Gayer-Anderson Museum
متحف جاير أندرسون
A house museum made from two 16th–17th-century old houses joined together, with wooden latticework, rooftop terraces and collections recreating the life of old Cairo's elite.
The museum was lived in and restored by Major Gayer-Anderson, a British army doctor and collector, from 1935 to 1942. It was originally two Ottoman-era houses (Bayt al-Kritliyya) built against the outer wall of Ibn Tulun Mosque. The house retains its mashrabiya (wooden lattice windows), a fountain hall, women's quarters and a rooftop terrace. It displays pharaonic artefacts, Persian carpets, Chinese porcelain and furniture that Gayer-Anderson collected from around the world, with themed rooms such as the Damascus Room and the Chinese Room. The Spy Who Loved Me was also filmed here. Admission is about EGP 100–200, and it is open roughly 09:00–17:00. The rooms are small but the light is good, and it pairs well with Ibn Tulun Mosque for 1.5–2 hours.
Opening hours
About 09:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Mosque of Ibn Tulun
- Mosque-Madrasa of Sultan Hassan
- Al-Rifa'i Mosque
- Citadel of Saladin
- Abdeen Palace
- Bab Zuweila
- Museum of Islamic Art, Cairo
- Al-Azhar Park