established in 1971 and hence highlighted on the formation of the United Arab Emirates with items displayed in a roof designed in the constitution form.
- Saruq Al-Hadid Museum: Located in the heart of the desert, this museum is full of archeological derives from a large Iron Ages metalwork camp and showcases the notions of the showed age with tools, weapons and jewelry.
- Coffee Museum: This museum is in Al Fahidi Historical Neighborhood and as the name suggests it explores the history of coffee, globally, with live preparations and tasting served in a homely ambience.
- Pearl Museum: Located in the building of Emirates NBD bank, this museum exhibits as many natural saltwater pearls as possible as are gathered all around the world, that has been influenced by the pearl diving practice.
- Women’s Museum: Located in Bait Al Banat it is a museum dedicated to telling the history and importance of Emirati women with various displays and biographies.
Contemporary Museums
- Museum of the Future: This museum located on Sheikh Zayed Road allows people to learn about futuristic ideas as well as high-tech solutions through games and activities.
- ARTE Museum: Being situated in Dubai Mall, this museum avails innovative methods to improve the observation of art in the museum.
- Museum of Illusions: Located in Al Seef area, it has more than sixty optical tricks and touchable attractions great for elders and children.
- 3D World Selfie Museum: Featuring 185 alluring and astonishing hand-painted murals this museum allows its visitors to become a part of art for a perfect photo shoot.
- History of Cinema Museum: Located at the center of the exhibition, this museum has a range of moving image devices dating back from the 1730s, and explores the cinema and storytelling.
- OliOli: An institute that has games and structures for children to play on in form of a child-centred play environment where they specially these games to develop children’s experiential creativity and sensory skills.
These are, without a doubt, stimulating museums, giving a feel of the past, present and the future of Dubai hence are ideal tourist attractions for everyone visiting the city.
