Bait Al Zubair Museum

The Bait Al Zubair Museum, in Muscat

The Bait Al Zubair Museum is one of the most important private museums of Oman, dedicated to the heritage and the culture of the country. The Muscat audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this fine institution, born from the collection of an influential Omani family.

The heritage museum of the Al Zubair family

The Bait Al Zubair Museum is one of the most important private museums of Oman, in the heart of old Muscat. It opened to the public in 1998, from a collection gathered over decades by the Al Zubair family, an influential Omani family, known for its role in public life and its attachment to the national heritage. Installed in fine traditional residences, the museum presents a rich collection of objects that illustrate Omani culture and the art of living: traditional costumes and jewels, old weapons including the famous khanjar daggers, daily utensils, musical instruments, photographs and reconstitutions of the life of the past. It allows to understand the identity, the traditions and the social history of the sultanate. With its elegant setting and its careful collections, the Bait Al Zubair Museum is an essential stop to discover the heritage of Oman, in the heart of Muscat.

What to see

Here you discover one of the most important private museums of Oman, opened in 1998 from the collection of the influential Al Zubair family, in fine traditional residences, with its costumes and jewels, its old weapons including the khanjar daggers, its daily objects and its reconstitutions of the Omani life of the past. The Bait Al Zubair Museum is essential for the heritage of Oman. It is a stop to be discovered, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Bait Al Zubair Museum lies in the heart of old Muscat, reachable on foot. The visit follows its own hours and conditions, which vary. It is best to check the arrangements before coming.

Who is at the origin of the Bait Al Zubair Museum in Muscat?

The Al Zubair family, an influential Omani family, whose collection gathered over decades gave birth to this museum opened in 1998; it presents the heritage, the costumes, the jewels and the traditions of Oman.

Where is the Bait Al Zubair Museum of Muscat?

In the heart of old Muscat, in Oman.