Postal Museum (Cairo)

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Postal Museum of Egypt
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Postal Museum (Cairo)
EstablishedFebruary 1934 (1934-02)
LocationCairo, Egypt
Coordinates 30°03′00″N31°14′57″E / 30.050111°N 31.249111°E / 30.050111; 31.249111

The Postal Museum of Egypt in Cairo, Egypt, is dedicated to the history of Egypt's postal service. It is located at Al-Ataba Square (or Attaba Square), on the second floor of the historic Central Post Office building, in Downtown Cairo.

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Historical background

The Central Post Office building was built during the Khedivate period, either in 1888 [1] or in 1901. [2] It was designed in a neo-Baroque style. [2] The museum inside it was founded by King Fuad I and officially opened in February 1934, but only opened to the public in 1940. [2] [3] It reopened in 2022 following a major renovation. [4]

Collection

The postal museum is spread across spread over 543 square metres (5,840 sq ft). [5] [ dead link ] The museum has displays of postal artifacts, pictures and documents showing different ways of delivering messages in Egypt over the centuries. [6] Visitors can see Egyptian postage stamps issued by the Egyptian postal authority over the previous one hundred and fifty years, postal employee uniforms, postal equipment, models of post offices, miniature figurines of postal services over the centuries and a historical section. [7] [5]

References

  1. ↑ AlSadaty, Aliaa; ElKerdany, Dalila; Hamza, Neveen; Imam, Sahar; ElSerafi, Tamer; Abdallah, Mahmoud (2020-01-01). "Socio-spatial regeneration challenges in Attaba historic market, Cairo – Egypt". Journal of Humanities and Applied Social Sciences. 3 (3): 226. doi: 10.1108/JHASS-11-2019-0078 . ISSN   2632-279X.
  2. 1 2 3 El Kadi, Galila; Sibley, Magda (2018). "Hidden and Unknown: Twleve "Belle Epoque" Cairo Museums Rediscovered Through Students' Engagement". Proceedings of the 4th Biennial of Architectural and Urban Restoration. Host of the Itinerant Congress Hidden Cultural Heritage: Under Water, Under Ground and Within Buildings. CICOP Italia. p. 449. ISBN   978-88-909116-5-1.
  3. ↑ Hadi, Muhamad Abdul (22 July 2018). "In Cairo's Postal Museum, a long history told on small stamps". The Arab Weekly. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  4. ↑ Fouly, Mahmoud (8 July 2022). "Feature: Renovated museum recounts Egyptian postal history throughout ages". Xinhua. Retrieved 2025-04-14.
  5. 1 2 Yasser, Ahmed (2018-10-14). "Facts about Postal Museum in Egypt - Sada El balad" . Retrieved 2021-04-26.
  6. ↑ "Postal Museum". www.egyptianmuseums.net. 2018. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
  7. ↑ "Postal Museum: Cairo, Egypt, Attractions". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
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