Visited Ghalya's Museum on the recommendation of a friend who knows my love for everything anthropological and sociological and I must say to my amazement it was as she described and more. I was delighted to roam around this museum which is a house built in the early sixties and the exhibits in it are organised around the daily lives... More

Combining eclectic content with beautifully chosen pieces, Ghalya's Museum is a fantastic addition to the already impressive cultural scene in Muscat. Impressive content from a variety of both Omani and international artists is allied with real sensitivity in selection and presentation; the result is that the visitor gets a sense that they are able to move through a selection of... More

Not really a modern art museum apart from some sculptures for sale. The museum is a timeline through Muscat life and you wind your way through doors and into traditional houses. Enjoyed the way it was laid out.

A cute little museum housing a series of rooms highlighting Muscat life several decades ago. Simple, but entertaining enough. There is a modern art gallery attached to the museum and, when I visited, a series of modern paintings were on show outside, but the museum itself isn't really a modern art museum.

What I liked about this place was that every time I opened a door a new story was told and there was allot of sound and visual effect to make you live the 60's and 70's of Oman. However I was expecting more of painting and modern art as the outside is really fascinating with magnificient paintings.

The gallery is in a restored (to its star in the 60's) house, which acts as a museum on the way to the small gallery. We thought it was lovely.

Excellent display and a look into the old life of an Omani family. Staff were most helpful, thoroughly enjoyable experience and in expensive

Ghalya's Museum of Modern Art, may in the future showcase more modern art than the Marco Polo statuary, but at the moment it is primarily a museum of Omani life in the 1960s/70s. and a very interesting one it is too. The museum itself is made from three small houses by the Mutrah Fort. Wander from one of the tiny... More

From the moment you enter the reception an are given the guide you know it is going to be different. The guide itself is imaginatively folded. As you progress from room you are taken back into recent history. You have a sense that each room has been carefully put together with considerable thought as to where and how objects are... More