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Ahmed Shawki Museum is a writer's house museum dedicated to the poet and dramatist Ahmed Shawki (1869–1932).Use our Giza tour itinerary builder tool to add Ahmed Shawki Museum (Karmat Ibn Hani') and other attractions to your Giza vacation plans.
It is located on the Nile Corniche, Giza part of Cairo, Egypt.
The museum is named after and dedicated to the poet and dramatist Ahmed Shawki (1869–1932), who used to live in ‘Karmet Ibn Hani’ or Ibn Hani’s Vineyardin كرمة ابن هانىء at Al-Matariyyah area near the palace of the Khedive Abbas II at Saray El-Qobba until he was exiled. After returning to Egypt, he built a new house at Giza which he named the new Karmet Ibn Hani. The Giza house later on became Ahmed Shawki Museum. It was first acquired in 1914 and named ‘Karmet Ibn Hani’ or Ibn Hani’s Vineyard, after the poet Abu Nawwas. It takes the form of a lavish white palace surrounded by a green garden and officially opened on 17 June 1977.
The museum is noted for its bronze statues. In the garden, there is a large statue of the poet, created by late Egyptian sculptor Gamal El-Sagini. The statue was erected in a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of the poet's death. It is however a replica, as the Italian Government ordered in 1962 that it be erected in the Borghese Park, Rome, alongside the statues of other world artistic figures. The ceremony was attended by the Egyptian and Italian Ministers of Culture, the Mayor of Rome, and many Arab artists, poets, and writers. There are also bronze statues of torch-bearing cherubic messengers. The torches represent enlightenment.
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In a beautiful and historical palace overlooking the river Nile, I had paid tribute many years back to the Egyptian prince of poetry, Ahmed Shawki The statue of the poet himself that stands still at.... more
In a beautiful and historical palace overlooking the river Nile, I had paid tribute many years back to the Egyptian prince of poetry, Ahmed Shawki The statue of the poet himself that stands still at.... more »
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WE toured the Eygptian Museum in Cairo with Sherif at If You Love Egypt travel, Outstanding, knowledgable, when I went to buy cartoosh in Giza he double checked everything to make sure the...
WE toured the Eygptian Museum in Cairo with Sherif at If You Love Egypt travel, Outstanding, knowledgable, when I went to buy cartoosh in Giza he double checked everything to make sure the... more »
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A small museum, it is the house of the well known poet Ahmed Shawky, it is not so stunning, very few pieces of Ahmed Shawky belongings, and the little left not preserved well, no display for his books or even the famous songs played, thankfully there is one employee who explains the areas of the small house, and one guard who keeps an eye on you with an annoying way, photos are limited for 4 photos only I don't know why, it is so annoying
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the located is very important. for cultural and plastic art.
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It's in Ahmed Shawqi museum It's one of the best museum in Egypt & really great place....
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This is ahmet shawqi’s House the tickets 5 egp The house is small and the tour guide was so faassst she didn’t give us the time to look really close maybe because the house is kinda empty.
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One of the bets cultural hubs in Cairo. Great unique architecture, and full of the great past memories
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