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Local History & Culture
Visiting the City: Museums: Local History & Culture

Abdeen Palace Museum
1001 Arabian Knives
T: +20 2 391 0042

Agricultural Museum
World's oldest agricultural museum
T: +20 2 360 8682/1

Al-Gawhara (Jewel) Palace Museum
Fine Ottoman architecture
T: +20 2 511 6187

Carriage Museum
19th century luxury vehicles
T: +20 (0)2 391 3454 (Tourist Information)

Coptic Museum (The)
World's largest collection of Coptic art
T: +20 2 362 8766 / + 20 2 363 9742

Dr. Ragab's Papyrus Institute
The ABC's of papyrus explained
T: +20 (0)2 336 7212 / +20 (0)2 348 9035 / F: +20 (0)2 349 9133

Dr. Ragab's Pharaonic Village
Visit Ancient Egypt
T: +20 2 571 8675 / F: +20 2 568 9266

Ethnological Museum
Scenes of daily Cairene life
T: +20 2 794 5450

Gayer-Anderson Museum
James Bond film setting
T: +20 2 364 7822

Manyal Palace Museum
Eclectic and a bit bizarre
T: +20 2 368 7495

Military Museum
Charting the history of Egyptian warfare
T: +20 2 512 9619

Museum of Ahmed Shawki
A fine tribute to a great poet
T: +20 2 572 9479

Museum of Islamic Art
Fine collection or Oriental artefacts
T: +20 (0)2 390 9930

Police Museum at the Citadel (The)
Crime and punishment
T: +20 (0)2 391 3454 (Tourist Information)

Taha Hussein Museum
Tribute to the doyen of Arabic literature
T: +20 (0)2 391 3454 (Tourist Information)

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