Cairo Streets

Coming face to face with everyday life in 19th-century Cairo

Victoria and Albert Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 2RL, UK

Images of Cairo’s streets were popular with tourists and photographers, especially around the bazaar, Khan al-Khalili. The V&A bought many of these photographs a century ago as a record of Cairo’s architecture and they still have relevance for conservation and restoration work today. They are also appreciated for the way they captured the life of the city.