The Royal Jewelry Museum is located in the upscale Zizinia area of Alexandria governorate. Prior to 1952, the Museum was a palace owned by Fama El-Heidar, the daughter of wealthy socialite Zeinab Fahmy and Prince Ali Heidar, the grandson of Mohamed Pasha, the founder of Mohamed Ali's royal family.
In 1986, the Fatma El-Zahraa's 4185 square metre palace and included garden was turned in to a museum housing a collection of jewelry owned by Mohamed Ali's royal family that ruled Egypt from 1804 to 1953.
The museum currently hosts 11,500 items.
All photos by Zeinab El-Gundy