Bahrain National Museum

The museum was opened in December 1988 to become one of the latest and largest museums in the Middle East. The Museum consists of several exhibition halls covering the history of Bahrain from the stone age, through ancient civilizations and up to the pre-oil period.

The Hall of Graves focuses on Bahrains famous burial mounds while the hall of Dilmun has displays focusing on Dilmun period seals, business activities, jewellery and pottery. Other exhibition areas include the Hall of Customs and Traditions, the Hall of Trades & Crafts the Hall of Tylos & Islam, the Hall of Natural History and the Art Gallery A Heritage Village has been developed outside the Museum and is used for annual national festivals .

The Bahrain National Museum offers a lot for history and heritage scholar.