Museums and galleries in Mecca

7 museums and galleries in Mecca, from the big collections to small independent spaces.

Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first.

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Al-Haramain Museum
متحف الحرم شریف
This museum has a lot of historical artifacts from different eras.
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Al-Safa and Al-Marwah
These were the two small hills now well transformed into long galleries which are well-constructed with marble floor and equipped with air-conditions. Muslim traditions held that Hagar, wife of Abraham, ran back and forth between these two hills in search of water of her son Ismail. It is believed that she first climbed the hill of Al-Safa and later Al-Marwah. Today Muslim perform ritual walking here called Sa'ee involves walking between the two hills seven times. Each trip requires approximately 300 m of walking and roughly 2.1 km in total.
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Al-Zaher Palace Museum
The museum has an impressive collection of Islamic artifacts that all tell interesting tales of Mecca and its rich culture.
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The Two Holy Mosques Architecture Exhibition
The museum aims to educate the Muslim community on the architectural designs of the two holy mosques.
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Al-Zaher Palace Museum
Historical museum that exhibits the history of Mecca and various archaeological collections.
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Clock Tower Museum
Science museum located in the Abraj Al-Bait towers.
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Holy Quran Museum

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Mecca (CC BY-SA 4.0).