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Parliamentary Life Museum

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👍👍 Great place to learn a bit about the exciting Jordanian history. Very friendly staff and warm welcome. People often mention museum, history, Jordan, building, parliamentary, parliament, visit, Museum, life, guide,


Address

Al-Kulliyah Al-Elmeyah Al-Islameyah St. 12, Amman, Jordan

Contact

+962 6 569 6218

Rating on Google Maps

4.60 (77 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Thursday: 10 AM to 2:30 PM
  • Friday: Closed
  • Saturday: Closed
  • Sunday: 10 AM to 2:30 PM
  • Monday: 10 AM to 2:30 PM
  • Tuesday: 10 AM to 2:30 PM
  • Wednesday: 10 AM to 2:30 PM

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  • 5/5 Anis R. 1 year ago on Google • 253 reviews
    Great place to learn a bit about the exciting Jordanian history. Very friendly staff and warm welcome.
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 abdulmalek S. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Museum of Parliamentary Life ... The Museum of Parliamentary Life (Old Parliament Building) is located in the Jabal ... Museum parts The Parliamentary Life Museum (Parliament Building) consists of three parts: the center, which houses the Parliament Hall, the right wing, which consists of exhibition halls that tell the story of parliamentary life, and the left wing, which includes the main offices of the Senate and House of Representatives and the Hall of Protocol. The importance of the museum: The Parliamentary Life Museum was used for the meetings of the Legislative Council in the early 1940s, and then the Council of the Nation between 1942-1978, where the martyr King Abdullah I Ibn Al Hussein declared the independence of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on May 25, 1946. Talal bin Abdullah and King Hussein bin Talal - God bless them. Rehabilitation of the Parliament Building: Because of this milestone as part of Jordan's political and social history, the Ministry of Culture has adopted the project of revitalizing, restoring and maintaining the old parliament building in accordance with the standards of museum work to become a museum of parliamentary life. The museum was opened on 2/4/2016 as part of the Kingdom's celebrations of the centenary of the Great Arab Revolution and coincided with the opening of the first legislative council in 1929. Objectives: Enhance national identity and belonging by introducing Jordan's long history and highlighting the historical importance of the site Consolidating the values ​​of democracy, spreading the culture of dialogue and rooting the sense of belonging and citizenship and accepting the other among future generations Target groups The museum welcomes visitors from all walks of life as well as Arab and foreign tourists. (Original) متحف الحياة البرلمانية... يقع متحف الحياة البرلمانية(مبنى البرلمان القديم) في منطقة جبل عمّان، قرب الدوار الأول... أجزاء المتحف يتكون متحف الحياة البرلمانية (مبنى البرلمان) من ثلاثة أجزاء: الوسط ويضم قاعة البرلمان، والجناح الأيمن الذي يتكون من قاعات العرض التي تروي قصة الحياة البرلمانية، والجناح الأيسر ويضم مكتبي رئيسي مجلسي الأعيان والنواب وقاعة التشريفات. أهمية المتحف: - استُخدم مبنى متحف الحياة البرلمانية لاجتماعات المجلس التشريعي في مطلع الأربعينيات، ثمّ مجلسًا للأمة بين عامي( 1942-1978)، وشهد المكان إعلان الشهيد الملك عبد الله الأول ابن الحسين استقلال المملكة الأردنية الهاشمية في 25 أيار عام 1946. كما شهد أداء اليمين الدستورية للملك طلال بن عبدالله والملك الحسين بن طلال – طيب الله ثراهم-. مشروع إعادة إحياء مبنى البرلمان: نظرًا لما يتميز به هذا المَعلم بوصفه جزءًا من تاريخ الأردن السياسي والاجتماعي؛ تبنّت وزارة الثقافة مشروع إعادة إحياء مبنى البرلمان القديم وترميمه وصيانته وفق معايير العمل المتحفي؛ ليصبح متحفًا للحياة البرلمانية. تم افتتاح المتحف بتاريخ 2/4/2016 ضمن احتفالات المملكة بمئوية الثورة العربية الكبرى وتزامنًا مع افتتاح أول مجلس تشريعي في عام 1929. الأهداف: تعزيز الهوية والانتماء الوطني من خلال التعريف بتاريخ الأردن العريق وإبراز أهمية الموقع التاريخية ترسيخ قيم الديمقراطية ونشر ثقافة الحوار وتجذير شعور الانتماء والمواطنة وتقبل الآخر لدى الأجيال القادمة الفئات المستهدفة يستقبل المتحف الزوار من مختلف فئات المجتمع بالإضافة إلى السيّاح العرب والأجانب.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 G L L. 7 years ago on Google • 2051 reviews
    Almost 98% of all signage is in Arabic. They have computers that translates each sign. A lot of reading. It was very interesting to see that France & British were behind most of the Middle East turmoil. USA not mentioned until 1980's.

  • 5/5 Uwe G. 5 months ago on Google • 30 reviews
    Got an amazing guided tour for free
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Janus H. 2 years ago on Google • 6 reviews
    Nice small museum in a building with a relevant background. A motivated guide will explain in good English, the history of the jordan monarchy and political structures. Did not plan to visit this museum but glad I did. An enrichment which will cost only half an hour upto one hour.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 abedalrahman 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very good (Original) جيده جدا
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Nadeem S. 6 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) والنعم (Original) والنعم
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Alex D. 11 months ago on Google • 494 reviews
    Great place to learn a bit about the exciting Jordanian history. Fantastic Museum on the history of Parliamentarianism in Jordan. It is the first room that functioned as a parliamentary seat. There are many historical photographs and some rooms with chronological information about political life in the country. The Parliamentary Life Museum (Parliament Building) consists of three parts: the middle and includes the parliament hall, the right wing which consists of exhibition halls that tell the story of parliamentary life, and the left wing which includes the main offices of the Senate and House of Representatives and the Hall of Ceremonies.Highly recommended to visit 🙏🙏
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Marius B. 2 months ago on Google • 102 reviews New
    Small clean and interesting museum. The staff member gave us a very informative and friendly tour. Admission free.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Dawn W. 4 months ago on Google • 8 reviews
    Very interesting museum, we popped in to have a little look around and left nearly 2 hours later. We had our own private guided tour for free 😊, the staff are excellent, they were happy to answer all our questions, polite and cheerful, they have multilingual screens that also help with the presentations
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 MAJED F. 6 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Oh hello and GLA (Original) يا مرحبا وغلا
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Land C. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) God willing (Original) ما شاء الله❤️
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 ibrahim k. 6 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) You are (Original) ممنتاز
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 MZ A. 8 months ago on Google
    Thank you Houna for your amazing explanations!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 عايد �. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) A lifeless museum (Original) متحف جماديات لا حياة فيه
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 عمر �. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) An ancient and archeological place (Original) مكان قديم وأثري
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Josiah W. 5 months ago on Google • 619 reviews
    Interesting small museum. It's the original parliament building of Jordan, well-preserved. English-speaking guide led me on a very thorough tour through the site and explained the history of the kingdom and the evolution of the government. Makes a great quick stop near Rainbow street, takes less than 30 minutes. Free.

  • 5/5 Cho Yee L. 2 years ago on Google • 277 reviews
    It is a free museum. it doesn't look like open when we enter but there are some staff coming to us after a while and open the door and gave us a small but comprehensive tour. The guide is a knowledgeable one and can speak good english. The info is comprehensive. I would recommend visiting if you are interested in it's recent history.

  • 5/5 Elaine C. 1 year ago on Google • 170 reviews
    This is a fabulous museum for anyone interested in Jordan's history. We were shown around by a very delightful lady who explained about the building, which was the old Parliament, the history and constitution. She answered lots of our questions with great patience. Entrance to the museum is free and well worth a visit.

  • 5/5 Laura L. 5 years ago on Google • 69 reviews
    Visited on Saturday noon when there is no any other visitor and no air-con...kinda suffocating. Only half an hour later the personal guide came, turning on the air-con and gave a small tour. Worth a visit as stuffs are quite comprehensive and in a understandable design. Make sure to use the electronic device, viewing the translated information if you don’t understand Arabic.

  • 4/5 rula a. 5 years ago on Google
    interesting place to be at

  • 5/5 Tareq S. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very very beautiful place (Original) مكان جميل جدا جدا

  • 5/5 Felix B. 4 years ago on Google
    Wow what a beautiful underrated gem in Amman. The museum illustrates the political history of Jordan. One part of the museum is the old parliament building with working rooms and the parliament room that feels like a time travel in the 50s/60s. Everything looks like original from that time. The other part of the museum is an new exhibition on the royal family and important political events from the last 100 years. There are interactive screens with all texts in English. The security staff and a museum guide was very enthusiastic and toured me through the museum. Sadly I was the only visitor and that time.

  • 5/5 Jens Christian A. 5 years ago on Google
    Tells the story of how Jordan came about. Great personal guide. Tells the official jordanian story from Jordan's perspective.

  • 5/5 Grand H. 4 years ago on Google
    The area it is in is a must visit around first circle, great old building with loads of information , easy to walk around and understand it

  • 5/5 James W. 1 year ago on Google
    Very informative museum on 20th century political history, free entry. The signs on the wall are mainly in Arabic but Translations are available on touch screens.

  • 5/5 Kamal M. 5 years ago on Google
    A place to discover some of Jordan's recent history.

  • 5/5 حياتنا �. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Wonderful, the best people (Original) رائع احسن ناس

  • 5/5 ليث �. 6 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Acceptable (Original) مقبول

  • 5/5 Ansaf A. 6 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) And yes, God (Original) ونعم والله

  • 5/5 OSAMA S. 6 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Kvooo is free (Original) كفووو خالي

  • 5/5 David D. 4 years ago on Google
    💪

  • 5/5 علاء �. 4 years ago on Google
    😍

  • 4/5 Rakan slime V. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Beautiful, but many people in it (Original) جميل بس كثير ناس فيه

  • 3/5 Roland C. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) No chance. The guide was in a meeting that day (mandatory tour seems it) and I could not visit the museum. I went for a coffee at Rainbow Street instead (it's right next door). (Original) Pas de chance. La guide était en réunion ce jour là (visite guidée obligatoire semble-t-il) et je n'ai donc pas pu visiter le musée. Je suis allé boire un café à Rainbow street à la place (c'est juste à côté).

  • 5/5 Khawla G. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) It tells about the history of Jordan (Original) يروي عن تاريخ الاردن

  • 5/5 Ahmad A. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) The Museum of Parliamentary Life (Old Parliament Building) is located in the Jabal Amman area, near the first circle, at the intersection of the Islamic Scientific College Street and Khalil Matran Street. It is a three-part building (the center includes the parliament hall and the right wing which consists of the exhibition halls) Which tells the story of parliamentary life, the left wing and houses the main offices of the Senate and House of Representatives and the Hall). The Museum of Parliamentary Life was opened on April 2, 2016 (2-4-2016). After the restoration of the old parliament building (1942-1978) as a museum of parliamentary life, the idea of ​​reviving the old parliament building and restoring it according to museum work standards The historical building of the parliament is an integral part of Jordan's political and social history, which tells the story of Jordan from the first Jordanian representation in the Ottoman envoys in 1908 to the great Arab revolution of 1916, the establishment of the Emirate of Jordan in 1921, The late King i The bin Abdullah 1951 and His Majesty King Hussein Bin Talal, 1952 Ln the country, arrived at the present time, to present the old parliament building for members of the Jordanian society model was given a history of Jordan's rich collective memory and its details, and with the participation of all Jordanians. It is one of the Jordanian museums of the Jordanian Ministry of Culture and is one of the first examples of parliamentary museums around the world. The Museum of Parliamentary Life aims to shed light on the history of parliamentary and parliamentary work over the past decades in establishing and building Jordan and highlighting the role played by the men of Jordan since the establishment of the Jordanian state to the present time. The museum also aims to introduce its students, professors and local, Arab and international audiences to Jordan's achievements in previous decades, in addition to the museum's role in recording and preserving the memory of the homeland in its place and time since the establishment of the Jordanian state. (Original) يقع متحف الحياة البرلمانية (مبنى البرلمان القديم) في منطقة جبل عمّان، قرب الدوار الأول، عند زاوية التقاء شارع الكلية العلمية الإسلامية مع شارع خليل مطران، وهو مبنى مكون من ثلاث أجزاء: (الوسط ويضم قاعة البرلمان، والجناح الأيمن الذي يتكون من قاعات العرض التي تروي قصة الحياة البرلمانية، والجناح الأيسر ويضم مكتبي رئيسي مجلسي الأعيان والنواب وقاعة التشريفات). أفتتح متحف الحياة البرلمانية في الثاني من نيسان لعام 2016 (2-4-2016)، بعد أن تم إعادة إحياء مبنى مجلس الأمة القديــم (1942-1978) كمتحف للحياة البرلمانية، جاءت فكرة إعادة إحياء مبنى البرلمان القديم وترميمه وصيانته وفق معايير العمل المتحفي نظراً لما يتمتع به مبنى البرلمان القديم بمقومات تاريخية تعد جزء لا يتجزأ من تاريخ الأردن السياسي والاجتماعي الذي يروي قصة الأردن ابتداء من أول تمثيل أردني في مجلس المبعوثان العثماني عام 1908 مروراً بالثورة العربية الكبرى عام 1916 وتأسيس إمارة شرق الأردن عام 1921 وإعلان استقلال المملكة عام 1946 وتتويج المغفور لهما جلالة الملك طلال بن عبدالله 1951 وجلالة الملك الحسين بن طلال 1952 ملكين على البلاد، وصلاً إلى وقتنا الحاضر، ليقدم مبنى البرلمان القديم لإفراد المجتمع الأردني نموذجًا تعريفيًا عن التاريخ الأردن الغني بتفاصيله وذاكرته الجماعية، وبمشاركة الأردنيين كافة. وهو أحد المتاحف الأردنية التابعة لوزارة الثقافة الأردنية، ويعد من النماذج الأولى للمتاحف البرلمانية حول العالم. يهدف متحف الحياة البرلمانية إلى تسليط الضوء على تاريخ العمل النيابي والبرلماني على مدى العقود السابقة في تأسيس وبناء الأردن وابراز الدور الذي قام ويقوم به رجالات الأردن منذ تأسيس الدولة الأردنية وحتى وقتنا الحاضر. كما ويهدف المتحف إلى تعريف رواده من طلبة وأساتذه وجمهور محلي وعربي ودولي على انجازات الأردن في العقود السابقة، إضافةً إلى دور المتحف تدوين وحفظ ذاكرة الوطن بمكانه وزمانه منذ تأسيس الدولة الأردنية.

  • 5/5 Hamza M. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) English Below In the Museum of Parliamentary Life is located in Amman between the first and second roundabout, the building is the old parliament from the establishment of the emirate until the 1980s. In the body of the museum all stages of Parliament in Jordan "before the emirate, during the emirate and the establishment of the Kingdom", and the history of Jordan in some things after the Great Arab Revolution I do not like the stories that he visits because he is visiting Mahza to know the history of Jordan The parliamentary life museum in amman "located between the first circle and second circle" ... this building is the old parliament in amman since the foundation of Jordan until 80's The museum tells the story of the parliamentary life in Jordan and some parts of the jordanian history If you want to know more about jordan history then you should visit it (Original) English Below في متحف الحياة البرلمانية موجود في عمان بين الدوار الاول والثاني ،، المبنى هو مجلس الامة القديم من تأسيس الامارة الى حد الثمانينيات . بجسد المتحف جميع مراحل البرلمان في الاردن " قبل الامارة ، واثناء الامارة و تأسيس المملكة " ،، وتاريخ الاردن في بعض الامور بعد الثورة العربية الكبرى الي بحب هاي القصص يروح يزوره لانه زيارته محرزة لحتى تتعرف عالتاريخ الاردني 🇯🇴 The parliamentary life museum in amman "located between the first circle and second circle" ... this building is the old parliament in amman since the foundation of Jordan until 80's The museum tells the story of the parliamentary life in Jordan and some parts of the jordanian history If you want to know more about jordan history then you should visit it

  • 3/5 Ahmad J. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Visited on Saturday noon when there is no any other visitor and no air-con ... kinda suffocating. Only half an hour later the personal guide came, turning on the air-con and wave a small tour. Worth a visit as things are quite comprehensive and in a understandable design. Make sure to use the electronic device, viewing the translated information if you do not understand Arabic. (Translated by Google) Visited Saturday at noon when there was no other visitor and no air con ... choking somehow. After only half an hour came the personal guide, resulting in air con and gave a small tour. Well worth a visit as the material is very comprehensive and in understandable design. Be sure to use the electronic device and display the translated information if you do not understand Arabic. (Original) Visited on Saturday noon when there is no any other visitor and no air-con...kinda suffocating. Only half an hour later the personal guide came, turning on the air-con and gave a small tour. Worth a visit as stuffs are quite comprehensive and in a understandable design. Make sure to use the electronic device, viewing the translated information if you don’t understand Arabic. (مترجم بواسطة Google) زار السبت ظهرا عندما لا يوجد أي زائر آخر ولا يخدع الهواء ... خنق نوعاً ما. بعد نصف ساعة فقط جاء الدليل الشخصي ، مما أدى إلى الاشتراكات الجوية وأعطى جولة صغيرة. تستحق الزيارة كما المواد شاملة جدا وفي تصميم مفهومة. تأكد من استخدام الجهاز الإلكتروني وعرض المعلومات المترجمة إذا كنت لا تفهم اللغة العربية.

  • 5/5 زينة �. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) The museum is the old building of the Jordanian Parliament Used between 1942 and 1978 Nice place and worth a visit (Original) المتحف هو عبارة عن المبنى القديم للبرلمان الأردني استخدم في الفترة ما بين 1942 و 1978 مكان جميل ويستحق الزيارة

  • 5/5 Sami M. 6 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Excellent (Original) ممتاز

  • 5/5 Zaid R. 6 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very cool museum (Original) متحف رائع جدا

  • 5/5 abd a. 6 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Parliamentary Life Museum Jabal Amman (Original) متحف الحياة البرلمانية جبل عمان

  • 5/5 H A. 6 years ago on Google
    Great, quiet museum.

  • 5/5 Léa r. 4 months ago on Google • 1 review
    Very nice museum, free with a visit in English, very interesting for anyone interested in Jordanian political life!


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