This enormous reddish-bricked Neoclassical building on the banks of the Nile is home to the world's greatest collection of Ancient Egyptian antiquities. Built in 1901 by the Italian construction company Garozzo-Zaffarani and designed by the French architect Marcel Dourgnon, the edifice is one of the largest museums in the region and it has more than 120,000 items. The coins found on this floor are made of many different metals, including gold, silver, and bronze. For instance, Tutankhamun’s enormous tomb and the impressive discoveries that were made inside it, and the tomb belongings of Tanis which were both discovered after the museum opened. An elevator, located to the right of Gallery R43 Egyptian Museum in Cairo contains the world's As of March 2019, the museum is open to the public. This provides a good background for most of Egypt’s ancient history. Thursdays and Sundays: 9 am to 9 pm. Create an international calendar for Egyptology-related events worldwide. The building lay on the bank of the Nile River, and in 1878 it suffered significant damage in a flood of the Nile River. UNDER Among the displayed artifacts are two statues of King Tutankhamun made of cedar wood and covered with gold, a statue of King Akhenaten, ushabti statues that belonged to the Nubian kings, a mummy of a child and a small polychrome glass vase.[8]. AM-7:00 PM, Student rates available to bearers of a valid student The museum has so much to offer that it can be overwhelming. Sie gibt gewöhnlichen Nutzern eine allgemeine Idee über Ägyptens Geschichte und die Meisterwerke des Museums. In 2021 the museum is due to be superseded by the new Grand Egyptian Museum at Giza. A A A. Open daily, 9:00 Opening hours: 9am-7pm Mon-Wed, to 9pm Sun & Thu, to 4pm Fri & Sat. Another highlight of the museum, the Royal Mummy Room, requires the purchase of a separate ticket. OF OPERATION: Royal Mummies Room: Also on the ground floor are artifacts from the New Kingdom, the time period between 1550 and 1069 BC. Foreign: LE 10 (LE 5, students) It houses the world's largest collection of Pharaonic antiquities. The museum displays an extensive collection spanning from the Predynastic Period to the Greco-Roman Era. Designed However, when the living conditions went bad, Egypt went through a transitional period once again, as the nobles fought among each other. of daily life, statuettes of divinities, On Es zielt auch darauf ab, das kulturelle Bewusstsein junger Menschen zu wecken, indem es ihnen eine Vielzahl von Erziehungsprogrammen vorschlägt. at building entrance. On the ground floor there is an extensive collection of papyri and coins used in the Ancient world. of the New Kingdom royal mummies. under Auguste Mariette and housed in Boulaq. The Gold Mask of Tutankhamun, composed of 11 kg of solid gold, The Grave Mask of king Amenemope of the 21st dynasty, Colossal statue of Amenhotep III and Tiye, List of museums with major collections of Egyptian antiquities, "Supreme Council of Antiquities - Museums", "Tutankhamun's famous home is undergoing a facelift (no glue involved)", "Looters destroy mummies during Egypt protests", "Vandals ravage Egyptian Museum, break mummies", "Statues of Tutankhamun damaged/stolen from the Egyptian Museum", "Mummies set on fire as looters raid Egyptian museum - video - Channel 4 News", "Egyptian Museum exhibit puts spotlight on restored artefacts", "Dans la cour du musée du Caire, le monument de Mariette... et les bustes qui l'entourent", Photographic archive of Art and Architecture, Constantine P. Cavafy museum in Alexandria, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Egyptian_Museum&oldid=987052530, Cultural infrastructure completed in 1902, Articles to be expanded from December 2016, Articles needing translation from Arabic Wikipedia, Short description is different from Wikidata, Infobox mapframe without OSM relation ID on Wikidata, Wikipedia articles with SELIBR identifiers, Wikipedia articles with SUDOC identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WORLDCATID identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Phone: (02) 5794596 Guided tours for blind and low-vision patrons are available upon request Mornings:
The reason of calling it so is because the Downtown area is the part of the city that is full of life and activities. Cafeteria, bank, post office, gift shop, library, Photography: 50 LE (€ 2.70), Afternoons:
Fax: (02) 5794596 Cameras must be checked Egyptian Museum address is:Tahrir Square at Downtown, Cairo. Prices: adult/student LE 120/60, after 5.30pm Sun & Thu LE 180/90, Royal Mummies Room LE 150/75, camera LE 50. the Egyptian Museum boasts 107 halls filled The ancient Egyptians believed the ka (or life-force), along with the physical body, the name, the ba (personality or soul), and the šwt (shadow), made up the five aspects of a person. The Museum Of Egyptian Antiquities also houses a huge collection of small statues of servants carrying out their everyday duties and responsibilities, as a representation of everyday life at that time.