History and natural science museums Mascate

This beautiful Omani house of white stone and wood is located in the heart of Mutrah, on the seafront. Bait al Baranda means "the house on the veranda". Thanks to the latest museum techniques, you can trace the history of the town up to the present day through interactive exhibitions ranging from geology to prehistory, maritime life and folklore. In particular, the evolution of Muscat from the 1st century to 1744 is retraced, from the first known settlement at the time of the naval battles. An essential chronological point.

Among the rare objects on display here are the remains of a fossilized tree discovered in the Al Huquf region and dated at more than 260 million years ago, and the teeth of a homotherium and a dinotherium respectively 15 and 35 million years old. The skeleton of the large sperm whale found in 1986 in Barka dominates you from its height and its 14 meters long. Otherwise, you can wander from shells to corals, from insects to animals. Dusty but instructive museum.