Hejaz Railway Station Museum, Mada’in Salih Al Ula

Hejaz Railway Station Museum, Mada’in Salih Al Ula

A visit to the Hejaz Railway Station Museum in Mada’in Salih, Al Ula conjures up powerful memories of past ambitions, and of movies with booming soundtracks provided by the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

Sheikh Abdullah Al Salem Cultural Centre, Kuwait City

Sheikh Abdullah Al Salem Cultural Centre, Kuwait City

Big on ambitions and achievements, the Sheikh Abdullah Al Salem Cultural Centre signals a new commitment to public museums in Kuwait

Sharjah Heritage Museum

Sharjah Heritage Museum

Both everyday and precious objects at the Sharjah Heritage Museum illustrate community practices and traditions that are ages old, and which have been passed down through the generations from times long ago, and which still resonate in contemporary Sharjah.

Bait al Naboodah Museum, Sharjah

Bait al Naboodah Museum, Sharjah

Bait Al Naboodah was one of the largest houses in Sharjah at the turn of the 20th century, and was clearly both comfortable and grand. The Museum presents stories of the pearl merchant Al Naboodah’s life and work against the backdrop of an old Gulf town on its way to modernity.

Museum Yves Saint Laurent Marrakech, Morocco

Museum Yves Saint Laurent Marrakech, Morocco

YSL was the essence of the debonair, modern, quintessentially French, fashion designer. He may have seemed the quintessential Left Bank cool guy, but he was born and grew up in Tangier, Algeria. This Museum brings all these elements together.

The MENA Museums Directory Blog

If you are looking for details of a museum in the Middle East and North Africa region, you are in the right place.

We are compiling and presenting information in this blog about MENA museums for both professional and general use.

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