Holdings of Egyptian Textile Museum to be temporarily transferred to National Museum of Egyptian Civilization

CAIRO – 7 October 2020: The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism & Antiquities decided to transfer the Textile Museum from its current location on Al-Muizz Street to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization temporarily, until the building is restored.

The Egyptian Textile Museum, located on Al-Muizz Street, near Bain el-Kasserine neighborhood, was previously known as Sabeel Mohammed Ali. After the completion of the development of Al-Muizz Street, the place was converted into a textile museum that houses treasures of threads, secrets and tales on pieces of fabric.

Recently, the Textile Museum sparked widespread controversy after news emerged that it would soon be closed to the public after currently reducing the number of visiting hours.

Egypt’s Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled el-Anani had earlier received a report on the technical condition of the building. The report emphasized the seriousness of the museum’s construction situation that can affect the rare artifacts and visitors.

The museum showcases the distinguished clothes and fabrics of various historic eras, which were found among archaeological discoveries and kept as unique collectibles in Egypt's various museums. Then after designating a museum to textiles, these holdings were all housed in the Egyptian Textile Museum.

The museum was designed to include 11 halls to display textile in a simple yet impressive way. Each piece is accompanied by an identification plate with the date of its manufacture and its story. 

That is in addition to a number of rooms that contain types of pharaonic textile. It is the largest section of the museum, as it contains wooden statues dressed in old fabrics.

The Egyptian Textile Museum houses more than 1,000 rare textiles.