Museum of Islamic Arts Review

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Museum of Islamic Arts

  • Address: Shara Bur Said at Maydan Ahmad Maher, Cairo
  • Phone: 02/390-9930

Fodor's Review:

Too often overlooked, this is one of the finest museums in Cairo. Its extensive collection contains mainly Egyptian art, but there are pieces from elsewhere in the Islamic world as well. Arranged according to medium, they illustrate every era of development—from Ummayad to Abbasid, Fatimid, Ayyubid, and Mamluk works. You can see woodwork, stucco, intarsia, ceramics, glass, metalwork, textiles, and carpets.

  • Cost: £e16
  • Open: Sat.-Thurs. 9-4, Fri. 9-11 and 2-4
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