The museum of Islamic art is displaying replicas of some of its monuments along with photo exhibitions in the opera metro station, in a collaboration with the metro railway company, the Egyptian ministry of antiquities announced on its Facebook page. According to the Facebook post, Elham Salah, head of the museum sector, said, “this is a new beginning implemented by the museum sector to market the museum of Islamic art and to raise cultural awareness for all the Egyptian people and to solidify their feelings of affiliation and art.” She added that this tradition will be followed in other railway stations. The museum was officially reopened last year by President Sisi and other government officials after it was completely destroyed by a terror attack in 2014. Egypt’s government has received several grants and donations from across the world to help in restoring the museum, which houses one of the most extensive and important collections of Islamic art in the world. The museum displays priceless Islamic artwork from all periods of Islamic history, including one of the rarest copies of the Quran. Among other initiatives, the Sadat metro station has seen the comeback…
The Museum of Islamic Art Displays Replicas in a Metro Station in Cairo to Raise Cultural Awareness
February 26, 2018