museum of Islamic art

The Museum of Islamic Art is located in Bab Al-Khalq Square, one of the most famous historical squares in Cairo, and close to the most famous Islamic architectural monuments that indicate the significance of Islamic civilization and the culture of its arts such as Ibn Tulun Mosque, Muhammad Ali Mosque, and Salah al-Din Citadel.

Salah El Din Citadel | Citadel of Cairo

Salah El Din Citadel | Citadel of Cairo

 

The aim of its establishment was to collect Islamic antiquities and documents from many parts of the world, such as Egypt, North Africa, the Levant, India, China, Iran, the Arabian Peninsula, and Andalusia, in artistic collections expressing the various Islamic arts through the ages, thus contributing to enriching the study of art. Islamic. The Museum of Islamic Art is one of the biggest museums of Islamic art in the world, with about 100,000 different archaeological masterpieces; Which makes it a beacon of Islamic arts and civilization throughout the ages.
The museum consists of two floors; The first includes education halls, while the second contains a reserve
. The museum display scenario includes 4000 artifacts in addition to display screens, and a hall that includes the holdings of the era of Muhammad Ali has recently been added.

The Museum of Islamic Art houses the world's largest and most impressive collection of Islamic antiquities. 

The museum was damaged following the bombing of the Cairo Security Directorate building in 2014, and it was renovated and opened in 2017. It consists of two floors and the museum houses the most extensive collection of pieces from all over the Islamic world, which allows the visitor to roam through all periods of Islamic history. Its topics are different from astronomy, medicine, architecture, and others. Its materials also changed from finely carved woodwork, elaborately decorated ceramic pieces, and highly elaborate manuscripts. rarity. and the most important treasures of the museum are the key to the Kaaba from the Mamluk era and a piece of tapestry bearing the oldest Kufic inscription

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The museum's collection is made up of a variety of outstanding Islamic art pieces that date back more than a thousand years. Different art mediums, including calligraphy, ceramics, metals, textiles, woodwork, and glasswork, are available for visitors to study and appreciate. There are masterpieces in the collection from Egypt, Syria, Iran, Iraq, Spain, and other places.

The Museum of Islamic Art was established in 1881 by Khedive Tewfik Pasha, the ruler of Egypt, with the aim of preserving and exhibiting Islamic art and culture.

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