The Jordan Museum

The national museum of Jordan, The Jordan Museum aims to preserve, and present, the country’s rich cultural heritage. A gateway to Jordan’s tourism, the museum is a learning center that shares knowledge in many engaging ways. This knowledge is kept up-to- date through ongoing research for every section the museum offers, from gallery exhibitions to conservational and educational programs.

The museum tells the story of innovation that spans through 1.5 million years of Jordanian history and archaeology. The exhibition narrates Jordan’s story from the Paleolithic period (Old Stone Age) up to a more recent period of time through several chronological and thematic exhibitions.

Valuable and timeless pieces of Jordanian art are placed in specially made, aesthetic displays. Examples of said pieces include the 9,700-year-old “’Ain Ghazal Statues” (the oldest human statues in the world), the famous Dead Sea Scrolls, among many other historical finds.

The Petra Museum

The Petra Museum contains 280 artifacts, dating back to different ages. The exhibition consists of five halls showing the history of Petra, information about the Nabataea’s way of life, their civilization, and even showcasing tools, statues, and many historical pieces which were discovered in Petra by archaeological excavation teams.

Opened on World Heritage Day, the new Petra Museum represents the idea of showcasing the history of Petra to both scholars and tourists.

Petra's long history stretches back through antiquity, the remains of which can still be seen inside, and outside, the ancient city.

The Royal Automobile Museum

The first public automotive museum in the Arab region, inaugurated by His Majesty King Abdullah II in 2003, it serves as a tribute to the late King Hussein while showcasing part of Jordan's history. The museum displays 80 of the late King's cars and motorcycles, some dating back to 1909.

Standing in pristine condition, each vehicle tells a unique story along the late King's life timeline. Together they highlight the 47-year reign of King Hussein, and the history of the Kingdom from the era of His Majesty King Abdullah I, in early 1920, through the era of His Majesty King Abdullah II today.

Jordan Archaeological Museum

The museum was established in 1952 to tell the story of Jordanian civilization through displaying archaeological and historical collections.

The museum is located on the top of Amman Citadel in Amman Downtown. It contains collections of artefacts that were collected from different sites across Jordan. The artefacts were chronicled starting from The Palaeolothic Age up to Islamic Age, including pottery, metal and glass artefacts, in addition to inscriptions, coins and statues. The top exhibits of the museum are the plaster statues of ʻAyn Ghazāl.

(Source: Jordan Tourism Board)