Dubai Museum is housed under Al Fahidi Fort. This fort built
in year 1787 to protect the town is considered as Dubai's oldest
building. The walls of fort are made from corals and shells, cemented with lime
where as superior floor is adopted by
wooden poles. There is iron door at the percolation of fort . primitive
traditional ships are also on display. You can go under traditional Arab tents used for living and see how they
are decorated and used. I have tourist site you can visit us
In 1970 this fort was renovate to be used as museum. Many tourists love to look over here and take photographs
.Entry is by ticket costing AED 3 ( $ 1 appox ). Visiting hours from Saturday
to Thursday are from 0830-1930. In Ramadan these timings are various so make sure that you know the
right timings.
Primitive
maps of Emirates, photographs, music device and old
fighting weapons are also on display. The concept of Wind Towers and their use
in past has been narrated with the help of a model and photographs.
Other galleries are under new underground air-conditioned building. As you enter under,
it would get dark and bats would start going around you with
sound effects but these are not real. You can also watching documentary films about Dubai's past, present
and future on tv screens inside.
Every thing is so real that you would start reck of yourself as part of all this activity.
Traditional Arab houses and men enjoying Arabic tea, men with their camels,
Islamic school, marriage function, different
souks, date farm, desert , marine life, majlis, jewellery, old ship making facilities and a lot more is on
display Most of these activities have been explained with the help of models,
TV screens, projectors and sound effects.
Also there is a gift shop where you can buy Dubai's monopolistic and traditional gifts. In the nut shell, visit
to this museum is the best way to get an understanding of their plane, their history, their present and
their future plans.
