the place i stayed in when i was in uae was not actually in dubai but in ajman. ajman is about a 45-minute drive to dubai. one of the things i did when i was there was visiting their museum which is housed in an old fortress.
there is a small entrance fee to go inside the museum and as i paid, i asked the guy who was giving out the tickets if it was okay to take pictures and he said it was.
the fort was built in the late 18th century which served as the ruler’s palace and during the 70’s, was the town’s police station. it was then transformed as a museum, dedicated to the people of the united arab emirates.
this life-sized figure welcomed me which heightened my curiosity. the fort used to be the police station, so this piece of wood as displayed was most likely being used in offenders which serves as their punishment.
getting one’s feet trapped like that is considered torture. i guess that is their way before to cut back on crime.
there was one room in the museum where they presented traditional professions of the past. i took some photos of the wax figures which i found interesting.
artifacts discovered in an ancient burial site in al mowayhat are also exhibited in one of the rooms in the museum.
these objects dates back to the bronze age and it is said the the site where they were found is about 5,000 year old.
a burial jar, where the remains of a child and funeral gifts were found.
ajman museum is situated on the east side of the central square, and is open saturday to thursday 0900-1300 and 1600-2100, closed during fridays.
sensory replays 
i’m glad you found time amidst your “working hours” to visit a museum in ajman.
astig sa tableaux, ang husay ha!
ayokong ipitin ang binti ko, masakit ‘yon, kuya! 🙂
mamili ka, sinaunang batas nila sa ajman o sinaunang batas sa atin na ipapakagat sa langgam o sasabitan ng bato at ihuhulog sa dagat mula sa bundok? LOL! :p
.. masarap ang buhay ko dun, sayang temporary lang!
.. mas okay pa ang batas nila sa ajman, pero paano pag nagsidatingan ang mga langgam at ipit ang paa, e di ganun din! haha.
aaww torture indeed! yan pala uso, putol paa. ngayon putol ulo na di ba? morbid! hehe.
walang tour guide? each scene is very interesting. would like to know the story behind those waxes.
.. baka for slight offenses lang yan chyng! walang tour guide, at walang tao nung andun ako! iniisip ko baka magsigalawan yang mga figures na yan takot ko lang. hehe.
medyo creepy yung halls ha. wala ka naman naramdamang kakaiba? hehe!
.. sinabi mo grace! nung asa dulo na ako, napansin ko wala palang pinto dun palabas, haha. ako lang kasi nagiisa dyan! meron pa yang mga babaeng figures naman na nakabelong itim, di ko na lang pinost e.
parang creepy pumunta dito mag-isa tapos wala masyadong tao.
.. nung andyan ako claire, ako lang!
ganda! nung nagcebu ako may museo din sa loob ng fort san pedro. rob may christmas exchange gift ako sa blog ko sali ka!
.. check ko pm kung makahabol pa ako.
hi rob!
thanks for taking me and your other visitors inside ajman museum. katakot naman pala ang parusa dyan noong unang panahon. paano kaya pag nawiwiwi o napupu sila?
.. slow, torture nga miss n, ano? naku dyan na rin sila malamang, kasama na sa parusa yun!
Hello.
I’m working on my Capstone project which is a requirement for me to graduate from Higher Colleges of Technology, I would like your permission to use one of your photographs for educational purposes and as soon as I’m done I will be sharing images of my final project if you would like me to.
.. you may do so adeeba, fine with me.