Royal Jewelry Museum Alexandria

The Royal Jewelry museum

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Royal Jewelry museum Alexandria

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The museum was originally a palace for the noble Fatima Al-Zahraa Haidar, daughter of Mrs. Zeinab Fahmy, and Prince Ali Haidar Shenasi son of Prince Ahmed Rushdi Bek, son of Prince Mustafa Bahjat Fadel Pasha, son of Ibrahim Pasha, son of Muhammad Ali Pasha Al-Kabir. Her mother began building the palace in 1919, then the princess completed it. Fatima Building and Establishment in 1923, and the palace was used for summer residence until 1952, then it became used as a rest house for the Presidency of the Republic, until a presidential decree was issued in 1986, stipulating that the palace be designated as a museum of royal jewelry to display the possessions of Muhammad Ali’s family, then it was opened as an official museum on the 29th october.

Royal Jewelry museum history

Museum contents:

Its contents are old and date back to the year 1805 when Muhammad Ali Pasha assumed the throne of Egypt. After the July 1952 revolution, these jewelry were confiscated and placed in the safes of the General Administration of recovered funds until this museum was established, whose holdings are of material, artistic and historical value. The museum includes 11,500 pieces belonging to members of the royal family, including the collection of Prince Muhammad Ali Tawfiq, which includes 12 platinum and gold cup , 2,753 brilliant and Fleming diamonds, a gold money bag studded with diamonds, in addition to a pocket watch of the Ottoman sultans and 6 gold cups studded with 977 diamonds.

Royal Jewellry Museum

From the era of Khedive Saeed Pasha we find a collection of scarves and gold watches, in addition to Egyptian Turkish and foreign medals and necklaces, which are studded with jewellery pure gold and Coptic, Roman, Persian and Byzantine antique coins numbering 4,000 pieces.Among the museum's most beautiful possessions is the golden snuff box studded with diamonds belonging to Muhammad Ali, the founder of the family his chess and his honorary sword, which is made of steel and shaped like a snake's head.

Alexandria Royal Jewelry museum

The museum is also decorated with a group of colorful gold photographs of Khedive Ismail, his wives, his daughters, and his children. As for King Farouk’s collection, it was characterized by the abundance of diamonds in it, and it includes his belongings, such as the Marshal’s a stick that he always used on his travels, which is made of ebony and gold. This is in addition to the cups, which are studded with diamonds and rubies. One cup contains 229 rubies and 29 diamonds.There is a section dedicated to gifts presented to King Farouk, including a gold tea set that a group of Egyptian pashas gave to Farouk and Farida on their wedding day, and they signed their names behind the tray, as well as a special agate dish given to him by the Tsar of Russia.

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In order to distinguish Farouk’s collection, three halls were allocated to it in the museum. Perhaps the first thing that attracts attention in the Princesses Hall is Princess Shweikar’s crown, which is one of the largest and most beautiful crowns of the Muhammad Ali family’s jewelry, while Queen Farida’s Hall comes in second place after the hall of her husband , King Farouk, and among her possessions is the crown made of gold and platinum and studded with 1,506 pieces of diamonds. With a platinum and gold earring studded with 136 diamonds, in addition to a wonderful set of earrings studded with diamonds, rubies, aquamarines, emeralds, and a complete set of coral.As for the collection of Princess Fawzia, sister of King Farouk, it includes a platinum ring bearing the name of Princess Fawzia and studded with brilliants, and a belt buckle studded with more than 240 pieces of diamonds. The museum also includes other exhibits, including a royal watch studded with diamonds, an elephant-shaped masterpiece made of ivory inlaid with diamonds and rubies, a collection of gold and platinum breast pins, and a piece of pure gold used in laying the foundation stone for the projects.In addition to antiques donated by the heads of some European countries, including the famous Eugenie tray that was given to Khedive Ismail at the opening of the Suez Canal. Its price is estimated at more than 15 million pounds. It is made of gold and studded with diamonds, rubies and emeralds. As for the agate dish included in King Farouk’s collection, it is a rare historical masterpiece that tells part of the history of Tsarist Russia, and no one knows how it entered Egypt. As well as a coffee set decorated with about 25 kilograms of French silver, which was given by the International Canal Company to Governor Muhammad Saeed Pasha.

Royal Jewelry museum in Alexandria

The Jewelry Palace Museum opens its doors to Egyptians and foreign guests, and entry prices for Egyptians are very low. Encouraging them to visit this important museum and learn about the amazing and beautiful collectibles and jewelry it contains, perhaps unparalleled in the world.

For Egyptions/Arabs:
Adult  :  EGP20
Student  :  EGP5

For other nationality
Adult  :  EGP180
Student  :  EGP90

Working Hours: from 09:00 am to 05:00 pm