Museums of Saudi Arabia
50 curated museums across the Kingdom's thirteen regions. Search and filter by destination, category, and visitor features.
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The National Museum of Saudi Arabia
The flagship national museum in Riyadh, set within the King Abdulaziz Historical Center in Al Murabba. Its galleries present the long story of the Arabian Peninsula — from early human settlement to the founding of the modern Saudi state.
Museum of the College of Tourism and Archaeology, King Saud University
University museum at King Saud University in Riyadh, presenting archaeological finds and study collections gathered through the College of Tourism and Archaeology's fieldwork across the Arabian Peninsula.
Tayebat International City Museum
A privately developed heritage museum complex in Jeddah, with buildings inspired by traditional Hejazi architecture and multiple themed sections covering Islamic art, heritage and Saudi history.
AlUla Museum (Old Town)
Regional museum in AlUla introducing the long archaeology of the AlUla valley, from the kingdoms of Dadan and Lihyan through Nabataean Hegra to the historic mudbrick old town.
Beit Al-Balad Heritage Museum
Restored Hejazi merchant house in Jeddah's UNESCO-listed Al-Balad district presented as a heritage museum, with period rooms and displays on the social history of historic Jeddah.
Bin Hamsan Heritage Museum
Privately curated heritage museum and traditional village near Khamis Mushait in the Asir region, displaying agricultural tools, household items, weapons, and folk art from southwestern Saudi Arabia.
Hejaz Railway Station Museum, Tabuk
Restored Ottoman-era Hejaz Railway station in Tabuk operating as a museum, with original locomotive shed, workshops, and displays on the railway built between Damascus and Madinah in the early twentieth century.
House of Islamic Arts
Privately founded museum in Jeddah dedicated to Islamic art, presenting ceramics, metalwork, textiles, manuscripts, and decorative objects from across the Islamic world.
King Abdulaziz Heritage Exhibition, Dhahran
Heritage exhibition in Dhahran tracing the founding role of King Abdulaziz and the early development of the Saudi state, with displays connected to the unification of the Kingdom and the early oil era in the Eastern Province.
King Fahd Glorious Quran Printing Complex Exhibition
Visitor exhibition at the King Fahd Glorious Quran Printing Complex in Madinah, presenting the history of the printed Mushaf, the work of the complex, and the global distribution of its editions.
Land of Civilizations Museum, Al-Ahsa
Privately curated museum in Al-Ahsa presenting a wide-ranging collection of artefacts and ethnographic items connected to the long history of the oasis and the wider Eastern Arabian cultural region.
Najd Village Heritage Museum
Privately curated heritage museum and traditional restaurant complex in Riyadh recreating a Najdi village, with assembled rooms, courtyards, household objects, and folk crafts from central Arabia.
Nasseef House Museum (Bayt Nassif)
Historic merchant house in Jeddah's UNESCO-listed Al-Balad district, restored as a museum and cultural venue, with period rooms tracing the social life of an important Hejazi family.
Salwa Palace Museum, Diriyah
Museum within Salwa Palace at At-Turaif in Diriyah, presenting the political and architectural history of the First Saudi State at its UNESCO-listed mudbrick capital on the edge of Riyadh.
Saudi Coffee Museum, Hira Cultural District
Specialty museum within the Hira Cultural District in Makkah dedicated to Saudi coffee culture, presenting the history of coffee in the Arabian Peninsula, regional brewing traditions, and the social rituals of hospitality.
Saudi Post Museum
Specialty museum in Riyadh dedicated to the history of postal communications in Saudi Arabia, with displays of historic stamps, postmarks, postal equipment, and uniforms from the development of the national postal service.
Sheikh Salih Al-Salem Heritage House
Restored traditional Al-Ahsa house presented as a private heritage museum, displaying household objects, agricultural tools, and material from the daily life of an oasis family.
Abdul Rahman Al-Sudairy Cultural Centre — Museum
Cultural foundation in Al-Jawf with a heritage museum, library, and exhibition spaces presenting the history of the Al-Jouf region and the cultural work of the Sudairy family foundation.
Shubra Palace Museum, Taif
Historic palace in Taif built in distinctive Hejazi style with imported marble and ornate woodwork, now operating as a regional museum with displays on local history and royal residence.
Tarout Castle Heritage Museum
Heritage museum associated with Tarout Castle on Tarout Island in Qatif, presenting the long archaeology of one of the oldest continuously settled sites on the Arabian Gulf coast.
Exhibition of the Two Holy Mosques Architecture
A permanent exhibition in Makkah dedicated to the architecture, expansions and restoration of the Holy Mosque in Makkah and the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah.
Al Masmak Palace Museum
A restored mud-brick fortress in old Riyadh associated with the early twentieth-century unification of Saudi Arabia, now an interpretive museum on the founding of the modern Kingdom and traditional Najdi life.
Murabba Palace (Qasr Al Murabba)
The historic seat of King Abdulaziz in central Riyadh, a large mud-brick palace complex preserved as part of the King Abdulaziz Historical Center.
Dar Al Madinah Museum
A privately operated museum in Madinah focused on the urban and architectural heritage of the city, with models, photographs and exhibits related to the Prophet's Mosque and historic neighborhoods.
Abdul Raouf Khalil Museum
Privately founded museum in Jeddah arranged across several themed pavilions covering Islamic civilisation, Arabian heritage, public history, and folk life.
Al-Qishlah Palace Museum, Hail
Historic mudbrick fort and barracks complex in central Hail, restored and operated as a museum on the city's heritage and the early administrative history of the region.
Aqilat Heritage Museum
Heritage museum in Unayzah dedicated to the Aqilat caravan traders of central Najd, who organised long-distance trade between Arabia and the markets of Greater Syria, Iraq, and Egypt.
Asir Folk Heritage Museum
Folk heritage museum in the Asir region presenting the architecture, costumes, jewellery, and crafts of the mountain communities of southwestern Saudi Arabia, including the Al-Qatt Al-Asiri painting tradition.
Farasan Heritage House Museum (Beit Al-Refai)
Restored coral-stone merchant house on Farasan Island in the Jazan region presented as a heritage museum on the architecture, pearl trade, and maritime culture of the southern Red Sea.
Heritage Village of Janadriyah
Permanent heritage village outside Riyadh, used as the home of the Janadriyah National Heritage and Cultural Festival, with reconstructed regional houses, craft workshops, and folk displays from across Saudi Arabia.
Al-Aan Palace Museum
Historic mudbrick palace on a rocky outcrop overlooking the Najran valley, presented as a heritage museum on the architecture and history of the southern oasis.
Al-Bassam Heritage House Museum
Restored Najdi merchant house in Unayzah operating as a private heritage museum, with period rooms, courtyards, and displays on the social and commercial life of central Qassim.
Al-Hofuf Heritage Museum
Heritage museum in Al-Hofuf, the historic centre of the Al-Ahsa oasis, presenting the urban fabric, crafts, and oasis economy of one of eastern Arabia's most important traditional cities.
Al Muftaha Village
A dedicated arts village in Abha bringing together studios, galleries and exhibition spaces for Saudi visual artists in a traditional Asiri setting.
King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies — Museum & Archives
The museum and archives wing of the King Faisal Center in Riyadh, presenting King Faisal's personal effects, official gifts of state, manuscripts, and curated exhibitions drawn from the centre's research collections.
Sheikh Saleh bin Saleh Cultural Centre
Cultural centre in Unayzah with a heritage museum, library, and reconstructed traditional Qassim quarters, presenting the social and economic life of central Najd.
Ithra — King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture
A major contemporary cultural center in Dhahran developed by Saudi Aramco, bringing together a museum, library, theatre, cinema and exhibition halls under one roof.
Hail Regional Museum
The regional museum of Hail Province in northern Najd, presenting the archaeology, rock art and oasis heritage of the region.
Jazan Regional Museum
The regional museum of Jazan Province on the Red Sea coast, presenting the archaeology, maritime heritage and mountain culture of the south.
Najran Regional Museum
The regional museum of Najran Province, presenting the archaeology and cultural heritage of one of the Arabian Peninsula’s oldest inhabited regions.
Al Bahah Regional Museum
The regional museum of Al Bahah Province, presenting the archaeology, stone architecture and traditional life of the Sarawat mountains and surrounding villages.
Al Jouf Regional Museum
The regional museum of Al Jouf Province in Sakaka, presenting the archaeology and heritage of one of northern Arabia’s oldest settled regions.
Qassim Regional Museum
The regional museum of Qassim Province in central Najd, presenting the agricultural heritage, traditional architecture and Islamic history of the region.
Northern Borders Regional Museum
The regional museum of the Northern Borders Province in Arar, presenting the desert archaeology and Bedouin heritage of the far north.
Makkah Museum (Al Zahir Palace)
The regional museum of Makkah Province housed in the historic Al Zahir Palace, presenting the heritage and history of the Makkah region.
Hejaz Railway Museum
A museum in Madinah housed in the restored Ottoman-era Hejaz Railway station, presenting the history of the railway line built between Damascus and Madinah.
Saqr Al Jazeera Aviation Museum
An open-air and indoor aviation museum in Riyadh dedicated to the history of the Royal Saudi Air Force, with retired aircraft and exhibits on Saudi aviation.
Dammam Regional Museum
The regional museum of the Eastern Province in Dammam, presenting the archaeology, oasis heritage and oil-era history of eastern Saudi Arabia.
Abha Regional Museum
The regional museum of Asir Province in Abha, presenting the archaeology, traditional architecture and crafts of the southern highlands.
Tabuk Regional Museum
The regional museum of Tabuk Province in the northwest, presenting the archaeology and Hejaz Railway heritage of the region.