Suhaimi House Museum

Bait al-Suhaimi, or simply "Suhaimi House", is an ancient house of the Ottoman Empire, now turned into a museum.

The house was built in 1648 in an expensive part of Cairo. A little over a century later, the building was bought by the family of Sheikh Ahmed al-Suhaimi. His family lived here for generations, gradually increasing the space of the house by absorbing neighboring buildings.

Traditionally, the walls of the house surround a courtyard with a small garden. The interior of the premises has remained almost untouched since ancient times. Marble flooring, wooden furniture and painted ceiling are witnesses of years gone by.

The museum, equipped here, gives a complete picture of the life of a rich urban family in the Middle Ages and purely everyday adaptations for a full life in a radical climate.