Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization, Art museum in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

The Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization occupies a former covered market on Corniche Street, its facade banded in tan and grey-blue stone. Three pointed arches form a portico beneath a large golden dome, with a round window above and a smaller arched niche to the right. Inside, seven galleries hold more than 5,000 objects, six of them permanent.

The Islamic Museum opened in Sharjah's Heritage Area in 1996. Its collections were transferred to the former Souq Al Majarrah building, where new acquisitions were added and the displays reworked. Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi, ruler of Sharjah, inaugurated it as the Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization on 5 June 2008. In November 2018 it marked its tenth anniversary with the exhibition "Crossroads: Cultural Exchange between the Islamic Civilization, Europe and Beyond", organised with the Museum of Islamic Art, Berlin.

The galleries showcase how Islamic art and craft evolved across different regions and time periods. Visitors can observe the role these objects played in daily life and religious practice, from decorative ceramics to written manuscripts.

The museum sits along the Al-Majarrah Waterfront and is easy to reach on foot from the old town area. Inside, you will find prayer rooms, a cafeteria, a gift shop, and accessible facilities for people with disabilities.

The building was originally an indoor market, the Souq Al Majarrah, before its conversion into a museum. The facade keeps alternating bands of tan and grey-blue stone, and the golden dome makes the former market hall visible from across Sharjah Creek. The entrance sign reads both "متحف الشارقة للحضارة الإسلامية" and "Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization".