Manama Museums

Manama is the capital city of Bahrain, a small country in the Middle-East. It is also the largest city of the country. Manama, like the most of the part of Middle East, is dominated by Muslims. Although it is influenced by Islamic culture, one third of the city dwellers are not native to Bahrain and it makes Manama a cosmopolitan city. Manama is democratic at heart and always welcomes foreigners and travelers. Manama has so many attractions for the travelers, namely, Bahrain Fort, Bab el-Bahrain Souk, which is a busy market place, Bahrain International Circuit, a Formula One racing track, Al-Faith Mosque, etc. There are also a few museums in Manama. Manama Museums are worth visit. Manama Museums will give you an idea of Bahrain and its historic past as well as heritage and other specialties of the country.

Mainly there are three museums in Manama worth visit and these are :
- Bahrain National Museum
- Museum of Pearl Diving
- Beit Al Qur'an

Bahrain National Museum

Bahrain National Museum was established in 1988. This museum has a rich collection of Bahrain's ancient archeological artifacts. Coming to this museum will give you knowledge of Bahrain's 6000 years old history. There is a vivid archeological description of an ancient civilization named Dilmun that was developed in Bahrain thousands of years ago. For more information on this click on to Bahrain National Museum

Museum of Pearl Diving

Museum of Pearl Diving is considered as one of the oldest building in Manama as well as in Bahrain. It was the first official center for Bahrain Courts. This museum will give you a flavor of local heritage of Bahrain. The building of this museum is a marvelous example of historic architecture.

Beit Al Qur'an

Beit Al Qur'an is an Arabic word which means the House of Quran. Beit Al Qur'an is one of the most important of Manama Museums and it exhibits mainly the Islamic history and culture of the country. Within the compound of Beit Al Qur'an you will find
the Al Hayat Museum, the Abdul Rahman Jassim Kanoo Mosque, Muhammad Bin Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa Conference Hall, Al Furqan Library, and Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo School. The Al Hayat Museum in Beit Al Qur'an has 10 halls that are interconnected and mainly exhibits a wide collection of rare Islamic manuscripts.