Al Ain Museum ( ar, مَتْحَف ٱلْعَيْن, Matḥaf Al), also known as Al Ain Museum ( ar, مَتْحَف ٱلْعَيْن, Matḥaf al-ʿAyn), is a

museum A museum ( ; plural museums or, rarely, musea) is a building or institution that cares for and displays a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance. Many public museums make thes ...

in the city of Al Ain, within the

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'',

Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture & Heritage The Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture & Heritage (known colloquially as the ADACH) was a statutory body in the United Arab Emirates that administered cultural heritage in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. It is on the eastern side of the

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 ...

, the largest oasis in Al Ain. It was built by the former UAE President, Sheikh

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 ...

, to house archaeological finds from the surrounding area, including the Hafit-era 'beehive' tombs near Mezyad. The museum was inaugurated by Sheikh

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 Ethnography (from Greek ''ethnos'' "folk, people, nation" and ''grapho'' "I write") is a branch of anthropology and the systematic study of individual cultures. Ethnography explores cultural phenomena from the point of view of the subject ...

and archaeological aspects of the country, especially around Al Ain. It includes finds from the

Bronze Age The Bronze Age is a historic period, lasting approximately from 3300 BC to 1200 BC, characterized by the use of bronze, the presence of writing in some areas, and other early features of urban civilization. The Bronze Age is the second prin ...

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.

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Museum website
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Description and history

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