The Museum of Islamic Civilizations is one of the most important museums in the 'Cultural Emirate' of Sharjah. In addition to permanent exhibitions on Islamic art, coins of the Islamic world, Islamic sciences and the Holy sites of Mecca and Medina, it regularly shows special exhibitions on various topics, e.g. Venice and Islamic art (2022) and Jewelry of the Mughal era from the Al Sabah collection, Kuwait (2023-2024).