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Museums in Amman:
Jordan
Archaeological Museum
Excellent
collection of the antiquities of Jordan dating from prehistoric
times to the 15th century.
Jordan
Folklore Museum
A recreation
of traditional Jordanian life, including costumes, home furnishing,
musical instruments and handicrafts dating back to the 19th
century.
Jordan Museum
of Popular Traditions
Costumes and
jewelry from Jordan and the west Bank, many over 100 years old;
mosaics from Jerash and Madaba.
Jordan
National Gallery of Fine Arts
Fine
collection of paintings, sculpture and ceramics by contemporary
Jordanian artists, as well as work by artists of other Muslim
countries.
Martyr’s
Memorial & Military Museum
Chronological
display of military memorabilia dating from the Arab Revolt of 1916
to the present, housed in a monumental building.
The Royal
Automobile Museum
The museum
depicts the history of the Hashmite Kingdom of Jordan, from the
early 1920’s until the present through the exhibited cars from the
area of His Majesty Kings Abdulla II | 
