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Best Museums in Dubai

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A trip to Dubai is not complete without visiting the Dubai Museum, located in Al Fahidi Fort. Originally built as a defense against foreign invasion, the impressive fort was later transformed into a museum that allows visitors to delve into the rich and unique heritage and culture of the city. Inaugurated in 1971, the museum boasts spectacular exhibits depicting traditional Arab homes, mosques, fishing, pearl diving history, trade, and other aspects of everyday life. Visitors can also survey model souks inspired by traditional marketplaces. Moreover, vivid descriptions of life in the desert and the experiences of the nomadic Bedouins add to the cultural richness of the museum. One of the highlights at the museum is an exhibit featuring artifacts from excavated graves in the Emirates from the 3rd millennium BCE.

Numismatists will have a field day at the Coin Museum. Nestled in the Al Bastakiya area, this hidden gem opened in 2004. Get a glimpse of various civilizations and time periods where coins were used. It is an interesting stop to know about the currency of various nations such as the North Africa and Andalusia Coins, Abbasid Caliphate Coins, Iraq and Eastern Islamic states Coins, and more. These glittering metals of copper, gold and silver will definitely fascinate you.

Tucked behind its unassuming facade of a residential villa, the Coffee Museum takes you into a world of folklore, facts and brews chronicling the story of coffee. This bi-level repository with its heady caffeinated aroma filled by the sacks of coffee from different origins and brewing cuppa will surely make you feel you are in a coffee heaven. Explore its rooms decked with antiques and tools related to the making of the brew. From Arabian coffee to Ethiopian and South American, get an insight on how coffee took the world by storm through written publications and media presentations. Take a sip of delightfully prepared java from the bar on-site.

A visit to the Museum of the Poet Al Oqaili is a perfect chance to experience the wonderful heritage houses in the city. It is located in a busy commercial area close to Dubai creek. The museum expresses the fine taste and sense of the famous poet. The architectural designs in the house are worth marveling at. The museum has nine wings that correspond to his life, writings, poetry, cultural and social life. It also has a wide collection of documents and its commandments. Visitors can also take a look at some of the precious set of collections, furniture and household tools that represent the ending of the 19th century.

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