Museums that should be a Part of Cairo Holiday Packages

Holidays in Cairo are incomplete without visiting its museums. Visit the city’s museums to peep into the rich history and explore spectacular arts.

Are you interested in exploring ancient history? If your answer is yes, you cannot miss on visiting Cairo. This is the city where you can explore some of the most important chapters of ancient history. So, plan cheap holidays to Cairo to spend time at the pyramids and peep into the intriguing the past of the region. The Egyptian city is also famous for its spectacular arts and religious richness. Visiting museums in the city is the best option to experience every bit of this charming city.

Cairo is home to several museums. One of the most important museums in the city is the Museum of Islamic Art and Islamic Ceramics. If you are an art lover, you should refrain from Cairo holiday packages that don’t have this museum in the list of attractions. While walking around the museum, you would come across extensive collection of spectacular antiquities. These antiquities allows you to take a look at the different periods that city/country has gone through.

Objects that have been exhibited in the museum are collected from various mosques in the country. Today, it has emerged as one of the most important Islamic museums in the world. Collection that you would find in this museum was housed in National Library. The objects are displayed in chronological order. The collection consists of tapestries, glassware, textiles, mosque lamps Iranian and Turkish carpets, pulpits and ceramics. Main attraction in the museum is the depiction of calligraphy which is being used all through the Muslim world.

Another museum that cannot be missed while enjoying Cairo holidays is the Coptic Museum. This beautiful museum is located in the old city. It is a just a walk away from St. George metro station. Morkos Smeika Pasha founded this museum in 1910. While walking around the museum, you would come across magnificent examples of tapestries, and textiles. The museum is situated between lush gardens and courtyards. Exhibitions in the museum focus on history of Christianity in Egypt. The museum is surrounded by six churches. The church of St Sergius and Hanging Church’ of the Virgin Mary are two of them.

If you are planning cheap Cairo holidays with your kids, you cannot afford to miss on visiting The Child Museum. Kids can learn a lot about culture, history and civilization of Egypt. The museum is divided into halls namely Discovery Hall, the Hall of Deserts, the River Nile Hall and Red Sea Hall. If your kids are interested in their own research, take them to the Information Hall where they can explore through variety of books and CD ROMs.