Museums in Dubai

Established in 1912, Al Ahmadiya School was the first regular school in Dubai, located in the Al-Ras area of Deira. The two-storey building was renovated in 1995 for use as a museum of education.

The construction date of this building goes back to the late 50s.It became the headquarters of Dubai Municipality offices until 1964, and then the Municipality offices were moved to another building. In 2006, this museum was opened it included halls, exhibits and documents.

Al Fahidi Fort, which houses the Dubai Museum, was built around 1787, and once guarded the landward approaches to the town.

The House, known as "Beit Al-Rekkab" (House of the Camels), was built in the forties of the the twentieth Century in Al-Shindagha, next to the house of the late Sheikh Saeed Bin Maktoum Al-Maktoum, It belongs to the late Sheikh Rashed Bin Saeed Al-Maktoum and was constructed along several phases.

The building was established in the forties of the last century in Al-Shindagha to be used as a home for the late Sheikha Moza bint Saeed Al-Maktoum. The Building was refurbished and designed to house the "Horse Museum" to explain the history of Horses, there prestige to the Arabs.

Naif Fort built in a strategic location in the main commercial district in Deira, was the first headquarters of Dubai Police. The fort was also used as a prison.