Al-Khalifa Heritage Museum

Al-Khalifa Heritage Museum is a licensed private museum under the Museums Commission in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is located in al-Ahsa Governorate in the Eastern Province and spans an area of three hundred m. The museum houses approximately five thousand rare artifacts collected over twenty years, making it a valuable source of information about the heritage of al-Ahsa Governorate in particular and the Eastern Province in general.

Al-Khalifa Heritage Museum is owned by Hussain Ali Abdullah al-Khalifa, who established it in the garden of his home in al-Shurufiyyah neighborhood in al-Mubarraz City, al-Ahsa Governorate. Al-Khalifa Museum consists of two floors and includes several sections. It is designed to resemble al-Qaisariyah Market, one of the historic traditional markets in al-Hufuf, al-Ahsa. The museum features sixteen small shops, each representing a historical profession, equipped with heritage tools and instruments specific to that craft, such as grocery shops, coffeehouses, blacksmiths, carpenters, tailors, and Bedouin tools, among others.

Some of the artifacts housed in al-Khalifa Heritage Museum are organized into halls dedicated to each section, including a corner for weapons such as swords, daggers, rifles, and spears, a corner for coffee utensils, another for cooking utensils, a hall for agricultural equipment, a hall for women’s clothing and jewelry, and a corner for old educational tools and methods. Additionally, there is a special Aramco section showcasing vintage Aramco artifacts, and a guest reception area (Majlis) replicating the traditional al-Ahsa Diwaniyah. This diversity and wide range of options have made the museum a key destination for researchers to explore archaeological artifacts, verify information for their studies, and obtain physical, dimensional, and informational details about the tools and items within the museum.