Dubai Chronicles - Part 3b
The evening of the same day that we visited BurJuman, we visited the Dubai Museum. The museum is in a fort (Al-Fahidi Fort), the oldest building in Dubai!A huge ship greets visitors right at the very entrance of the fort.
The museum houses an enormous variety of artifacts and the like. From traditional weapons and armours, to a model of Dubai as it was in 1822; the museum plays host to all this and more! 
There were also videos depicting various things. One interesting video was that of traditional Arabic musicians and dancers.
We took a great many pictures in the museum, and although it's not possible to reproduce all of them here, I will attempt to post some of the more interesting ones. From unique musical instruments, to depicting every trade/profession that was/is a native favourite, the museum showcases them all! Also, of course, A and my brother-in-law played the fool, as they are always wont to do!
Dealing in pearls...
The seemingly omnipresent dates!!!
Girls celebrating on graduating from Quran class...
Falconry - the most valued traditional sport in the area today!!!
Jewellery...
The museum also has a beautiful and well stocked souvenir/gift shop.
posted by supernova at 7:01 AM
6 Comments:
Brecht would hv loved the museum, very ancient and insightful on the country's past! I love the souvenior shops = ) That's a funny picture of A and your BIL hee hee hee - tot it was pretty cooL = )
Ah! I love museums myself! So does that mean when I come there, Brecht will happily give me a tour of the museums there? :-)
Hehe... Yeah, there are lots more funny pics of the both of them; I just didn't have the time/patience/space to post all!
great shots!!
Thanks, aditi! :-)
wow i love the pics,was shwng my folks your blog and they enjoyed readin it...
Thanks, deepthi! Good to know your folks also enjoyed it! :-)
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