Traditional Crafts Museum

About this place

The Traditional Crafts Museum in Khor Fakkan documents skills used in coastal and mountain communities, including weaving, fishing equipment, domestic production and work with local materials. Demonstrations and tools help connect historic buildings with the labour that made everyday life possible. A visitor can use the collections to connect individual objects with larger changes in Emirati life: oasis farming, pearling, dhow trade, household work, education, government and the transition after oil. Read dates and provenances closely and compare reconstructions with original artefacts, photographs and oral testimony. This makes the museum useful historical evidence rather than a display of attractive antiques. Exhibitions and opening arrangements can change, so check the official venue information before planning a journey.