Museum of Islamic Art

متحف الفن الإسلامي

Lamps, ceramics and carved wood in a world-class collection

Hours

9am–5pm, ticket sales close at 4pm

Tickets

Foreigners EGP 340, students EGP 170

Address

Bab El Khalq, main entrance on Port Said Street

In restored halls, lamps, ceramics, carved wood and metalwork from across the Islamic world are laid out in sequence. The cases of glass mosque lamps are the ones that stop you in your tracks. The inlay and glasswork are so dense that an hour disappears. It is also air-conditioned, which helps at midday.