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This museum features the items of antiquity collected by John Gayer-Anderson, a British member of the Egyptian civil service in the 1930s and ‘40s,...... more » This museum features the items of antiquity collected by John Gayer-Anderson, a British member of the Egyptian civil service in the 1930s and ‘40s, who restored two adjacent 16th- and 17th-century houses decorated with mashrabiyya screens and marble inlays. « less
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Attraction type: Art museum, Historic home
Address: 4 Maydan Ibn Tulun
Old Cairo Cairo
Egypt
Tel: 02/364-7822

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“Hidden treasure in Cairo”
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5 of 5 stars
pakhet   21 contributions
Sydney, Australia
Sep 14, 2009

I visited this museum in July 2009 after finding it on the net. It was formerly the home of Major Gayer Anderson during the early 1900's and holds his collection of furniture, artwork, antiquities and fabulous oriental decor. The building has a tremendous amount of mashrabiya timber screens, so beautiful! This was originally 2 seperate buildings, joined together by Gayer... more

“One of Cairo's little know special places”
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4 of 5 stars
cairowendy   93 contributions
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Jan 3, 2009

Gayer Anderson Museum is well worth a visit, 2 renovated Islamic Houses, which are attached to the walls of Ibn Touloun Mosque. Ideal to vist the the Mosque and Museum in the same visit, The houses were used in one of the old James Bond film (sorry forgot which one). Recommend that you give time for this museum and the... more

“an little-known gem”
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5 of 5 stars
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London, UK
Feb 14, 2005
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This was an absolute gem we saw on our last day in Cairo. It was once 2 houses (built in the 16th and 17th centuries) which was converted into a single house, restored and decorated by a British Major, John Gayer-Anderson, who lived there for 7 years in the 1930s and 40s. The house has the most wonderful feel to... more

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Gayer-Anderson Museum (Bayt al-Kiritliya) Address

4 Maydan Ibn Tulun | Old Cairo, Cairo, Egypt
Tel: 02/364-7822