Review:

The Gayer-Anderson Museum is known for having a little something of everything. The house was built in 1632 and was passed down through various owners until 1928, when it was saved from demolition. It was restored in 1935, and in 1937 Major Robert Greenville Gayer-Anderson moved in. He was a retired major of the British Army Medical Corps and had been an avid collector. He restored the building's interior and exterior and added an extensive collection of art and furniture. When he died in 1945, everything was left to the Egyptian Government and it has been preserved as an Egyptian tourist attraction since then. Visitors may recognize parts of the house from James Bond's The Spy Who Loved Me. The Mosque of Ibn Tulun sits next door to the museum and was also the location of a Bond movie.

Ahmed Ibn Tolon, Tolon, As Sayedah Zeinab, Cairo Governorate, Egypt, Phone: +20 2 23647822

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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