Museum of the Future

Calling Museum of the Future a museum in Dubai will not justify its purpose. It is more an incubator of technologies and innovations that are going to shape the world and meet future challenges of automation, climate change, and wellness. Currently, it holds only exhibitions and will be open to the public in 2020. All the planned displays will be interactive for letting the visitors contribute to the process of change.
Location: 5th Floor, Emirates Towers, Dubai.

Museum of Illusions

You can pick up 3-D dilemma games, lightning globes, and souvenirs from the museum gift shop. A visit to this Dubai museum should not be missed.
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Dubai Museum

The building housing the museum has an equally fascinating past. The Al Fahidi Fort, built-in 1787, was the monarch’s house and was used as a prison.
During Ramadan: Sunday- Thursday: 10:00 am- 5:00 pm
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Etihad Museum

The huge halls in this museum in Dubai showcase historical phases like the oil discovery, opening up of trade, personal belongings of the ruling families through photographs and 3-dimensional films. There is a library, theatre, and a recreational space inside the museum for interactive sessions.
Ramadan Timings: 10:00 am- 5:00 pm, except Friday.
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Sheikh Saeed Al Maktoum House

There is a huge collection of coins, stamps, jewellery, documents, and photographs. The building’s architecture is as strikingly simple but majestic as the lives of its past royal inhabitants.
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Coffee Museum

Other exhibits include a human-size grinder belonging to an 18th-century British monarch, over 600-year-old roasters & grinders, and ancient cups & pots. There is a library, a coffee shop selling hundreds of verities of the beans, and a gift shop selling coffee jewellery!

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Women's Museum - Bait Al Banat

It exhibits traditional jewellery, textiles, and life-size photographs of artworks and writings. There is a gift shop where you can pick up traditional attars, souvenirs, and other knick-knacks.
Antique Museum

The shopkeepers are friendly and donate a part of their purchases to charities. The bazaar also has shops that sell traditional Middle Eastern dishes and drinks, which are a must-try.
Al Bastakiya

You will see traditional wind towers that were used as cooling systems centuries ago. You should not miss eating a date cake, Arabic tea (over 150 varieties), and a middle-eastern meal at the charming cafes strewn over the village. This living museum in Dubai is a definite must-visit.
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Saruq Al-Hadid Archaeology Museum

All efforts have been made to make the visitors experience as dynamic as possible by the use of interactive screens, digital puzzles, and workshops to let you create your own clay pots. Other artefacts include fossilized bones, iron & olive wood equipment, and beads.
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Naif Museum

Ramadan timings: Sunday- Thursday: 9:00 am- 2:00 pm, Friday and Saturday closed.
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Pearl Museum

It showcases the traditional boats (dhows), diving equipment, and the musical instruments that every boat was equipped with. Here, you can learn how to study pearls.
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Dubai Moving Image Museum/ History of Cinema Museum

Originally a private collection, it is dedicated to the evolution of moving pictures and the equipment used to shoot & view them right from the time of silent films era till the 3-dimensional and virtual reality technologies that have become common today. A quaint gift box lets you pick up film memorabilia’s and miniature cameras.
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Hatta Heritage Village

The fort also has displays of traditional jewellery, clothing, pottery, and ammunition belonging to the Hatta tribes.
Coin Museum

There are digital displays at this popular museum in Dubai that tell visitors about the coins, their period of usage and translate the Arabic inscriptions.
Ramadan timings: Sunday- Thursday: 9:00 am- 2:00 pm, Friday and Saturday closed.
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