Coptic Museum (1908)*

Artist/Designer: Marcus Simaika Pasha

Project Location: Cairo, Egypt

Figure 1: Marcus Simaika Pasha, Coptic Museum. Source:weepingredorger – Coptic Museum in Cairo, Egypt. 2013, Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : April 4, 2014 )

Figure 2: Marcus Simaika Pasha, Coptic Museum. Source:weepingredorger – Coptic Museum in Cairo, Egypt. 2013, Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : April 4, 2014 )

Figure 3: Marcus Simaika Pasha, Coptic Museum. Source:weepingredorger – Coptic Museum in Cairo, Egypt. 2013, Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : April 4, 2014 )

Style/Period(s):
Classical

Primary Material(s):
Stone

Function(s):
Religious Building, Community Center

Related Website(s):

Coptic Museum Official Website | Accessed : April 8, 2014

"Egyptian Museum." | Accessed : April 8, 2014

Significant Date(s):
20th Century

Additional Information:
Publications/Texts in Print-

Abdel Sayed, Gawdat Gabra, Anthony Alcock, and Sami Mitri. Cairo: the Coptic Museum & Old Churches. Dokki, Cairo: Egyptian International Pub. Co., Longman, 1999.

Ǧabraẗ, Ǧawdat, and Marianne Eaton-Krauss. The Treasures of Coptic Art: in the Coptic Museum and Churches of Old Cairo. Cairo: American University in Cairo Press, 2007.

Matḥaf al-Qibṭī. The Coptic Museum. Cairo: Les éditions universitaire de Egypte, 1955.

Additional Information

Building Address

3 Mari Gerges, Kom Ghorab, Misr Al Qadimah, Cairo Governorate, Egypt

Significant Dates
Founded in 1908
Innagurated as museum on March 14th, 1910
Became state museum in 1931
Old wing closed in 1961
Rennovated between 1983-1984
Foundations reinforced between 1986-1988
Rennovated a second time between 2005-2006

Supporting Designers/Staff
N/A

Tags
Coptic Art, Egyptian, Museum, Egyptian Architecture, 20th Century, Coptic Museum, Christian

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