The Egyptian Museum
The Egyptian Museum
The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, known commonly as the Egyptian Museum or Museum of Cairo, in Cairo, Egypt, is home to an extensive collection of ancient Egyptian antiquities. It has 120,000 items, with a representative amount on display, the remainder in storerooms. The edifice is one of the largest museums in the region. As of February 2017, the museum is open to the public.
Interior Design
The museum is also a memorial for all the famous egyptologists,
In the garden adjacent to the building of the museum a memorial to famous egyptologists of the world is located. It features a monument to Auguste Mariette, surrounded by 23 busts of the following egyptologists: François Chabas, Johannes Dümichen, Conradus Leemans, Charles Wycliffe Goodwin, Emmanuel de Rougé, Samuel Birch, Edward Hincks, Luigi Vassalli, Émile Brugsch, Karl Richard Lepsius, Théodule Devéria, Vladimir Golenishchev, Ippolito Rosellini, Labib Habachi, Sami Gabra, Selim Hassan, Ahmed Kamal, Zakaria Goneim, Jean-François Champollion, Amedeo Peyron, Willem Pleyte, Gaston Maspero, Peter le Page Renouf.
Top exhibits:
The Gold Mask of Tutankhamun, composed of 11 kg of solid gold
The Grave Mask of king Amenemope of the 21st dynasty
Mummy mask of Psusennes I
Figurine of Khufu
Statue of Khafre
Statue of Menkaure
Bust of Akhenaten
Statue of Thutmose III
Narmer Palette
Merneptah Stele
Mummy mask of Wendjebauendjed
General Information:
Location:Tahrir Square, Meret Basha, Qasr an Nile, Cairo Governorate 11516, Egypt
Hours:
Interior Design
The museum is also a memorial for all the famous egyptologists,
In the garden adjacent to the building of the museum a memorial to famous egyptologists of the world is located. It features a monument to Auguste Mariette, surrounded by 23 busts of the following egyptologists: François Chabas, Johannes Dümichen, Conradus Leemans, Charles Wycliffe Goodwin, Emmanuel de Rougé, Samuel Birch, Edward Hincks, Luigi Vassalli, Émile Brugsch, Karl Richard Lepsius, Théodule Devéria, Vladimir Golenishchev, Ippolito Rosellini, Labib Habachi, Sami Gabra, Selim Hassan, Ahmed Kamal, Zakaria Goneim, Jean-François Champollion, Amedeo Peyron, Willem Pleyte, Gaston Maspero, Peter le Page Renouf.
Top exhibits:
The Gold Mask of Tutankhamun, composed of 11 kg of solid gold
The Grave Mask of king Amenemope of the 21st dynasty
Mummy mask of Psusennes I
Figurine of Khufu
Statue of Khafre
Statue of Menkaure
Bust of Akhenaten
Statue of Thutmose III
Narmer Palette
Merneptah Stele
Mummy mask of Wendjebauendjed
General Information:
Location:Tahrir Square, Meret Basha, Qasr an Nile, Cairo Governorate 11516, Egypt
Hours:
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