Museum
Museum of Islamic Art
📍 Port Said Street, Cairo, Egypt
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★★★★☆
Introduction
The Museum of Islamic Art in Cairo holds one of the world's greatest Islamic collections: calligraphy, carved wood, metalwork, glass mosque lamps, carpets and instruments spanning the 7th to 19th centuries. Reopened after painstaking restoration, it is the essential primer before touring historic Cairo.
✨ Highlights
1
A World-Class Collection
Among the largest and finest Islamic art holdings anywhere, with nearly 100,000 objects.
2
A Millennium of Craft
Galleries run from early calligraphy to Ottoman carpets and medieval astrolabes.
3
Mosque Lamps
Enamelled glass lamps from medieval Cairo are the showstoppers of the collection.
4
Key to Old Cairo
See it first and the decoration of the city's historic mosques opens up.
🛈 Practical Info
→Opening Hours：Morning to early evening most days; closed one weekday, verify with official sources
→Tickets：Ticket required; prices posted on site
→Duration：About 2 hours
→Getting There：On Port Said Street in central Cairo, by taxi or bus
💡 Tips
• The collection is vast: focus on calligraphy, lamps and metalwork if time is short.
• Check opening days and any prayer-time breaks before setting out.
• A cafe and gift shop make a pleasant midway stop; allow about two hours.
• Visit on a different day from Coptic Cairo to avoid overload.
FAQ
Any practical tips for visiting Museum of Islamic Art?
The collection is vast: focus on calligraphy, lamps and metalwork if time is short. Check opening days and any prayer-time breaks before setting out.
Information on this page is compiled from public sources. Opening hours, ticket prices and other details may change — please verify with official sources before your visit.
