The Egyptian Museum

The Egyptian Museum
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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

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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: 
Saturday9AM–7PM
Sunday9AM–7PM
Monday
(Sham el-Nessim)
9AM–7PM
Hours might differ
Tuesday9AM–7PM
Wednesday9AM–7PM
Thursday9AM–7PM
Friday9AM–7PM

Tickets:
Entry:
60 L.E for adults
30 L.E for Students
Mummies Rooms:
100 L.E for adults
50 L.E for Students
Photographing prices:
  • Photographic camera (without flash) for amateurs:10 L.E Photographic camera (without flash) for professionals:175 L.E Video camera: 100 L.E Television :1500 L.E+100 L.E managerial fees+50 L.E per hour for using the electrical current


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