Hanging Church Panoramic view (QTVR 2.5 MB, Quickime Player required, download here) The Hanging Church is also referred to as the Suspended

ABU SARGA Abu Sarga is the oldest church in Egypt dating back to the 5th century A.D. The church owes

ST. BARBARA This portrays a general view of the interior of the church. The wooden screen is decorated with geometrical

ST.GEORGE (GREEK ORTHODOX) The Greek Orthodox Church of St. George was erected upon the northern tower of the Fortress of

SYNAGOGUE The Synagogue of Ben Ezra was originally a church. However, it needed to be sold to pay the annual

COPTIC ART Coptic art is the art of the indigenous people of Egypt after the great Pharaonic civilisation. It stretches

COPTIC ART There is an essential problem with an introduction to any art; that art is something bounded and contained.

COPTIC MONASTICISM Origin and Rise of monasticism Christian monasticism is a way to perfection. It started in Egypt in the

THE COPTIC MONASTERIES TODAY The monastery is a school for spirituality. Many people visit the monastery to receive the blessings

ep Church in the keep, Baramus, Wadi el-Natrun rridor in the keep, Baramus, Wadi el-NatrunCo Entrance to the keep, Baramus,

WORDS OF WELCOME   I am very glad to see the Coptic Museum entering a new era. The Museum itself

WHO IS THE MONK? The monk (or nun) is a person with a distinct purpose, of living the eternal life

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

MONASTIC GARMENT The monastic costume is not only intended to be a distinction in front of people. As a matter

MARCUS SIMAIKA PASHA (1864-1944), Founder of the Coptic Museum “Winter 1908, Pope Kyrillos V, as a silversmith is supervising the

Event Report In the footsteps of the Holy Family…
 In August 2007 the curators at the Coptic Museum in Old