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Egyptian Museums
Egypt is rich with many
museums, in fact there are more than 34 museums all over Egypt, and they
are divided into:
1- National Museum:
They usually have
collections from a specific period, or part of the Ancient Egyptian
history
Such as:
In 1834 Mohamed Ali decreed an administration for the antiquities. He
also ordered constituting the first museum in Al-Azbaquia. In
1858, August Mariette was in charge of the Egyptian Antiquities Institution and he built a museum in Bulaq, which opened in1863.
In 1891, the antiquities were transferred from Bulaq to the Palace of
Giza (Saray El-Giza). In 1902 the present museum was built. It has about
120,000 objects on display, and several hundred thousand are still in
the vaults.
2- Local Museum:
They are mostly
located in the capital of a local province. They usually have a
collection of antiquities that have been found within the borders of the
area
Such as:
The Luxor Museum is surprisingly entertaining. Displays of pottery,
jewelry, furniture, statues and stelae were created by the Brooklyn
Museum of New York. They include a carefully selected assortment
of items from the Theban temples and necropolis.
There are a number of exhibits from Tutankhamun, including a cow-goddess
head from his tomb on the first floor and his funerary boats on the
second floor. However, some of the real attractions include a statue of Tuthmosis III (circa 1436 BC) on the first floor,
and 283 sandstone blocks arranged as a wall from the ninth pylon of the
Karnak Temple.
The hours for
the Museum are from 9 am to 1 PM and then from 4 PM until 9 PM. in the
winter. Afternoon hours in the summer are from 5 PM until 10 PM.
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Museum of Mellowi
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Menia Museum
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Beni Seuf Museum
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New Valley Museum
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Ismalia Museum:
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Port Said Museum:
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Tanta Museum
3- Contemporary Museums:
They exhibit relics from the
era of Mohamed Ali and his family
Such as:
The Manial Palace is said to have been built for Prince Mohammad Ali
between 1899 and 1929. The palace was given to the Egyptian nation in
1955. Prince Muhammad Ali is the first cousin of King Faruq and the younger brother of Khedive Abbas II Hilmi. The complex
consists of six structures. Among these structures is a museum in which
Faruq's hunting trophies are found, the prince's residence and
furnishings and a museum in which some of the family's memorabilia are
found. There are also gardens that have beautiful plants and flowers
that are worth seeing. The palace also includes a collection of
manuscripts, carpets, textiles, brass work and crystal. Items that can
be seen here are a table made of elephant ears and a 1000-piece silver
service. On part of the original grounds a hotel has been built
called the Meridian Hotel.
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Museum of Gayer Anderson
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Elguhara Palace Museum
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Royal Chariots Museum at
the Citadel
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Royal Chariots Museum at
Boulak
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Police Museum
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Royal jewellery Museum at
Alexandria
4- Site Museums:
They are usually attached to
specific sites, and are small in size. They exhibit the artifacts that
have been found around the archaeological site, instead of keeping the
finds in a local antiquities store
Such as:
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Tanis Museum (San EL
Hagar)
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Karnis Museum (Kom Oushim)
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Solar boat Museum
(southern side of Khufu’s Pyramid)
Theme and other
miscellaneous Museums:
These museums were built to
exhibit a particular type of artefact
Such as:
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The Nubian Museum
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The Maritime Museum
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The Military Museum.
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Agricultural Museum
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Islamic Pottery Museum
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