Jair Anderson Museum

The Jair Aderso Museum is oe of the most importat historical houses. It cosists of two houses datig back to the Ottoma period, specifically durig the 16th ad 17th ceturies AD, which were merged ito oe house. These two houses are best examples of Egyptia houses durig the Ottoma period, both kow as the “House of Crete”, which is due to the fact that the last ower of the house called “Ama Bit Salem” origiates to the islad of Crete. The Committee for the Preservatio of Arab Atiquities restored the two houses ad liked them to Qatara. I 1935, Jair Adersso Pasha, a officer i the Eglish Army, obtaied the approval of the Committee for the Preservatio of the Arab Atiquities o the residece of the two houses, as he was kow for his fodess for the Atiquities. The two houses were coverted ito a museum whe he left Egypt or after his death. Durig the period from 1935 to 1942 he collected may rare relics of differet ages. Jair Aderso Pasha was forced to travel to Eglad i 1942 because of his ill health. The Egyptia govermet haded over the two houses with atiquities ad atiques ad tured them ito a museum called Jair Aderso. Amog the most promiet objects of the museum are Jair Aderso oil paitigs i the library room, a oil paitig from the Qajari era (Ira) ad a collectio of atiques made i Chia.