Carriage Museum (Egypt)

Royal Carriages Museum
متحف المركبات الملكية
Entrance to the Royal Carriages Museum
Established1983
LocationBulaq, Cairo, Egypt
TypeCarriage museum

The Royal Carriages Museum (Arabic: متحف المركبات الملكية) is located in Boulaq in Cairo, Egypt. There is a smaller satellite museum at the Citadel in Cairo, Egypt, in front of Suleiman Pasha Mosque that contains a small collection of carriages on loan from the Boulaq museum.[1]

History

The Royal Carriages Museum was inaugurated in 1983 and was re-inaugurated after its renovation in 2013. A further restoration project began in 2017, and the museum reopened in 2021.[2]

Collection

The museum houses a collection of royal carriages attributed to different historical periods, from the reign of Khedive Ismail until the reign of King Farouk,[3] in addition to other antiques related to the carriages.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Kamel, Seif. "The Carriage Museum at the Citadel". touregypt.net.
  2. ↑ Marie, Mustafa (June 20, 2021). "Egypt's Royal Carriages Museum renovated, reopened at a total cost of L.E 63 M". EgyptToday. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Carriage Museum - Cairo, Egypt Attractions". Lonely Planet. July 7, 2021. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  4. ↑ "متحف المركبات الملكية". Discover Egypt's Monuments (in Arabic). July 11, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2022.

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