Bin Matar House — Attraction in Muharraq Governorate

The Bin Matar House pays homage to the memory of Salman Matar and his family. It still stands today and has for many years, a symbol for generations’ ties to the unique architecture of Muharraq and distinctive quality that has distinguished this building since its founding.

Throughout the restoration work, great care was taken to preserve the unique architectural features while transforming part of it into an arts space which has since its opening in 2009 hosted a number of local, Arab and international exhibitions. The building also serves as a beautiful embodiment at the same time of the relationship between the merchant Salman bin Matar, his family, and the pearl trade. This history can be found in the main showrooms at the heart...

I attended an exhibition about CERN took place here. The exhibition was excellent, well organized and informative with much effort put into it. What made it nicer was the historical building that it took place in, that was a very well maintained and adjusted historical building to modern standards. This gives you a taste of the bahraini culture merged...

They cost 2BD for entrance and if you're Bahraini it's either free or 1BD. Very small place but overall really cute. They have a small area for souvenirs where you can buy jewelry,...