In 1908 , after receiving approval and a number of silver antiquities from Patriarch Cyril V and raising funds by public subscription , Marcus Simaika Pasha built the Coptic Museum and inaugurated it on 14 March 1910 . The Coptic community was generous in their support of the museum , donating many vestments , frescoes , and icons . In 1931 the Coptic Museum became a state museum , under the jurisdiction of the Department of Antiquities , and in 1939 the collection of Christian antiquities in the Egyptian Museum was moved there . These were housed in the New Wing , completed in 1944 . Because of damage , the Old Wing was closed in 1966 , and the entire museum was renovated between 1983 and 1984 . The foundations of the museum were strengthened and reinforced between 1986 and 1988 , which helped the museum survive the 1992 earthquake . Further renovations took place in 2005 – 06
1992 earthquake
1992 Cairo earthquake
Coptic Museum