Hidden in a 1950s house inside the Gold Souk, the first women's museum in the Middle East (2012), founded by psychiatrist and former university president Rafia Ghubash. Three floors name Emirati women one by one: healers, poets, traders, artists; the top floor is given to the poet Ousha bint Khalifa Al Suwaidi.
- Address
- Al Daghaya Street, near Al Khor Street, Gold Souk, Deira
- Hours
- Mon-Sat 10:00-17:30; closed Sun (The National, Sep 2026)
- Best time to go
- Morning, Afternoon · About 1 h
- Price
- AED 20 (The National, Sep 2026)
- Price level
- AED
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- The first gallery opens with an installation of burqas and niqabs: read it before the labels.
- Combine with the Museum of the Poet Al Oqaili, an eight-minute walk away.
- Closed on Sundays.