Place and People Museum

The Place and People Museum, in Muscat

The Place and People Museum, installed in traditional houses at the foot of the Muttrah Fort, evokes the daily life and the Omani society. The Muscat audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this intimate museum, born from the initiative of a figure of the royal family.

The museum of Omani daily life

Installed in a set of traditional houses at the foot of the Muttrah Fort, the Place and People Museum was opened in 2011 at the initiative of Her Highness Sayyida Dr Ghalya bint Fahr bin Taimour Al Said, a figure of the Omani royal family committed to the preservation of heritage. As its name indicates, this museum is interested in places and people: it evokes the daily life, the society and the traditions of Oman, through reconstitutions of interiors, domestic objects, tools, costumes and scenes of the life of the past. There you discover how the Omanis lived, their trades, their customs and their art of living, in an authentic setting that highlights the traditional architecture of the residences. More intimate than the great museums, it offers a sensitive and human look at the culture of the sultanate. A place of memory of ordinary life, the Place and People Museum is an endearing stop of Muscat.

What to see

Here you discover, in traditional houses at the foot of the Muttrah Fort, the museum opened in 2011 that evokes the daily life, the society and the traditions of Oman, through reconstitutions of interiors, domestic objects, tools and costumes, in an authentic and intimate setting. The Place and People Museum offers a human look at the culture of Muscat. It is an endearing stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Place and People Museum lies at the foot of the Muttrah Fort, in Muscat, reachable on foot. The visit follows its own hours and conditions, which vary. It is best to check the arrangements before coming.

What does the Place and People Museum evoke in Muscat?

The daily life, the society and the traditions of Oman, through reconstitutions of interiors, domestic objects, tools and costumes; opened in 2011 at the initiative of Sayyida Dr Ghalya bint Fahr Al Said, it occupies traditional houses at the foot of the Muttrah Fort.

Where is the Place and People Museum of Muscat?

At the foot of the Muttrah Fort, in Muscat, in Oman.