Much can be attributed to the ancient Egyptians, even some of the earliest forms of technology and inventions that we

CONTEMPORARY COPTIC ART Coptic Art acquires its characteristics from the Ancient Egyptian Art mixed with the new Christian beliefs in

CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS BAPTISM Women deliver their babies either in a hospital or at home. After seven days, relatives and

COPTIC MUSIC The Copts trace themselves back to an early stage of Egyptian history. The self-designation “Copt” respectively “Copts” or

INTRODUCTION: COPTIC LANGUAGE by Dr. Kamal Farid Isaac The Coptic Language is the Egyptian Language in its last phase. It

THE COPTIC LANGUAGE     The Coptic Language is the Egyptian Language in its last phase. It was written with

COPTIC LETTERING Coptic is the name used to refer to the last stage of the written Egyptian language. Coptic should

HISTORY OF THE COPTIC MUSEUM Interest in Coptic art was revived at the end of the 19th century when Mr.

What We Do & How to Join It has been the trend in recent years to involve the civil society

Icon with St. Barbara Inv. No. 3451, Painted wood Western style / Italy ? St. Barbara Church, 15th century St.

Two pages from the Nag Hammadi Library (Codex II) Inv. No. 10544 Papyrus H: 28 cm, W: 15 cm Jabal

The Copts were famous for their outstanding weaving skills and exported their products to other Mediterranean countries. The textiles were

Panel with inscription Inv. No. 928 Ivory The Church of Anba Shenouda, 13th century A rare panel of a sanctuary

Ostracon Inv. No. 4746 Limestone Excavation at Zawiet el-‘Arian, 6th-8th century Ostraca are fragmentary pieces of pottery, stone or bone

Ostracon Inv. No. 4746 Limestone Excavation at Zawiet el-‘Arian, 6th-8th century Ostraca are fragmentary pieces of pottery, stone or bone

Fresco with St. Apollo Inv. No. 12090 Tempera H: 165 cm, W: 335 cm Bawit, Monastery of St. Apollo, 6th

Flask Inv. No. 6717 Clay Presumably from Abu Menas, 5th / 6th century The pilgrimage site of Abu Menas is

Frieze decorated with a Nilotic scene Inv. No. 7211 Tamarisk wood H: 20 cm, W: 95.5 cm Unknown provenance, 6th

INTERVIEW WITH BISHOP SLIVANUS, OLD CAIRO This location is in a Fortress named the Fortress of Babylon. Its foundation is

THE HISTORY OF THE BABYLON FORTRESS In “A Guide to the Ancient Coptic Churches of Cairo”, O.H.E. KHS-Burmester records significant