Alexandria - Museums
 

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he Fine Arts Museum has a collection ranging from drawings of rural life to Surrealist paintings. Exhibitions of works by contemporary Egyptian and international artists are held regularly and, every two years, it hosts the Alexandrian Biennial, a showcase for art from all the Mediterranean countries. Cavafy's Apartment has been recreated as a museum on the top floor of the Greek Consulate. The Royal Jewellery Museum, in Glym, is set in a former palace and has a magnificent collection of the jewelry accumulated by Mohammed Ali and his descendants as well as statues and paintings. The Hydro biological Institute and Museum, near Fort Qaitbey, has a rare collections of fish and marine life.
 

 
 

 

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