Cairo Sights

Umm Kolthum Museum

#78 of 408 things to do in Cairo

#1020 of 7381 things to do in Africa

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  • Address
    • Sharia al-Malek as-Salih Rhoda part of Monastirli Palace
  • Phone
    • 2 2363 1467
  • Price
    • adult/student E£6/3
  • Hours
    • 10am-5pm

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Lonely Planet review for Umm Kolthum Museum

Dedicated to the most famous Arab diva, the small museum is more like a shrine, given the reverence with which the singer’s signature rhinestone-trimmed glasses and glittery gowns are hung under spotlights in display cases. There’s a multimedia room where you can listen to her music, and a short film shows key moments of her life, from the beginning when she performed disguised as a Bedouin boy, to her magnetic performances that brought Cairo to a standstill, to her funeral, when millions of mourners flooded the streets.

 

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