Museum of Islamic Art
Egypt, Cairo, corner of Al-Gala and Port Said streets, Bab al-Kalk Square
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The collection of the Museum of Islamic Art in Cairo includes several tens of thousands of exhibits illustrating all periods of the development of Muslim art. Here are exhibited samples not only from Egypt, but also from other Islamic countries: Iran, Armenia, Turkey.
Visitors to the museum can see here marble fountains, carved mashrabiya grilles, Persian carpets, samples of Arabic calligraphy. The museum exhibits fabrics, Arabic weapons, silver, glass and wood products, gold and bronze jewelry, metal dishes. There are also samples of wood carvings with images of people banned by Islam.
In one of the halls of the museum are exhibited numerous copies of the Koran. Also here you can see the hall of Islamic pottery, a mosaic panel with views of Mecca and the Kaaba, a huge papyrus of the 8th century.
On the territory of the Museum of Islamic Art there is also a souvenir shop, cafe, lecture hall, library. There are conditions for visitors with disabilities. Photography in the museum is allowed only without a flash.