Museum · Egypt
Umm Kulthum Museum
متحف أم كلثوم
A Rawda Island museum beside the Nilometer devoted to the singer Umm Kulthum, with her belongings, manuscripts, recordings and a film hall.
Where it is
30.0076, 31.2249
Why go
Set in a building of the Manasterly Palace grounds at the southern tip of Rawda Island, next to the Nilometer, this museum commemorates Umm Kulthum, the twentieth-century Egyptian singer. The Ministry of Culture began collecting her belongings in 1998. Displays include her honours and personal effects, musical scores, handwritten song lyrics, letters, rare recordings and films, and a short documentary of her life and concerts. It pairs naturally with the Nilometer in a single stop.
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