Museums and Art Galleries in Cairo

Cairo is best known for its pyramids. But numerous tourists pla
Cairo holidays to explore intriguing history and magnificent arts of the city.

The name Cairo is enough to create an impression of pyramids in our minds. Undoubtedly, pyramids are the most prominent attraction in the city. But it doesn’t mean that cheap holidays in Cairo have only one attraction i.e., pyramids. Cairo, the capital city of Egypt is known for its rich past and intriguing arts. There are numerous art galleries and museums in the city that allow you to peep into rich arts and history of Egypt.

The Egyptian Museum is the most popular museum not only in Cairo but in the entire Egypt as well. Every year number of history lovers plan cheap Cairo holidays especially to visit this museum and explore the rich history of Egypt. This museum was opened in 1902 and today, features over 120,000 items. Main highlight of the museum is Royal Mummy Room which consists of 9 royal mummies belong to Pharaonic times. One of the most recently discovered mummies which is exhibited in this room is the mummy of Queen Hatshepsut.

Interior of the museum features ground and first floor. The ground floor features magnificent collection of coins and papyrus. While taking a closer look at these pieces that are made from bronze, gold and silver, you would come across several languages embedded on them. Few of these languages are Latin, Arabic and Greek. On the first floor, you can explore the artifacts and historical items related to the last two dynasties of Ancient Egypt. Take a day out from your Cairo holidays and visit this museum to explore tombs of several Pharaohs and artifacts collected from the Valley of the Kings.

If you are an art lover, you should start your excursion from the Townhouse Gallery. This gallery was established in 1998 with a goal to promote contemporary arts. The gallery is strategically located in the Car Mechanic’s district in the downtown area. All through the year, the gallery features over 12 annual exhibitions. Few artists who have exhibited their works in this art gallery are Youssef Nabil, Susan Hefuna, Ahmed Askalany, Omar Ghayyatt, Rehab El Sadek and Nader Sadek. While taking a closer look at these exhibitions, you can appreciate spectacular works of young artists as well.

Another art gallery that can be considered while planning cheap holidays to Cairo is Safar Khan Art Gallery. Your visit to this gallery allows you to appreciate the spectacular art works of artists such as Seif Wanly, Ragheb Ayad, Mahmoud Mokhtar, Khaled Hafez and Katherine Bakhoum.