10 things you should absolutely see in Dubai Museum
This cleverly planned museum makes a great starting point for a tour of Dubai. It gives an insight into traditions past and present, and offers a vivid picture of how Dubai has crammed into five decades what most cities achieve in several centuries. Located in the historic creekside Al Fahidi district, the museum is set within and beneath one of the city’s oldest buildings, Al Fahidi Fort. It traces the city’s meteoric development from a small desert settlement to the centre of the Arab world for commerce, finance and tourism.
1 - Archaeological Finds Interesting artifacts from excavations of graves that date back to 3,000 BC are on display, including fine copper and alabaster objects and a selection of pottery.
2 - Desert at Night Exhibitions Learn how animals that live in the Arabian desert have adapted to cope with the lack of water, extreme temperatures and shortage of food.
3 - Multimedia Presentation An interesting 10-minute film presentation with archive footage explains the development of modern Dubai from 1960 onward. The film takes you through a decade-bydecade pictorial tour of Dubai’s transformation over the past 50 years.
4 - Old Dubai Souk Dioramas Holographic technology combined with waxwork figures, smells, sounds and archive footage help transport visitors back in time to the creekside souks of half a century ago.
5 - Al Fahidi Fort Constructed in 1787, this fort, with its magnificent watchtower, was built to defend the Emiratis against invasion. Renovated in 1971, it now serves as a city museum.
6 - Courtyard Barasti and Windtower House The courtyard in the Al Fahidi Fort houses a barasti (datepalm frond) house and windtower cooling system, which were both commonly seen in the region as recently as the 1950s.
7 - Wooden Dhow A traditional Arab dhow is on show at the exit. For celestial navigation, sailors used the kamal, a device that determines latitude using the angle of the Pole Star above the horizon.
8 - Islamic School Dioramas Young Emiratis recite the lines of the Koran under the watchful eye of their tutor in this reconstruction of a 1950s school.
9 - Bedouin Traditions Display A gallery displays the costumes, jewellery, weapons and tools of the Bedouin people.
10 - Underwater Pearl-Diving Exhibition This interesting gallery explains the techniques used by pearl divers who wore nose clips so that they could descend to impossible depths.
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