Tamr Hena Museum, a shoe shop-turned-museum in Alexandria,

Tamr Hena Museum, a shoe shop-turned-museum in Alexandria, is full of uncanny artwork that has recently began to take on “profound socio-political” meaning, according to a piece by Atlas Obscura contributor Ethan Haynes. Nasser El Sherbini, the owner, first started crafting clay and paper-mâché figures and monsters to entertain young shoe shoppers. Following the 2011 and 2013 revolutions, El Sherbini’s humble shoe shop in Ibrahimiyah developed into “a fascinating little world for creative criticism.”