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Private Day Tour to the Museum of Antiquities and the Coptic Museum in Cairo
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Reviewed December 11, 2019

Dark and dingy it may be, and with brief or no explanatory material to boot, but the artifacts this museum contains allow you to form a clear idea of the mysteries of the Coptic Christians. I had to illuminate many of the displays and the explanation plaques using the flashlight on my cell phone. But the museum's frescoes fascinated me. The subjects' face shape and their light skin show what Egypt was like before invasions by the Mamluks and the Arabs and the Nubians and so many other ethnic peoples. A definitely important place to spend an hour or two during a visit to Cairo.

Date of experience: November 2019
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Reviewed December 1, 2019

The museum has a very nice collection of coptic items (either art or civilization). However, the explanations are sometimes quite few.
A guide (either someone or a book) could be helpful.

Date of experience: November 2019
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Reviewed November 24, 2019

This beautiful museum was founded in 1908 and was purpose built. The rooms have elaborate wood carving which makes for a lovely backdrop to the treasures housed here. It is set in a courtyard where there are good toilets. The entrance fee is 100 EGP and worth every cent. There are about 1200 pieces to see. On the second floor there are 2 large rooms with 4th- to 7th century Coptic textiles - my favourites. The second room has the oldest book of psalms in the world, the Psalms of David. I could have spent more time here, but I was with a group

Date of experience: October 2019
2  Thank Dale C
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Reviewed November 7, 2019

The Coptic Museum is a museum in Coptic Cairo, exhibiting Coptic antiquities, which basically means items from the Christain communities of Egypt. The museum has some of the world's most important examples of Coptic art, Coptic life, although the majority of the exhibits are of religious nature. Two of the highlights in the museum have to be the Monastery of Saint Jerome relocated from Saqqara and the Monastery of Saint Apollo from Bawit.

A fantastic museum to visit in Coptic Cairo and much better value for money most museums in the city.

Date of experience: October 2019
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Reviewed October 21, 2019 via mobile

Great to visit during the day. It’s a cool and well appointed rooms. The collection is very logical and educational

Date of experience: October 2019
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