To learn more about Coptic Cairo's rich history, check out neighborhood attractions like the Coptic Museum and the ninth-century Hanging Church, which are housed within an ancient Babylonian fortress.

A unique opportunity to test ancient Egyptian perfumes is underway in an exhibition at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo’s Tahrir ...

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Marcus Pasha Simaika (1864-1944), a politician and founder of the Coptic Museum in Cairo, served as treasurer, while Naguib Pasha Boutros Ghali was the head of the college committee. Several other ...

These artifacts have been selected from the collections of the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir, the Islamic Art Museum in Bab El Khalq, and the Coptic Museum in Old Cairo. The exhibition evokes scenes ...