| Museums |
| The
Coptic Museum |
Situated
in Misr al-Qadima (Old Cairo), the Coptic Museum is considered
to be one of the most important cultural insitutions that
have preserved the Coptic heritage. It contains 14000 historical
pieces, thus enriching the heritage of coptic art in the World.
This
magnificent collection of historical objects attests to the
evolution of Coptic Art and its popularity and prominence
as
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a national art. In addition, the Museum exhibits various aspects
of the Helenic, Nubian and Islamic civilizations.
The Coptic Museum was founded in 1908 and expanded in 1947.It
was damaged in the 1992 earthquake and one wing is still closed.
The
building that houses the collections is itself very attractive,
with wooden ceilings, traditional mashrabiyya (turnedwood)
window lattices and inlaid stone fountain.
The
collection includes stone and wood architectural pieces, textiles,
frescos, icons, manuscripts, glass, ceramics and metalwork.
Notable
items are the earliest complete Coptic psalter (fourth/fifth
century), a Roman legion's eagle from Babylon (third/fourth
century), seventh-century frescos from the Middle Egyptian Monastery
of Bawit and stone-work from the Monastery of St Jeremias at
Saqqara (sixth to seventh century). |
Coptic
Museum 
