EG Egypt
Best Museums in Cairo
Cairo is home to 5 world-class museums. From ancient collections to contemporary art, here is your complete guide with opening hours, prices, and directions.
The Egyptian Museum
Home to an extensive collection of ancient Egyptian antiquities.
- Admission
- 200 EGP for non-Egyptians
- Founded
- 1902
Coptic Museum
The world's foremost collection of Coptic Christian art, in Old Cairo.
- Admission
- EGP 200 standard admission
- Founded
- 1908
Museum of Islamic Art, Cairo
Holding one of the world's most important collections of Islamic art, with works from across fourteen centuries.
- Admission
- EGP 240 standard admission
- Founded
- 1881
National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC)
A vast new museum in Fustat that traces Egypt from prehistory through the Coptic and Islamic eras to today.
- Admission
- EGP 600 for non-residents
- Founded
- 2017
Gayer-Anderson Museum
Two restored Mamluk houses in Old Cairo filled with the eclectic collection of British officer R. G. Gayer-Anderson.
- Admission
- EGP 100 standard admission
- Founded
- 1942