Overview & visitor information
This museum is in Bab Al Anbariyyah Square, in the railway station building overlooking Omar bin Al Khattab Street from the north. It currently occupies one floor of a station building on the eastern side, with an estimated area of 400 m2, and is under development.
The museum was established in Rajab 1419 AH and officially opened during the first Madinah Festival by His Royal Highness Prince Abdul Majeed bin Abdulaziz, Governor of the Madinah Region.
The museum contains many archaeological and artistic objects representing the different periods of the region, including:
Pottery, rock inscriptions, coffee utensils, weapons, millstones, scales and measures, an old wooden storage container called a thallajah, mahabish (plural of mihbash), a public drinking-water jar, cooking utensils, assorted heritage objects, perfumes, combs, glass bottles, shaving tools and collections of jewellery.
A collection of old photographs of Madinah.
A collection of banknotes and coins from different periods.
Visiting hours
1- On ordinary days there is one opening period:
From eight in the morning until one in the afternoon.
2- During seasons such as Ramadan and Hajj, and others, there are morning and evening periods as follows:
- Morning: from eight in the morning until one in the afternoon.
- Evening: from four in the afternoon until nine in the evening.
