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Highlights of
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| The Egyptian Museum
Built in 1900, in the neo-classical style by
the French architect Marcel Dourgnon. It hosts the largest collection of mummies, artifacts
from the tombs of kings, pharoanic sculptures and ancient documents in the world.
Maydan at-Tahrir, Cairo
Total Objects : 142,000 |
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| Islamic Museum
It is regarded as the largest museum in the Middle
East, housing 80,000 rare objects dating from the dawn of Islam to the Ottoman period. It
Includes works of art from all over the Islamic world, ranging from large architectural
pieces rescued from mosques to ceramics, manuscripts and tapestries
352 Ahmed Maher Sq. - Bab El-Khalq, Cairo
Total Objects : 86,438 |
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| Coptic Museum
The Coptic Museum was founded in Egypt at the
beginning of the 20C after the construction of the Egyptian Museum and the Museum of Arab
Art. The museum is composed of a ground and upper floor, and its collection is arranged
according to categories into seven sections:
Sculpture and Frescoes; Manuscripts; Ancient Text; Icons, Ivory and Bone; Metal work;
Wood word; Pottery and Glass.
These are displayed in chronological order to enable the visitor to appreciate the
development of art through the centuries.
Mar Girgis St. - Old Cairo (Misr al-Qadimah), Cairo
Total Objects : 15,250 |
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| The Museum of Mohamed Mahmoud Khalil
The palace of
Khalil and his wife was built in 1915, Its eastern side overlooks the Nile. The ground,
first and second floors of the palace are used as the museums gallery. The great
artists represented among the assets of the Museum include Paul Gauguin, Auguste Renoir,
Vincent van Gogh, Claude Monet, John Jongkind and Charles Francois Daubigny. The museums
assets also include masterpieces of oriental artists such as Eugene Fromentin. The museum
also exhibits a collection of vases made in France, China, Japan and Iran, and a big
collection of elaborately-made miniature works of art by Chinese artists in precious
stones, crystal de Roch, emerald and coral.
1 Kafour St. - Orman Post Office - Giza - Egypt
Total Objects : 1,031 |
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| The Graeco-Roman Museum
The collection, which covers the period
from the 3rd century BC to the 7th century AD, is a fascinating record of a
civilization
in the process of change as religions merged and society evolved. In Alexandria,
Graeco-Roman and pharaonic religions mingled in the cult of Serapis; the
shift from pagan religions to Christianity can also be seen in the exhibits which include mummies,
Hellenistic statues, busts of Roman emperors, Tanagra figurines and early Christian
antiquities.
Address: Alexandria, Egypt
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