The museum has two main sections on ethnographic and archaeological aspects of the country, especially around Al Ain. It includes finds from the Bronze Age tombs at the Mezyad[4] and Hili Archaeological Parks on the outskirts of Al Ain.[6]
As of October 2018, there were plans to make restorations to the museum and fort.[7]
national, museum, museum, arabic, ٱل, romanized, matḥaf, also, known, museum, arabic, ٱل, romanized, matḥaf, ʿayn, museum, city, within, emirate, dhabi, united, arab, emirates, museumم, ٱل, نentrance, main, museum, buildinglocational, eastern, region, emirate,. Al Ain Museum Arabic م ت ح ف ٱل ع ي ن romanized Matḥaf Al also known as Al Ain Museum Arabic م ت ح ف ٱل ع ي ن romanized Matḥaf al ʿAyn is a museum in the city of Al Ain within the Emirate of Abu Dhabi the United Arab Emirates 1 Al Ain Museumم ت ح ف ٱل ع ي نEntrance to the main museum s buildingLocationAl Ain Eastern Region of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi the UAECoordinates24 12 58 N 55 46 26 E 24 21611 N 55 77389 E 24 21611 55 77389Websiteweb wbr archive wbr org wbr web wbr 20100704170940 wbr http wbr www wbr aam wbr gov wbr ae wbr Contents 1 Description and history 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksDescription and history edit nbsp Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed Fort in the museum s vicinityThe museum the oldest in the UAE is located next to the Eastern Fort or Sultan Bin Zayed Fort 2 3 It is on the eastern side of the Al Ain Oasis the largest oasis in Al Ain It was built by the former UAE President Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan to house archaeological finds from the surrounding area including the Hafit era beehive tombs near Mezyad 4 The museum was inaugurated by Sheikh Tahnoun bin Mohammed Al Nahyan the Ruler s Representative in the Eastern Region on 2 November 1971 5 The museum has two main sections on ethnographic and archaeological aspects of the country especially around Al Ain It includes finds from the Bronze Age tombs at the Mezyad 4 and Hili Archaeological Parks on the outskirts of Al Ain 6 As of October 2018 there were plans to make restorations to the museum and fort 7 It also is 1200 square meters big See also editAl Ain Palace Museum Cultural policy in Abu Dhabi List of cultural property of national significance in the United Arab Emirates List of museums in the United Arab Emirates Al Ain Zoo Jebel HafeetReferences edit Al Ain National Museum VisitAbuDhabi ae Archived from the original on 3 September 2018 Retrieved 6 August 2017 Al Ain National Museum Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture amp Heritage UAE Insight Guides Oman amp the UAE Travel Guide eBook APA Publications UK Limited 2015 12 01 ISBN 9781780055480 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a work ignored help a b Ghazal Rym 2011 07 03 Al Ain s World Heritage tombs can now rest in peace The National Retrieved 2019 05 06 Kazmi Aftab 2 November 2008 UAE museum Al Ain National Museum Gulf News Archived from the original on 15 October 2010 Retrieved 6 August 2017 Hili Grand Tomb Al Ain National Museum The UAE archived from the original on 2009 12 03 retrieved 2018 10 26 Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed briefed on Al Ain Museum restorations The National 2018 10 29 Retrieved 2018 10 31 External links editMuseum website nbsp This article related to a museum in the United Arab Emirates is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about ethnography is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Al Ain National Museum amp oldid 1169531498, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
