Why you should visit Al Eslah School Museum
Here, you can learn about the UAE educational system that was adopted in the past. Sit at the wooden desks of students and journey back into the past as you examine the photos of former students who graduated from this school, which is considered the first formal school in Sharjah. Relive the old experiences of your family members who graduated from similar schools.
Visit Sharjah's First Formal Education School
Established in 1935, Al Eslah School was the first formal educational institute to be opened in Sharjah, welcoming pupils from all over the Gulf region. Here, you can explore the classrooms, the teachers’ and the supervisor’s rooms, as well as the small classrooms equipped with the wooden desks students used to sit at. In addition, you can admire the magnificence of the Holy Quran stands made from palm fronds; you can see the black board, chalk, the educational drawings and the photos of students who have studied in this school hung on the walls. Overseas students would spend their nights in the upstairs dormitory. It is a model school that was built in the thirties of the last century.
Credit: images of Al Eslah School Museum @ Sharjah
Opening hours
Mon–Fri 08:00–20:00, Sat 16:00–20:00, Sun 08:00–20:00.
Tickets
Entry Fees to the museum: Free
Heritage Ticket “Joint Ticket”: Children (under 2 years): Free (Al Eslah School Museum, Sharjah Heritage Museum, Sharjah Calligraphy Museum, Sharjah Fort “ AL Hisn”, Bait Al Naboodah)
Heritage Ticket “Joint Ticket”: Children (2-12 years) per child: 10 AED (Al Eslah School Museum, Sharjah Heritage Museum, Sharjah Calligraphy Museum, Sharjah Fort “ AL Hisn”, Bait Al Naboodah)
Heritage Ticket “Joint Ticket”: Adults (13+ years) per person: 20 AED (Al Eslah School Museum, Sharjah Heritage Museum, Sharjah Calligraphy Museum, Sharjah Fort “ AL Hisn”, Bait Al Naboodah)
Contacts
+971(6)-568 4114
info@smd.gov.ae
Links
Address
SharjahAl Eslah School Museum, Heart of Sharjah, Sharjah.
How to get there?
The museum is located opposite Bayt Al Nabodah Museum, next to Arsah Souq in the Heart of Sharjah.