Inside the Qaitbay Fort is the Qaitbay Maritime Museum, which houses a collection of various interesting artifacts from the wars it has witnessed. You can see there relics from the Roman naval battles, the Napoleonic wars in which the fort was bombarded, and the British wars in which it was captured. There is also an […]
A short visit to the Mahmoud Said Museum in Alexandria will transport you to the 1940s and 1950s, the golden era of Egypt’s 20th century and a time when Mahmoud Said, after retiring from his duties as a judge, began to paint Egypt as he saw it, mixing some echoes of the past with modern […]
Housed in a traditional Siwan house, the museum displays traditional Siwan objects such as silver jewelry, musical instruments, wedding costumes, baskets and ceramics. Inspired by a Canadian diplomat who feared that the Siwan culture and its mud-brick houses would one day disappear, the small but interesting Siwa House Museum was built to preserve and display […]
If you want to reach the Farafra part of the desert, you should visit the Badr Museum. The Badr Museum features the work of local artist Badr Abdel Moghny. He works with mud, stone and sand to paint and sculpt artwork depicting traditional oasis life. This is a great way to learn about the life […]
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Al-Nassir-Mohamed Mosque
Al-Nassir Mohamed Mosque, one of the three mosques in the Cairo Citadel, may seem tiny next to the Mohamed Ali Mosque, but it is the only remaining Mamluk contribution to the Citadel. The mosque dates to 1318 and has two minarets that differ in shape and height. Note the beautifully carved wooden ceiling, which is […]
