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The Coptic Museum vs Gayer-Anderson Museum (Bayt al-Kiritliya)
Both are endorsed by professional travelers. On balance, The Coptic Museum ranks significantly better than Gayer-Anderson Museum. The Coptic Museum ranks #1 in Cairo with praise from 5 sources such as Michelin Guide, Frommer's and Fodor's.
The Coptic Museum
Fodor's
Concierge
Frommer's
Michelin Guide
Fakhry Abd el Nour street No4, Abbassia, Cairo, Egypt
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Fodor's
"Housing the world's largest collection of Coptic Christian artwork, this museum provides a link between ancient and Islamic Egypt."
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Concierge
"Contains such artifacts as funeral stelae carved with Coptic inscriptions, manuscripts... and examples of ivory, wood, pottery, and glass. A bridge between the art of ancient Egypt and the Islamic era."
Frommer's
"The Coptic Museum, which opened originally back in 1910, has just emerged from an extensive refurbishment... and it's a must-see for anyone interested in the history of Egypt."
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One of the museum's most prized holdings is a manuscript collection of the Nag Hammadi library (popularly known as the Gnostic Gospels).
Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"At the inauguration of the museum in 2006, President Mubarak stressed the importance of Coptic artistic heritage for Egypt, an opinion borne out by the stunning collections here."
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Gayer-Anderson Museum (Bayt al-Kiritliya)
Fodor's
Concierge
Frommer's
4 Maydan Ibn Tulun, Old Cairo, Cairo, Egypt
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Fodor's
"Contents... include lovely pieces of pharaonic, Islamic, and Central Asian art."
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Concierge
"One of the largest mosques in the world and perhaps the most beautiful in Egypt."
Frommer's
"Gayer-Andersen joined and renovated two adjacent 16th-century buildings and collected their present contents."
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i
A must-see for most, it will be of particular interest to James Bond fans
