The Jordan Museum
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Jordan's largest national museum, housing the roughly 9,000-year-old Ain Ghazal plaster statues and some Dead Sea Scrolls.
The Jordan Museum opened in 2014 in the Ras al-Ain district and presents Jordan's history along a timeline from the Paleolithic to the present.
Its treasures include the Ain Ghazal plaster statue from around 7250 BC, one of the oldest large human sculptures in the world, along with fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls, copper scrolls and Nabataean artifacts.
Admission is about 5 dinars. The museum is closed on Tuesdays and is open roughly 10:00 to 14:00. Hours often change, so check the official website before you go. It is about a 15-minute walk from the old town.
Opening hours
Closed Tue; approx. 10:00–14:00 (check official website)
Nearby sights
- Rainbow Street
- Downtown Amman (Al-Balad)
- Amman Citadel
- Roman Theatre (Amman)
- King Abdullah I Mosque
- Royal Tank Museum
- Cave of the Seven Sleepers
- Royal Automobile Museum