Sharjah Museums Authority

The Sharjah Museums Authority (SMA), formerly named Sharjah Museums Department (SMD), is a government agency in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.^[2][3]

Emirate of Sharjah
Sharjah Museums Authority (SMA)

هيئة متاحف الشارقة
Agency overview
Formed	2006
Jurisdiction	Sharjah
Headquarters	Sharjah, United Arab Emirates 25.3471°N 55.3726°E / 25.3471; 55.3726
Agency executives	Aisha Rashid Deemas [1], Director General Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi, Founder
Website	www.sharjahmuseums.ae

A Century in Flux exhibition exhibition at the Sharjah Art Museum is a collaboration between Barjeel Art Foundation and the Sharjah Museums Authority

The organization was established by Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi in 2006.^[2] The authority's objective is to promote the emirate's legacy of arts, heritage and culture. It is a part of the Global Cultural Districts Network.^[3] SMA oversees a number of museums and heritage sites in the Emirate of Sharjah, including:^[4]

• Al Eslah School Museum
• Al Mahatta Museum
• Bait Al Naboodah
• Bait Skeikh Saeed Bin Hamad Al Qasimi
• Hisn Khor Fakkan
• Resistance Monument
• Sharjah Aquarium
• Sharjah Archaeology Museum
• Sharjah Art Museum
• Sharjah Calligraphy Museum
• Sharjah Discovery Centre
• Sharjah Fort (Al Hisn)
• Sharjah Heritage Museum
• Sharjah Maritime Museum
• Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization
• Sharjah Science Museum

See also

• Heart of Sharjah
• List of museums in the United Arab Emirates