Book Cairo Flights to Visit the City’s Museum

Book Cairo flights to visit some of the most important museums in the entire Egypt. Visit to the city’s museums allows you to peep into the rich past, spectacular arts and intriguing culture of the country. 

If you are interested in exploring ancient history, museums in Cairo are the best alternate. The capital city of Egypt has seen some of the most prominent events during ancient times. Every year several tourists book cheap flights to Cairo and visit its museums to feel the magnificence of the history, culture and arts of Egypt.
 
One of the most popular museums in the city is Coptic Museum. It is strategically located in the old city and is just a walk away from St. George Metro Station. The museum was founded in 1910 by Morkos Smeika Pasha. The building is situated amidst lush green gardens and courtyards. Exhibitions in the museum feature spectacular examples of textiles and tapestries. There are exhibitions that focus on the history of Christianity in the country. The museum has six churches in its close proximity. Two famous ones are Hanging Church’ of the Virgin Mary and The church of St Sergius.

Islamic art lovers are booking flights to Cairo  especially to visit the Museum of Islamic Art and Islamic Ceramics. It has become one of the most prominent Islamic museums in the entire world. While taking a look at the exhibitions in the museum, you would come across great collection of magnificent antiquities that belong to different eras, periods and cities. Most of the objects that are displayed in the museum are collected from various Egyptian mosques.  

Collection available in the museum was previously housed in National Library. Best part of this collection is that objects are displayed in chronological order. The collection features objects such as glassware, tapestries, Iranian and Turkish carpets, mosque lamps, ceramics and pulpits. Most interesting attraction in the museum is depiction of calligraphy which is used in the entire Muslim world.
 
If you are booking Cairo flights with your kids, visiting The Child Museum is a must. Kids can learn a lot about history and culture of Egypt while playing. The museum has halls namely the River Nile Hall, the Hall of Deserts, Discovery Hall and Red Sea Hall. Every hall has its own specialty. If your kids have an inclination towards their own research, Information Hall is the best place for them. In this hall, they can explore through wide array of books and CD ROMs. Kids can know about archeology and history of pyramids, mummy examination and modern excavation. One can also know about the development of modern Egypt while visiting the museum.