Coptic Museum is a center where the collected works of art and cultural monuments of the Copts, who are known as the direct descendants of the ancient Egyptians. Copts populated territory of ancient Babylon, where later was founded Cairo. In the culture of the Copts noticeably amazing intertwining traditions of Egypt and Greece, and Christianity. Today Copts make up ten percent of Egypt's population.

Coptic Museum was established and opened in 1910, collector and official Markus Simaykom. The basis of the museum became his personal collection, and she later supplemented relics and artifacts that passed churches and monasteries across the country. At the moment, the number of units of the museum is about 16 thousand, and they are located in twenty-nine halls. Here are the icons, frescoes, church utensils, architectural details, tapestries, ancient manuscripts. Here you can see wonderful examples of weaving and gold embroidery. The museum houses the ancient library, consisting of papyrus manuscripts.

The architecture of the museum building resembles a mosque, linking with the Egyptian Coptic culture. In this respect and emphasize the details in the interior of the museum, which are common to Christianity and Islam. This multi-colored stained glass windows and paintings on the walls. The courtyard of the museum is decorated with a small fountain with colored stones.

In 2006, a large-scale renovation of the museum, which also meant a significant replenishment of the collection. The old part of the museum consists of two sections, a new part has eight sections.