The Cairo museum tariff — four institutions across the capital, all four admission tiers.
The current Q2 2026 admission tariff for the four major Cairo museums — the Grand Egyptian Museum at Giza, the historic Cairo Egyptian Museum at Tahrir Square, the Coptic Museum in Old Cairo, and the Museum of Islamic Art at Bab al-Khalq. Tourist, resident, student and family rates verified at the ticket window in April 2026 by Heba el-Kafrawi. Next verification cycle July 2026.
The full tariff table — Q2 2026.
| Museum | Tourist EGP | Resident EGP | Student EGP | Child 6-12 EGP | Family pack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Egyptian Museum (Giza) | 1 200 | 150 | 600 | 600 tourist / 75 resident | EGP 2 800 (2A+2C) tourist |
| Cairo Egyptian Museum (Tahrir) | 550 | 50 | 275 | 275 tourist / 25 resident | None |
| Coptic Museum | 200 | 20 | 100 | 100 tourist / 10 resident | None |
| Museum of Islamic Art | 200 | 20 | 100 | 100 tourist / 10 resident | None |
Children under 6 years admitted free at all four institutions on production of birth certificate or passport showing the child's age. The GEM family pack covers two adults plus two children under twelve at the tourist tier; no equivalent pack at the resident tier or at the three smaller institutions.
The Grand Egyptian Museum — the largest single ticketing change since 2014.
The GEM at Giza opened in phases between 2022 and 2024, with the full Tutankhamun gallery operational from November 2024. The museum's tariff was set in three steps: an initial tourist rate of EGP 800 at the soft opening in 2022, raised to EGP 1 050 with the full Tutankhamun gallery opening in November 2024, and to the current EGP 1 200 in March 2026 with the addition of the special-exhibition wing's permanent rotation programme. The resident rate has remained at EGP 150 throughout, reflecting the Supreme Council of Antiquities' policy of maintaining low domestic admission. The student rate at EGP 600 (half the tourist rate) covers Egyptian university students with current student-card identifiers and international students with ISIC. The family pack at EGP 2 800 is the only family-discount pack at any tracked museum.
The Cairo Egyptian Museum at Tahrir — the historic museum's continuing operation.
The historic Tahrir museum's primary collections were transferred to the GEM and to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilisation in 2020 to 2024. The Tahrir building continues to operate as a museum with the residual collection and with a rotating temporary-exhibition programme; the museum's future is under continuing Supreme Council review and there is widespread expectation that the institution's role will evolve further within the next five years. Current admission is EGP 550 tourist, the lowest of the four major Cairo institutions on a per-square-metre basis when the museum's modest current footprint is taken into account.
The Coptic Museum and the Islamic Art Museum.
The Coptic Museum in Old Cairo and the Museum of Islamic Art at Bab al-Khalq are both priced at the same EGP 200 tourist tier, reflecting their similar visitor-volume and gallery-area. Both museums offer the same EGP 20 resident rate and the same EGP 100 student rate. Neither offers a family discount. The Coptic Museum's admission tier has been stable since 2019; the Islamic Art Museum's admission was reduced from EGP 250 to EGP 200 in February 2025 as part of the Supreme Council's effort to encourage visitor return to the Bab al-Khalq complex following its 2014 reopening and the gradual rebuilding of the museum's pre-2014 attendance figures.
Combined-ticket and reduced-rate notes.
No official combined-ticket pass currently covers all four Cairo institutions. The Egyptian Tourism Authority has discussed introducing a "Cairo museum pass" combined ticket since 2021; the proposal has not yet been implemented and the Index has been told that introduction is not expected before late 2026 at the earliest. Several commercial tour operators sell "Cairo museum tour" packages that include admission to multiple museums, but the underlying admission tickets are bought individually by the operator at the gate, with the operator's package fee on top; the Index does not document the operators' package pricing because those packages include guide services, transport and other elements outside the ticket itself.
The fee-change risk for Q3 2026.
The Supreme Council's annual tariff review takes place in June. The Q3 2026 update (publishing in early July) will reflect any tariff changes coming out of the June review. The Index does not have advance information on the 2026 review's outcome; the Council's June meetings are not public and the tariff decisions are typically published as a formal ministerial decree in the second week of July. Our July table will be revised within two weeks of the decree's publication if any of the four Cairo tariffs change.
For the southern Egypt counterpart, see the Luxor and Aswan fees table. For the year-end consolidated fee-change record, see the 2025 fee changes log. For accessibility at the four Cairo museums, see the wheelchair-access audit.