The museum is housed in a large gold-domed structure which is fitted with specially-designed mosaics.It has a semicircular plan and is covered with plush carpets. Marble has been used extensively in its interior.The main display at the entrance hall is a huge Royal Chariot, a "gold-leafed winged chariot" that was used for the parade carrying the Sultan through the streets of the city on the occasion of his 1992 silver jubilee celebration of coronation in 1968. A bevy of headless mannequins dressed in traditional attire are displayed in front of the chariot. There is also a second chariot which was used in the 1968 coronation of the sultan.