Umm Kulthum Museum in Cairo is one of the most important museums among the pioneers of tourism in Egypt, with an estimated area of 250 square meters, and it is one of the buildings in the Al-Manesterly Palace. The museum was officially opened on December 28, 2001.
The museum contains many artifacts, drawings and clothing for the mother of Umm Kulthum, Queen of the East.
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The best activities in the Umm Kulthum Museum in Cairo
• For fans of Umm Kulthum, you can watch the famous glasses of Umm Kulthum, which are inlaid with free diamonds. You can also see the brooch that was worn on her dresses in most of her songs. In another section, there are eight dresses in good condition and a long list to show every dress she sang with as she wears it in movies and parties.
You can also see special gifts presented to Umm Kulthum, such as the Nile Pendant from President Gamal Abdel Nasser, the National Cedar Medal from Lebanon, the Syrian Merit Medal and the Medal of Intellectual Competence from Morocco, the Medal of Merit from Egypt, the Order of the Lebanese Musicians Syndicate and many others.
• You can also visit the Panorama Hall, where in this hall, pictures of the age of Umm Kulthum during her life, pictures of her films, a group of photos with artists and singers, and pictures with heads of Arab countries are displayed, and the duration of this panama is 10 minutes.
• You can also visit the cinema hall, where a documentary by Umm Kulthum, produced by the Cultural Development Fund, includes extracts from her life story, in addition to parts of her six films and concerts in Egypt and the Arab world, and concludes with the funeral of Umm Kulthum, and the duration of this movie is 26 minutes.
• You can also visit the Library Hall, where it contains 5 computers through which all its songs, pictures of its concerts, its external and internal trips, and many of its films are reviewed, in addition to a complete record containing details about her life from 1924 until 2000 AD.
• You can also watch the documentary film of Umm Kulthum through a cinematic screen, as it shows its concerts in Egypt and the Arab world and it serves as a front for all visitors to the Umm Kulthum Museum, and the duration of the film is 15 minutes.
Visit times
The museum is available for visiting all days of the week from 9:00 am until 4:00 pm.
And the prices of entry cards
The entry card costs 2 pounds for all people, whether for the Egyptians or non-Egyptians
The best hotels near the Umm Kulthum Museum in Cairo
Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at Nile Plaza is a 5-star rating with a very good rating among the best Cairo hotels. It is less than 25 minutes by car from Umm Kulthum Museum in Cairo.
Summary of Arab visitor ratings
Overall the hotel received very good reviews.
The Kempinski Nile Hotel is a 5-star rating with a very good rating among the best hotels in Egypt, Cairo. It is less than 30 minutes by car from Umm Kulthum Museum in Cairo.
Summary of Arab visitor ratings
The hotel got very good reviews for the view, hygiene, and staff. Some visitors complained about poor room services.
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