Cairo museum displays Egypt’s ancient Coptic textiles

Hani Sameer

Jan 17, 2019

A large loose robe decorated with long strips of blue wool woven in a well-known Coptic style and in funeral rituals is seen in Cairo's Egyptian Textile Museum, Egypt, Jan. 10, 1019. — Hani Sameer

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CAIRO — The Egyptian Textile Museum, an Ottoman-style building located at the heart of Islamic Cairo, pays homage to the country’s Christian heritage by displaying rare and ancient Coptic textiles that date from the fourth to seventh centuries CE.

The exhibition, titled “God is Love,” opened Jan. 2 in anticipation of the Coptic Christmas, which is celebrated on Jan. 7. The exhibition will run until March.