Most visitors travel to Cairo to see the pyramids. However, Coptic Cairo and The Coptic Museum are a worthy addition to your tour itinerary. The Coptic Museum in particular is filled with treasures from early Christianity. Many are wooden and stone artifacts from ancient churches as well as textiles and manuscripts. Recently, restoration was completed on the oldest complete Book of Psalms written in the Coptic language (4th century AD), This museum is an interesting and educational way to spend an hour.

I’d been to Coptic Cairo befor but not the museum. It’s well worth a visit. Beautiful grounds and if it’s hot it’s a nice place to be. The museum itself was much larger than I expected. Once in you follow it round like an IKEA store. It contains some real treasures which are very old. Would recommend.

A visit to Coptic Cairo would be incomplete without visiting the excellent Coptic Museum. There is a lot to see. You follow a linear path to visit all of the rooms. There were many beautiful exhibits such as an Acanthus frieze, 6th century, from the Monastery of St. Jeremiah in Saqqara. There were Coptic tapestries and ancient books, including the most ancient Book of Psalms known in the Coptic language. Another room is devoted to icons. It is well worth a visit.

Visiting a Coptic A trip to the superb Coptic Museum would not be complete in Cairo. There's plenty to observe. To explore every room, you take a straight line. Beautiful exhibits abound, including a sixth-century Acanthus frieze from the Monastery of St. Jeremiah in Saqqara. Ancient books and tapestries made of Coptic were present, one of which was the oldest known Coptic translation of the Book of Psalms. There's another room just for icons. A visit is highly recommended.