Oman Children's Museum, Muscat, Oman

Standing: High
Rank: Rank 47 of 1,774

Reviewed by Elena Voss · Roavina Travel Editor

About Oman Children's Museum

The Oman Children's Museum, now known as the Children's Culture Center, is a cultural and science center for children on Sultan Qaboos Street in Muscat, near Qurum Nature Park. It was established by the Ministry of National Heritage and Culture and opened on 14 November 1990 by Sultan Qaboos bin Said during the 20th National Day celebrations. It was the first science museum in Oman and receives around 50,000 visitors a year. The center is housed in a distinctive building of two domes covering about 2,000 square metres, and serves children and adolescents aged 6 to 16 with programmes in culture, science, technology, engineering, arts and sports.

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What's inside

The museum has 45 exhibits and two demonstrations across about 10,000 square feet. Its exhibition section is divided into three parts, human life, physics and observation, which trace the progression of science through the ages. Many displays are hands-on: visitors can feel a fake electric shock, trigger a lightning bolt, launch a hot air balloon, photograph their own shadow and send a message through a whisper dish. The STEMazone hall offers interactive workshops aimed at creative thinking and technical skills, and a dedicated STEMazone Centre opened at the museum in 2021.

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