Fort al-Fahidi was built in 1799 to protect the city from the sea and is the largest Fort in Dubai. At different times, the Fort served as the residence of the ruler, barracks and prison. Now here is the national Museum.

Top the Museum exposition tells about military history and about the history of the development of the city. Under the old tower is the underground Museum. Colorful a diorama, figures life-size, sound and light effects will shed light on life in Dubai donatenow era. Galleries recreate the old look of the Bay, traditional Arab houses, mosques, the Souk, date groves, episodes from the life of the inhabitants of the desert and the sea. Among the most impressive exhibits - paintings of the underwater world with figures of pearl divers. It also exhibits ancient scales and sieves used by traders pearls.

The Museum presents works of craftsmen, including those found during excavations in al-Guise wonderful pieces of copper, alabaster and clay, whose age ranges from 3 to 4 thousand years.