Gayer-Anderson Museum

Unique 16th/17th-century house museum beside the Ibn Tulun Mosque — filled with Islamic art and a British officer's eclectic collection.

The Gayer-Anderson Museum in Cairo is one of the most captivating house museums in the Middle East. It occupies two adjoining 16th- and 17th-century buildings in Cairo's historic quarter, right next to the famous Ibn Tulun Mosque. British army officer Major Robert Grenville Gayer-Anderson Pasha lived here from 1935 to 1942 with a special permit from the Egyptian government, filling the rooms with carpets, antiques, weapons and curiosities from around the world. Open to visitors since 1945, the museum presents a unique ensemble of Islamic domestic architecture and personal collections. The house was also famously used as a location in the James Bond film "The Spy Who Loved Me".