BAIT AL ZUBAIR The Foundation manages the cultural space and develops projects relating to culture, heritage and arts. Bait al Zubair displays the family’s collection of Omani artifacts that span a number of centuries and are considered to be among the finest privately owned artifacts. Its ethnographic artifacts reflect highly specialized inherited skills that define Oman’s society, both past and present. started as a private museum that opened its carved wooden doors to the public in 1998. It is funded by its founders, the Zubair family. In 2005, the family established the Bait Al Zubair Foundation as the cultural and social arm of the family-owned business, The Zubair Corporation. Bait Al Zubair is a cultural foundation which initially
It is one of the country’s architectural icons and, in 1999, was the proud recipient of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos’ Award for Architectural Excellence, the first time it was awarded in Oman. The complex consists of five separate buildings (Bait Al Bagh, Bait Al Dalaleel, Bait Al Oud, Bait Al Nahdhah, and Gallery Sarah), as well as a garden with a number of traditional features, a café, and a gift shop.
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