Museum of Islamic Arts

Over 100,000 artistic relics from the Islamic era have been restored and the museum has been equipped with the latest methods of lighting and security, he said, adding that new display areas have been set up, showcasing the relics and pieces of art in a sumptuous manner.

Housing relics and artifacts made of wood, plaster, glass, metal, pottery, and fabrics from many parts of the Islamic world (India, Iran, Arabian peninsula, Egypt, North Africa, Al-Andalus) and from various eras of Islamic history. The museum is a treasure trove of Islamic art whose beginnings go back to the era of the Mamluk dynasty during the reign of Khedive Ismail. Ismail was fond of collecting Islamic art pieces and handicrafts which he ordered housed in a museum in 1881 he called House of Arabic Art.

In 1952 the name of the museum was changed to Museum of Islamic Art since many of its contents were not made by Arabs but Muslims of non-Arab origin.