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National museum of Jordan’s history and culture. Over 2,000 artifacts, incl. Ain Ghazal Statues, Nabataean exhibits, Dead Sea Scrolls.
On the Amman Citadel. Artefacts from archaeological sites of the country, from the Paleolithic to the Islamic Era
In the Western hall of the Roman Theatre. Daily life from the 19th and early 20th cent. from Jordanian regions.
In the Eastern halls of the Roman Theatre. Jordanian and Palestinian heritage, collection of Byzantine mosaics.
Art, Architecture, Archaeology. Darat al Funun's support of contemporary arts from the Arab world; history of the location.
Founded in 1980. Collection of over 2,800 works mainly from Asia and Africa in two buildings connected by a Sculpture Park.
About 40,000 coins from more than 2,500 years, incl. a Nabatean collection; also ancient weights. Publications, library.
Widad Kawar Home for Arab Dress. Largest collection of Jordanian and Palestinian costumes from the 19th/20th cent.
More than 300 archaeological finds and a wide range of information for a deeper understanding of the ancient capital of the Nabataeans and its surrounding area.
Housed in the Bait Rusan, a large Ottoman courtyard house reaconditioned to display sculptures, artefacts and archaological findings from Gadara
The finest heritage building in As-Salt from the end of the 19th cent. houses the Historic Old Salt Museum - history of the city in its Golden Age.
Located in the historic Touqan House, built by master Al Aqrouq for the Touqan family in the early 1900s, the Museum displays objects from archaeological excavations in the Balqa' area.
Several old houses and courtyards display mosaic floors found in situ or in other places, as well as archaeological and ethnographic exhibits.
Photos of the Museum and central exhibit that shows informative panels about the history, and a large model to localize the archaeological areas.
Archaeology and heritage of the SE shores of the Dead Sea, from prehistory to the present, incl. Nabataean culture and Sanctuary of Lot.
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