The exhibits are largely composed of folk items and artefacts from Qatar's pre-oil days. Admission is QR 1. Telephone 436008 for more details on opening times etc. The building is in the Moorish style and was originally constructed during the Ottoman occupation of the region. The collection consists of local paintings, weavings, gypsum carvings, ornate wooden door pieces and other artefacts, and gives guides and explanations to local crafts of the past and present.
Admission is free.
There are over 2,300 exhibits, clearly displayed and labelled. For further details call 438123 or contact one of the tour companies to arrange a visit. It is open from 4pm - 6pm daily, except on Fridays. There is a major archaelogical site nearby that can also be visited. The museum houses various local artefacts, but is principally interesting for the building itself, the archaelogical site and the fishing villages nearby, many of which are now deserted.