Visit The Archives of Falconry

We usually host events every month, but are closed now due to the pandemic. Please join our mailing list to learn when we start having talks and other events again.

Each spring we usually have a get together where people come from all over the country to talk falconry. Unfortunately, as it was in 2020, the Rendezvous is canceled for 2021. We look forward to triple the fun next year.

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The Archives of Falconry received a grant from His Highness, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, to construct a new wing at The Archives in honor of his father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, former President of the United Arab Emirates. The wing represents his father's great love of falconry and allows us to display memorabilia surrounding the long traditions of Bedu falconry and its contribution to all falconers' heritage. The exhibition housed in this wing is an immersive experience anchored by an enormous and authentic goat-hair hunting tent. The tent and all its traditional fittings, including wall-to-wall oriental carpets, cushions, and the complete accoutrements for roasting, grinding, brewing, and serving traditional Bedu coffee, were all donated by His Excellency, Mohamed Al Bowardi, the Managing Director of Abu Dhabi's Environmental Research and Wildlife Development Agency and a falconer himself through the generous support of Dr. Ken Riddle.

The wing was initially dedicated at a celebration in 2006 and is currently undergoing a major renovation to add interactive elements and more artifacts.