One of the most important tourist destinations in Mecca, work began in 1946 on the orders of King Abdul Aziz Al Saud, first opened as a school in 1952, and then allocated by the Antiquities Authority to serve the Mecca and Hijaz heritage, and the museum building resembles the Royal Palace area of 3425 m 2 divided into three areas are Front yard, main building and rear accessory.
The Museum of Mecca includes several halls displaying to the public the artifacts from Makkah and Saudi Arabia, including pieces dating back to prehistoric times up to the modern era, and galleries of the geological and natural history of Makkah, and others to preserve the biography of the Prophet, in addition to the halls that show the history of development Writing, currency history, pilgrimage history, architecture of the Grand Mosque, the history of the Saudi state, as well as masterpieces of Islamic art, as well as a lecture hall and library.
