Museum of Islamic Art in Cairo

It's a great museum that shows how rich the Islamic arts are. I admired every piece they're displaying. The building itself should be considered as a work of arts too. It wasn't crowded at all. There were 10-15 visitors during my visit because usually tourists skip this place. There's a small gift shop there as well. Ticket was cheap. Staff were very caring, polite and welcoming. They even offered to let me wait inside till my driver arrived. I was about to enter through the wrong gate but the officers there guided me to the correct entrance. I also had some questions about the surrounding buildings and they gladly answered. Next time I'll bring my friends there.

Very nice museum with so many objects and items from different Islamic ages.. good presenting scenarios.. difficult to find parking there.. there are volunteered guided tours.. tickets cost 20 LE for Egyptians..

Unbelievable how much history is in one building. If you are an enthusiast I recommend breaking it up in 2 days. There are many rooms and lots of stuff to read.

To be frank, I’ve never been to an Islamic art museum before and had a rather preformed idea of what it is. For example, I thought Islamic art doesn’t ever portrait human figures which turned out not to be true. However, the guiding texts in the rooms felt somewhat superficial to me, as if the author was in a dialogue with a western viewer whom he had to prove wrong on many points and whom he had to convince in the greatness of Islam. From a museum I rather expect a more critical nuanced and deep perspective. Also, the term Islamic art in the title of the museum seems a bit misleading since the exposition presents many more things including politics, history, science, medicine, .. And there was only applied art which left me question whether there is actual freedom of artistic expression under the great tolerant society of Islam :)

Very nice compact museum. You can stroll through it in 1 hour and see all the art. The entrance fee is not high. Recommended 👍

Take a break from mummies and Pharaohs and see this lovely Museum of Islamic Art; they have hundreds of beautiful pieces, displayed excellently in an organised manner. The museum is clean, not too busy and the staff were helpful. There's the option of a guided tour or just to explore yourself, there's lots of information on each piece and on the general history of the time, in both Arabic and English. The building is old and beautiful, and they have a courtyard to sit outside in, do not touch the cats though, they have come in from outside carry fleas. The gift shop wasn't open when I was there, there is no cafe as far as I can see. There are reasonable toilets, relatively clean, toilet paper available, however nothing to dry your hands with. There was no wait to get in on Saturday and the price was 270LE for a foreigner. I spent approximately 2 hours there and went round at a leisurely pace. I definitely recommend.

Great museum lovely collection preferable with guide to explain each artifact

A mid-size museum with a large collection of Egyptian and Islamic artwork and cultural artifacts from throughout the countries history. I especially enjoyed the textiles, rugs, and tile works. I also love the architecture of the building, both inside and out! It was really nice to see large groups of students studying and drawing inside the museum while I visited on Sunday.