Egypt
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Egypt
Mubarak to open Museum of Islamic Art
Egypt State Information Service
President Hosni Mubarak opens within days the Museum of Islamic Art in the heart of Old Cairo after the Ministry of Culture finalized its renovation which took several years.
The Islamic museum holds more than 100,000 artifacts representing different Islamic arts.
Minister of Culture Farouq Hosni said during a tour in which he inspected the museum after renovation that the museum has been provided with the most up-to-date light and security systems.
The Museum of Islamic Arts is one of the finest museums in Cairo .
The museum's extensive collection of over 10,000 pieces includes mainly Egyptian art, but there are pieces from elsewhere in the Islamic world, as well.
Arranged according to medium, the exhibits illustrate every era of development, from Ummayad to Abbasid, Fatimid, Ayyubid, and Memluk works.
The artworks include woodwork, ceramics, glass, metalwork, textiles, and carpets.
- Cairo Museum Of Islamic Art Opens After A Decade
All About Egypt With video. The largest collection of Islamic art in the world is back on display. After nearly a decade of renovation, Cairo’s Museum of Islamic Art officially opened. The museum is the main abode for the national collection of Islamic...
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http://tinyurl.com/c7whf (State Information Service)"Culture Minister Farouq Hosni has visited Mohamed Ali Sabeel (a public fountain) in Nahasseen district in Cairo after the Supreme Council of Antiquities has turned it into a textile museum within the...