Worth a look, all items displayed with labels in English. If you have seen Neolithic artefacts in the UK, the ones here offer a good comparison. More

I just keep going back, back, back to this place! One of the highlights of the many artifacts to be found here is an exhibit of some of the Dead Sea Scrolls. For me, the scrolls paled in comparison to the Ain Ghazel statues. They are among the oldest known statues representing the human form. There are too many artifacts... More

This is a very basic museum, it has some good artefacts and you can photograph everything without flash. However if you are used to the museums of Europe or US you may at first feel let down. It has a great wealth of information despite initial impressions. More

For the National Museum, the was a disappointment. The displays were hard to see (poor lighting) and the information about them was sparse. More

Museum was at the top of the citadel, not large, but with very interesting exhibits. Great views of the city. More

It is a not big Musseum but you can find everything from the old past there. It has to be included in your visit. More

Can take photos without flash. Dead Sea scrolls were cool to see. Overall, not very organized but in a charming way. Not North American or European museum standards but it was still enjoyable. Artifacts are plainly displayed - not a lot of explanation for the most part. A few interesting sculptures but the Dead Sea scrolls were the highlight for... More

Nice place to visit and it was really neat to view the dead sea scrolls. I would recommend visiting, but don't make it your top reason for visiting Jordan. There are many other sites that are much more appealing! :) More

While in Amman Jordan we visited Citadel Hill which was a site of wonderful ruins AND the National Archaeological Museum. The museum is not large but houses a wonderful collection of artifacts from all of Jordan's historic periods. Unfortunately, visitors were not allowed to take photographs at that time (Oct 2006) More