• Marcus Simaika Pasha was followed by Dr Togo Mina and then by Dr Pahor Labib, the first to have the title of Director of the Coptic Museum.
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  • In 1939, the Service of Antiquities decided to transfer the totality of the Christian Antiquities exhibited in the Egyptian Museum to the Coptic Museum.
  • The Coptic Museum contains the largest collection of Egyptian Christian artifacts in the world. ... The museum includes two wings contain 27 halls over two floors.
  • The largest collection of Coptic Christian artifacts in the world, with some 16,000 pieces, belongs to the Coptic Museum in Cairo.
  • The Coptic Museum was established in 1910 AD for the purpose of collecting antiquities and documents that contribute to enriching Coptic art studies in Egypt.
  • The museum was established through the efforts of Marcus Simaika Pasha, a prominent Coptic figure who was vested in the preservation of Coptic heritage.
  • This is the Coptic Museum of the Coptic Orthodox Church, which is said to be the "primitive Christianity" of Egypt.
  • Coptic Museum is located in the Old Cairo district of Cairo on the grounds of the Babylon Fortress near the Hanging Church.
  • The museum has eight sections arranged in a chronological order to let visitors appreciate the development of the Coptic art through the centuries.