Al Ain Museum ( ar, مَتْحَف ٱلْعَيْن, Matḥaf Al), also known as Al Ain Museum ( ar, مَتْحَف ٱلْعَيْن, Matḥaf al-ʿAyn), is a
museum
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Emirate of Abu Dhabi
The Emirate of Abu Dhabi (, , or ; ar, إِمَارَةْ أَبُوظَبِي , ) is one of seven emirates that constitute the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It is by far the largest emirate, accounting for 87% of the nation's total land area o ...
, the
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia ( The Middle East). It is located at t ...
.
Description and history
The museum, the oldest in the UAE, is located next to the Eastern Fort (or Sultan Bin Zayed Fort).''Al Ain National Museum'',
Al Ain Oasis
Al-Ain Oasis ( ar, وَاحَة ٱلْعَيْن, Wāḥat Al-ʿAyn, "Oasis of the Spring") is the largest oasis in the city of Al Ain, within the Eastern Region of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates.
Geography
It is located i ...
Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan
Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan ( ar, زَايِد بِن سُلْطَان آل نَهْيَان, Zāyed bin Sulṭān Āl Nahyān; 6 May 1918 – 2 November 2004) was an Emirati politician, statesman, and philanthropist who served as ...
Tahnoun bin Mohammed Al Nahyan
Tahnoun bin Mohammed Al Nahyan ( ar, طحنون بن محمد آل نهيان, ṭaḥnūn bin muḥammad ʾāl nahyān) is the Ruler's Representative of the Eastern Region of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates. He was previousl ...
, the Ruler's Representative in the Eastern Region, on 2 November 1971.
The museum has two main sections on
ethnographic
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and archaeological aspects of the country, especially around Al Ain. It includes finds from the
Bronze Age
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tombs at the Mezyad and
Hili Archaeological Park
Hili Archaeological Park ( ar, حَدِيْقَة آثَار ٱلْهِيْلِي, Ḥadīqat Āthar Al-Hīlī) is the location of a Bronze Age site in Al Ain, Emirate of Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates.
Description and history
Hili is the ...
s on the outskirts of Al Ain.
As of October 2018, there were plans to make restorations to the museum and fort.
See also
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Al Ain Palace Museum
Sheikh Zayed Palace Museum ( ar, مَتْحَف قَصْر ٱلشَّيْخ زَايِد, Matḥaf Ash-Shaykh Zāyid al-Waṭanī), also known as "Al Ain Palace Museum" ( ar, مَتْحَف قَصْر ٱلْعَيْن, Matḥaf Qaṣr Al-ʿAyn), ...
*
Cultural policy in Abu Dhabi The concept of cultural policy in Abu Dhabi, a city within the United Arab Emirates refers to any initiative undertaken by the Emirate government aimed at achieving goals of certain cultural content and ascribable within a coherent strategic frame ...
List of museums in the United Arab Emirates
This is a list of museums in the United Arab Emirates.
*Al Ahmadiya School
* Al Ain National Museum
* Al Eslah School Museum
* Al Hisn Fort Museum
* Anime Museum
*Dubai Museum
* Etihad Museum
* Fujairah Heritage Village
* Fujairah Museum
* Gug ...