Coffee Museum
Museum dedicated to the history of Arabic coffee and qahwa culture, in a restored wind-tower house.
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About this audio guide
This guide to the Coffee Museum in Al Fahidi traces the word qahwa from a Yemeni monastery legend to the ritual of Arabic coffee served across the Gulf today. You'll hear about the wind-tower house it's housed in, the trade route that carried beans north from Yemen's port of Mocha, and the UNESCO recognition of qahwa as a shared cultural heritage. It follows collector Khalid al Mulla, who opened the museum in 2014 after years gathering antique grinders and roasters.
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