Sharjah Announces Free Entry to Museums Till March 3

The residents and tourists in Sharjah have the chance to learn about the culture and heritage of Emiratis with free entry to Sharjah Museums until March 3, 2024. The initiative undertaken by Sharjah Museums Authority (SMA) provides access to some of the major museums of the emirate such as Sharjah Fort (Al Hisn), Sharjah Calligraphy Museum, Bait Al Naboodah, and Hisn Khorfakkan. Furthermore, SMA has also launched ‘Museums Express’, a mobile museum bus that operates in Dibba Al Hisn and the Heart of Sharjah on scheduled days.

Aside from the free entry. all participants can explore traditions and heritage of the Emirate in hands-on trainings. One example is the workshop at the Al Hisn Towers at Sharjah Fort, which will teach the history of the place, and Bait Al Naboodah will conduct a workshop on painting floral and geometric designs. The workshop at the Sharjah Calligraphy Museum will be dedicated to the process of making hand-crafted pendants with Arabic letters as a design.

Furthermore, some museums will hold exhibitions such as ‘Geometric and Floral Ornaments’ at Bait Sheikh Saeed Bin Hamad Al Qasimi as well as ‘The Art of Architectural Decoration in the Emirate of Sharjah’ at Bait Al Naboodah. The Sharjah Calligraphy Museum will put on the “Honourable Ornament” until August 18, 2024.

Museum hours are from Saturday through Thursday, 8 am to 8 pm, and for Friday, 8 am to 4 pm. To learn more details on events, times, and places, visitors can visit the SMA website.