Madaba Archaeological Museum

Located down a small alley a few blocks south of St. George's church the museum was established in 1987 on the site of several old houses which were built on mosaic floors and the ruins of an ancient chapel.

The mosaics are the main attraction, some already exist on the site, and others were brought from surrounding areas for conservation and preservation as well ass display.

The museum contains other interesting collections:

Wide collection of pottery, glass from Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, and Islamic periods.
lonian and Corinthian capitals and a number of Byzantine altars.
An important collection Islamic pottery and bronze vessels found inside a room of the Umm al-Walid.
There is also a collection of silver Ptolemaic coins from Muraba' at Musa and a collection of gold Umayyad dinars.

The folklore Exhibit

Located within the Madaba archaeological museum and like all traditional exhibits it aims to represent the culture and heritage of the Jordanian people living in Madaba through displaying the traditional costumes of locals dating back to various ages, gold and silver jewellery, cosmetic items, weapons, rugs and other traditional household items.

Location: Madaba, Madaba archaeological park.
Opening hours: 8AM - 7PM in the summer, 8AM - 4 PM in the winter, 8AM - 3:00PM in Ramadan, 10AM - 4PM Fridays & official holidays
Closing days: first day of Eid El-Fiseh & Eid Al-Adha
Entrance fees: includes the entrance fees to the archaeological park
Residents: 250 fils, Tourist: 2JD
Tel: Tel: 05 3244056