MUSEUMS IN EGYPT YOU MUST VISIT

Your trip to Egypt will not be complete unless you visit these museums. Here is the list:

TOURISM IN EGYPT: 5 MUSEUMS AT ABDEEN PALACE 

The palace was officially inaugurated in 1874 after a 10-year construction period that began in 1863. The palace was built on 24 feddans and was designed by French architect Léon Rousseaubalong, who collaborated with a large number of Egyptian, Italian, French, and European decoratorS, as well as a collection of rare paintings and gold-plated furniture.

Abdeen Palace has two floors. includes the haramlik and salamlik The ground floor houses the palace's garden and a pharmacy, as well as the former royal printing house and King Farouq's office.

The palace also has several halls for official delegations visiting Egypt. The Mohammad Ali Hall is the largest and most luxurious hall in Abdeen Palace, built in the Arabic Islamic style with marble, granite, and amber.

• War Museum (Arms Museum)
• Museum of Presidential Gifts
• The Royal Museum
• Museum of Historical Documents
• Museum of Silverware

MUSEUM AT THE CAIRO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

MUSEUM TERMINAL 2

The museum at Terminal 2 showcases 304 objects on 100 square metres, representing the ancient Egyptians' interest in the other world as a place for everlasting existence

MUSEUM TERMINAL 3

The collections from the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir, The Coptic Museum of Ancient Egypt and The Museum of Islamic Art in Bab Al Khalq, and the Ashmoneen Museum by the High Committee for Museum Display. It may be traced back to the Ancient, Central, and Modern States, as well as the Roman and Greek eras.

MUSEUM - ROKN FAROUK MUSEUM

The Rokn Farouk Museum was established in 1942 by King Farouk as his personal rest area when travelling across the Nile River; however, the Supreme Council of Antiquities later converted it into a museum in 1976. The museum houses a portion of the Alawite family's property in Egypt, including as furniture, statues, art collections, paintings, and antique models.

MUSEUM OF ISLAMIC ART IN CAIRO AND MUSEUM COLLECTION

The Museum of Islamic Art in Cairo is considered the world's biggest museum specialised in Islamic Art, with over 100,000 objects spanning all fields of Islamic art from all times of Islamic history. Its collection is distinguished by its breadth and depth in terms of quantity and quality of coverage, and it has served as a beacon of Islamic art and civilisation throughout its history. It has also become a source of information for researchers, historians, and tourists from all walks of life interested in digging into the complexities of Islamic disciplines such as medicine, engineering, and astronomy.

THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF EGYPTIAN CIVILIZATION: THE MAIN HALL, MUMMIES HALL, DYE HOUSE

The main hall houses the museum's display section. It features several unique objects and designs to provide visitors with a comprehensive sense of the history of Egyptian heritage and to provide a closer look into traditional Egyptian popular culture. The exhibitions showcase the most significant from various eras.

This museum displays a variety of objects designed to teach visitors about the Egyptian culture across several significant historical eras, beginning with the predynastic and ancient Egyptian periods and continuing through the graeco-roman, Coptic, Islamic, and contemporary modern periods.

EGYPT MUSEUM  - THE COPTIC MUSEUM CAIRO

The grounds of the Coptic Museum are serene and serene. Its open-air structure is tiled with mosaics and ornamented with antique mashrabiya screens.

The museum includes a large collection of Christian-era items that connect the Pharaonic and Islamic periods.

MUSEUM EGYPT,  MUSEUM MOHAMMED MAHMOUD KHALIL

Mohammed Mahmoud Khalil and his wife's mansion was build in 1915. Its eastern side overlooks the Nile and contains Arnoveau's French art style, which can be seen in the metal and glass work at the palace's entrance. The western side of the building is decorated in a neo-classical style with a variety of embellishments. The massive mullioned window on the north side is very remarkable. Visitors on the first and second levels may see the window above the inner steps, which is signed by French artist Lucien Mette (Paris-1970). Poppy Flowers (also known as Vase And Flowers and Vase with Viscaria) is a Vincent van Gogh artwork that is believed to be worth $50 million to $55 million at this museum

THE EGYPTIAN TEXTILE MUSEUM PERIOD 1828 AT AL MUIZZ STREET IN OLD CAIRO

The Egyptian Textile Museum established on Al-Mo'ez Street by Muhammad Ali Pasha in  1828 as a memorial to his son Ismail, who died in Sudan. 

In 2010, it was transformed into the Egyptian Textile Museum. It is one of the most , well-built and lavishly adorned.

The upper half of building houses the Al-Nahasin School, which is regarded as one of the region's earliest modern schools.

THE MUSEUM OF ISLAMIC CERAMICS CAIRO AND PRINCE AMR IBRAHIM PALACE ARCHITECTURE

This specific construction was designed  by Garo Balian  as a neo-Islamic monument that would transcend time and space in the 1920s. Garo Balian a prominent Ottoman court architects and the youngest member of the Balyan family. The palace's architectural style is neo-Ottoman and neo-Islamic. In terms of architectural and ornamental design, it also represents major styles of the Muhammad Ali dynasty. 

The palace's architecture is also influenced by Moroccan and Andalusian styles. The foyer, positioned at the entrance to the museum, is in the heart of the palace. It is distinguished for its magnificent fountain and outstanding marble and gypsum embellishments. Above the palace's foyer is a one-of-a-kind Mamluk-style dome with a square shape and elaborately adorned with colourful glass on each side. This portion is distinguished by a big copper chandelier. The foyer houses a variety of displays manufactured in Syria during the 12th and 13th centuries, including pitchers, pots, cups, and other bowls that are highly intriguing to first-time visitors to the museum.

THE ROYAL CHARIOTS MUSEUM AND THE MUSEUM COLLECTIONS

The Museum of Royal Carriages is one of Egypt's most prominent museums and is located in Cairo's Boulak area. The museum houses the royal carriages of Mohamed Ali, the founder of modern Egypt (Ruling from the early nineteenth century until the Egyptian Revolution in 1951). They used to ride in these magnificent chariots for a variety of occasions, including weddings and ceremonial processions.

MUSEUM CAIRO, MAHMOUD MUKHTAR MUSEUM

Mukhtar Museum is a museum in Cairo, Egypt that houses Mahmoud Mokhtar's sculptures (May 10, 1891 – March 28, 1934).  Mokhtar is widely regarded as the founder of contemporary Egyptian sculpture. His mausoleum is located in the museum's basement.

MUSEUM ALEXANDRIA,  THE ALEXANDRIA NATIONAL MUSEUM

The National Museum of Alexandria is located on Horeya Street and was once the home of Asa'ad Basily, a wealthy timber trade merchant. The structure, which was built in 1926, is situated around a huge garden and has a basement. The three-story mansion served as a gathering spot for Alexandria's upper-class society. The museum provides a complete view of not just Alexandrian history, but also Egyptian history as a whole. The exhibit also shows live footage of how these artefacts were recovered from the water.

MUSEUM ALEXANDRIA, ROYAL JEWELLERY MUSEUM

The Royal Jewelry Museum houses the valuables of Egypt's royal dynasty, which was formed in 1805 by Muhammad Ali Pasha and ruled for 150 years until 1952. The Museum's total acreage, including the garden, is approximately 4,185 square miles (10,840 km2). The palace provides a spectacular background for the family's rich goods. It mixes European and Islamic elements in an unusual way, displaying the royal family's great taste, as seen by the paintings, gilded ceilings, and mosaics that adorn the palace chambers. The palace is divided into two wings, eastern and western, which are linked by a hallway. Each wing has two stories and a basement.

SHARM EL SHEIKH MUSEUM AND MUSEUM PRECIOUS COLLECTION

This is the first antiquities museum in South Sinai. It has around 5,200 objects that reflect Egypt's ancient and contemporary periods, as well as Sinai's cultural legacy and history. The museum emphasises Egypt's long history as well as the healthy interaction between Egyptians and their environment. The displays of the museum demonstrate the cohabitation of Egyptian civilisation with various civilizations properly.