Gate and cannons
The fort's entrance.
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Ajman's main museum, housed in an eighteenth-century fort in the centre of the city that served as the ruler's residence until 1970 and became a museum a decade later. It stands next to the gold and traditional souqs, within walking distance of the corniche. The fort has a massive gate guarded by two cannons, watchtowers and two «barjeel» wind towers kept during its restoration; at one stage it also served as Ajman's police station. The galleries show the emirate's past: antiquities, old manuscripts and weapons, models of wooden dhows, scenes of traditional life, old trades and folk medicine, and a section on pearl diving. A star exhibit is a cemetery excavated at Al Muwaihat, with pottery and funerary jewellery dating back to around 3000 BC. Labels are in Arabic and English. It opens Saturday to Thursday 8:00 to 20:00 and Friday from 14:30, according to Ajman's official tourism site; tickets are about 5 AED for adults, per visitor guides.
The fort's entrance.
Traditional barjeel.
From around 3000 BC.
Al Bustan, east side of the central square, central Ajman
Saturday to Thursday 8:00-20:00 and Friday from 14:30, according to Ajman's official tourism site.