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The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities
12,291 reviews
#1 of 107 Museums in Cairo
"There is so much to see - treasure from the royal tombs, mummies, incredible
papyrus
, decorated sacophaguses that are Egyptian and Roman, huge statues, entire tombs, The museum in incredible!!!"
"... moving, e.g. the treasure of King Tutankhamun will be in Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) near the Pyramids.. Royal mummies (a must) will go to the National Museum of Egyptian
Civilization
(NMEC) in Fustat in Cairo."
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Gayer-Anderson Museum (Bayt al-Kiritliya)
202 reviews
#2 of 107 Museums in Cairo
"We had so much fun that day we visited the mosque and the
museum
together and climbed the ma'azana and the view was great The
museum
is well organized and I guarantee you'll like it"
"... , spectacular place full off history for over 500 year ago one of the most important museum I have ever seen , gayer Anderson was decent simple doctor you will see many different architects all over
centuries
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Museum of Islamic Arts
138 reviews
#3 of 107 Museums in Cairo
"This
museum
offers an extraordinary selection of well curated beautifully presented islamic art: paintings, porcelain, ceramics, glasswork, carved wood, metal work and more."
"If you're visiting Egypt, and probably the
pyramids
, Luxor, Aswan and all that, I would definitely recommend spending a day in Cairo to visit the Museum of Islamic arts and possibly coptic Cairo as well, to get a..."
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The Coptic Museum
311 reviews
#4 of 107 Museums in Cairo
"Amazing place i enjoyed to the max , you can feel the simplicity once you cross the door to it , when you see the coptic
textiles
from the second century you will be amused how it sustained all this time, and many..."
"It is located in a splendid mansion and the collection
on display
are remarakable - the world's most important collection of Coptic art and artefacts many of which are stunningly beautiful."
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Manial Palace Museum
134 reviews
#5 of 107 Museums in Cairo
"The Manial Palace is the former palace of Prince Mohammed Ali Tewfik built in an eclectic mix of Art Nouveau,
Rococo
, Ottoman, Moorish, Persian architectural styles."
"Highly recommend if you love
beautiful architecture
and artwork."
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Abdeen Palace Museum
71 reviews
#6 of 107 Museums in Cairo
"This is a
museum
at Abdeen Palace that has a wonderful collection of gifts that were given by different rulers in the world to the Egyptian royal family as well as some of their belongings like an amazing silverwa..."
"The Arms Museum was established by King Farouk and features an
amazing collection
of historical Arms from around the world."
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Bayt Al-Suhaymi
62 reviews
#7 of 107 Museums in Cairo
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Oum El Dounia Gallery
32 reviews
#8 of 107 Museums in Cairo
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Egyptian Textile Museum
20 reviews
#9 of 107 Museums in Cairo
"Tucked away from many of the main attractions in Cairo, this
museum
holds a variety of intricate textile artefacts which are rarely seen."
"I went to the
museum
by coincidence with some friends and was truly astonished by the valuable display of textiles from the Ancient Egyptian era to the modern Ismalic era."
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Elegant Voyage - Day Tours
79 reviews
#10 of 107 Museums in Cairo
"The Saturday he returned and gave us a fantastic tour, taking us to the pyramids in Shakkarah, to a
museum
and thereafter the pyramids of Giza."
"I was able to canel my tour and
private car
with ease."
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Unknown Soldier Memorial
31 reviews
#11 of 107 Museums in Cairo
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Umm Kolthoum Museum
34 reviews
#12 of 107 Museums in Cairo
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National Geographic Society Museum
18 reviews
#13 of 107 Museums in Cairo
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National Museum of Egyptian Civilization NEMC
22 reviews
#14 of 107 Museums in Cairo
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October War Panorama
25 reviews
#15 of 107 Museums in Cairo
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Sunny Land
8 reviews
#16 of 107 Museums in Cairo
"This place offers papyrus in medium to high quality
papyrus painting
, with pharaoinic-islamic pictures and as well as one with contemporary colours and picture."
"We returned to the
shop
and picked a new piece from the same artist and our children also picked out their own papyrus paintings."
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Townhouse Gallery
10 reviews
#17 of 107 Museums in Cairo
"Recommend if you want to buy small gifts to take and or interesting affordable
art
."
"It has two areas - one on street with jewelry, food plates, bags, postcards and
art
work."
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Foustat Traditional Crafts Center
7 reviews
#18 of 107 Museums in Cairo
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El Amir Taz Palace
10 reviews
#19 of 107 Museums in Cairo
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Agricultural Museum
23 reviews
#20 of 107 Museums in Cairo
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Military Museum
38 reviews
#21 of 107 Museums in Cairo
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Railway Museum
7 reviews
#22 of 107 Museums in Cairo
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Old Egypt For Fine Art
4 reviews
#23 of 107 Museums in Cairo
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Child Museum
7 reviews
#24 of 107 Museums in Cairo
"We were taken around the
museum
by a guide, a recent archaeology graduate, who explained everything and played games with the kids."
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Children's Civilization and Creativity Center
3 reviews
#25 of 107 Museums in Cairo
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Sami Amin
2 reviews
#26 of 107 Museums in Cairo
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Mahmoud Mokhtar Museum
5 reviews
#27 of 107 Museums in Cairo
"It was empty of tourists on the day of our visit and was a pleasure compared to the hectic nature of the old Eygptian
Museum
in Cairo."
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El Khawanky Gallery
1 review
#28 of 107 Museums in Cairo
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Egyptian Geology Museum
7 reviews
#29 of 107 Museums in Cairo
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Gallery Noun
1 review
#30 of 107 Museums in Cairo
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October War Panorama
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Museum of Islamic Arts
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Manial Palace Museum
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