Royal Carriage Museum, Cairo

The Royal Carriage Museum is a small museum houses a small collection of 8 carriages used by the Royal Family of Egypt.

The Royal Carriage Museum is housed in a former mess used by the British army stationed in Cairo. It is a one storey building and there is a bust of a horse above each window. All the carriages are well maintained retaining their original color and mechanisms. They reflect an era in the city where elegant horse drawn carriages went along the streets.

The Royal Carriage Museum has a display of horse saddles and horse riding gear. The carriages on display include a golden carriage presented to Napoleon III by Khedive Ismail, the carriage used by Khedive Ismail when he inaugurated the Suez Canal, a large carriage sent by Khedive Ismail to welcome visiting royal families from Arabia and Europe and a black and gold carriage with red highlights. The museum also displays the personal carriage used by King Fouad Pasha, the last King of Egypt who was deposed by the revolution. There is also an old carriage that represents the type of carriage used by government officials during the reign of Khedive Ismail.