The hidden museums of downtown Cairo

Hidden in the streets and alleyways of Downtown Cairo are dozens of small museums unknown to the average traveler — or Cairene, for that matter. Local community newspaper Mantiqti points to several of them, including the Royal Chariots Museum, which has been closed for renovations since 2001, the Postal Museum that overlooks Attaba Square, and the museum housed in the historic building of the Egyptian Stock Exchange, which tells the story of how the bourse over the last 130 years and contains a replica of the first trading hall. Other highlights include the Railway Museum and a small facility honouring Banque Misr founder Talaat Harb at the bank’s downtown Cairo headquarters.