Bait Al Baranda Museum

The Bait Al Baranda Museum, in Muscat

The Bait Al Baranda, the House of the Veranda, is a cultural and historical museum of Muttrah, in a restored 1930s residence. The Muscat audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this museum that retraces the history of Muscat, from prehistory to the present day.

The House of the Veranda and the history of Muscat

The Bait Al Baranda, whose name means the House of the Veranda, is a cultural and historical museum located in Muttrah, installed in a restored residence dating from the 1930s. The building itself, with its traditional architecture, testifies to the art of building of Muscat at the beginning of the twentieth century. The museum retraces the history of the town over a very long duration, from its prehistory and its geological formation to the modern era, through antiquity, maritime trade, the age of the Omani empire and the development of the capital. Through maps, objects, models, photographs and interactive devices, it offers a pedagogical and accessible journey, which allows to understand how Muscat was built over the centuries. A place of knowledge and memory, at the scale of the town and its inhabitants, the Bait Al Baranda Museum is an interesting stop of the discovery of Muscat.

What to see

Here you discover, in a fine restored 1930s residence, the museum that retraces all the history of Muscat, from prehistory and the geological formation to the modern era, through maritime trade and the Omani empire, through maps, objects, models and interactive devices. The Bait Al Baranda Museum illuminates the history of Muscat. It is a stop to be discovered, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Bait Al Baranda Museum lies in Muttrah, near the corniche, in Muscat, reachable on foot and by public transport. The visit follows its own hours and conditions, which vary. It is best to check the arrangements before coming.

What does the Bait Al Baranda Museum retrace in Muscat?

The history of Muscat over a very long duration, from its prehistory and its geological formation to the modern era, through maps, objects, models and interactive devices; it is installed in a restored 1930s residence, the House of the Veranda.

Where is the Bait Al Baranda Museum of Muscat?

In Muttrah, near the corniche, in Muscat, in Oman.