Bait Al-Baranda

Hellat Lehnud, Muscat, Oman Phone: 968 24 714262 Average Price: US$ 8 per person

About

In a renovated 1930s house, this excellent museum traces the history and prehistory of Muscat through imaginative, interactive displays and exhibits. A 'cut-and-paste' dinosaur, using bones found in Al-Khoud area of Muscat and topped up with borrowed bones from international collections, is one of the many striking exhibits. The ethnographic displays help set not just Muscat but the whole of Oman in a regional, commercial and cultural context. The ground floor of the museum is used as an exhibition space. There is a branch of the popular Khargeen Café in the entrance.
Closing day: Friday