Museum of Islamic Ceramics

The Museum of Islamic Ceramics is an art museum for ceramics in central Cairo, Egypt.[1] The museum was launched in February 1999.[2]

The museum is located in the Zamalek district on Gezira Island on the Nile, just west of Downtown Cairo. It is situated within the Prince Amr Ibrahim Palace, built in 1921.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Islamic Ceramic Museum". Eternal Egypt. Retrieved 28 June 2011. External link in |publisher= (help)
  2. ↑ "The China syndrome". Al Ahram Weekly (557). 25–31 October 2001. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  3. ↑ "Egypt: The return of the King?". Al Jazeera. 8 July 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2013.

Coordinates: 30°03′19″N 31°13′33″E / 30.0552°N 31.2257°E / 30.0552; 31.2257


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