Egypt National Museum - A Grand Showcase of Egyptian History and Tradition
The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities is also known as National Museum of Egypt. Located at Cairo, the museum houses more than 120,000 exclusive antique artifacts. There are hundreds of tourist attractions in and around Egypt however, without visiting Egyptian Museum, enjoying Egypt can never be completed.
Constructed in Neoclassical style this famous Museum of Cairo was built by Marcel Dourgnon in the year 1902. There are total 107 halls within the museum and the artifacts displayed here are from wide range of time span like from pre-historic age to the era of pharaohs toward Roman era. Chronologically, its collections have covered more than 5000 year span of Egyptian history. All labels placed on displayed items are written in English and Arabic.
History of the Museum
Egypt National Museumwas first established in Boulak. In 1891, it was shifted to Giza Palace of "Ismail Pasha". The establishment housed plenty of antiquities which were later relocated to the existing building where it is located now. Presently Egyptian Museum is located at Tahrir square in Cairo for its visitors. The plan for this establishment came into action during the monarchy of Khedive AbbassHelmi II in 1897, and it was inaugurated on November 15, 1902.
Interior design/arrangement of the museum
The internal arrangement of Egypt National Museum is typically different and interesting enough. There are two floors in the museum: these are ground floor and first floor. The ground floor displays the artifacts according toits chronological age but on the upper floor artifacts are displayed on the basis of their availability in the tombs like Pharaohs like Tutankhamen, Nefertiti, etc. However, on the second floor some rare royal mummies are placed.
The ground floor houses an extensive collection of papyrus notes and coins from ancient Egypt. The papyrus pieces are written with several different languages like Greek, Latin, Arabic, and ancient Egyptian. The coins on display are all made of different types of metals like bronze, silver, and gold and surprisingly they are from different sources like Greece, Rome, etc. Some of them are of Islamic convention and some coins are from Egyptian origin. From these coins historians have anticipated a vivid picture of ancient Egyptian trade.
The ground floor of Egypt National Museum contains artifacts from New Kingdom between 1550 and 1069 BC. Larger in size, these ancient historic emblems are of Egyptian tradition, which include several statues, coffins, tables, etc. The first floor houses numerous artifacts from two major ruling dynasties of Egypt including items from Amenophis II, Pharaohs Thutmosis III, Hatshepsut,Thutmosis IV, and the courtier Maiherpri.
At one go the interior of the museum
There are total 7 sections in the museum. These are:
€ The 1stsection houses PharaohTutankhamen'swealth found from his pyramid.
€ The 2ndsection houses the shrines from pre-dynasty and Old Kingdom.
€ The 3rdsection houses the 1sttransitional period and the Mid Kingdom shrines.
€ The 4thsection houses the shrines of the Modern Kingdom.
€ The 5thsection houses the shrines of the Greek and Roman periods.
€ The 6thsectionhouses antique coins and papyrus.
€ The 7thsection houses sarcophagi - the coffins.
Hours of operation:
Open daily, 9:00 AM-7:00 PM
9:00 AM-5:00 PM during Ramadan
Constructed in Neoclassical style this famous Museum of Cairo was built by Marcel Dourgnon in the year 1902. There are total 107 halls within the museum and the artifacts displayed here are from wide range of time span like from pre-historic age to the era of pharaohs toward Roman era. Chronologically, its collections have covered more than 5000 year span of Egyptian history. All labels placed on displayed items are written in English and Arabic.
History of the Museum
Egypt National Museumwas first established in Boulak. In 1891, it was shifted to Giza Palace of "Ismail Pasha". The establishment housed plenty of antiquities which were later relocated to the existing building where it is located now. Presently Egyptian Museum is located at Tahrir square in Cairo for its visitors. The plan for this establishment came into action during the monarchy of Khedive AbbassHelmi II in 1897, and it was inaugurated on November 15, 1902.
Interior design/arrangement of the museum
The internal arrangement of Egypt National Museum is typically different and interesting enough. There are two floors in the museum: these are ground floor and first floor. The ground floor displays the artifacts according toits chronological age but on the upper floor artifacts are displayed on the basis of their availability in the tombs like Pharaohs like Tutankhamen, Nefertiti, etc. However, on the second floor some rare royal mummies are placed.
The ground floor houses an extensive collection of papyrus notes and coins from ancient Egypt. The papyrus pieces are written with several different languages like Greek, Latin, Arabic, and ancient Egyptian. The coins on display are all made of different types of metals like bronze, silver, and gold and surprisingly they are from different sources like Greece, Rome, etc. Some of them are of Islamic convention and some coins are from Egyptian origin. From these coins historians have anticipated a vivid picture of ancient Egyptian trade.
The ground floor of Egypt National Museum contains artifacts from New Kingdom between 1550 and 1069 BC. Larger in size, these ancient historic emblems are of Egyptian tradition, which include several statues, coffins, tables, etc. The first floor houses numerous artifacts from two major ruling dynasties of Egypt including items from Amenophis II, Pharaohs Thutmosis III, Hatshepsut,Thutmosis IV, and the courtier Maiherpri.
At one go the interior of the museum
There are total 7 sections in the museum. These are:
€ The 1stsection houses PharaohTutankhamen'swealth found from his pyramid.
€ The 2ndsection houses the shrines from pre-dynasty and Old Kingdom.
€ The 3rdsection houses the 1sttransitional period and the Mid Kingdom shrines.
€ The 4thsection houses the shrines of the Modern Kingdom.
€ The 5thsection houses the shrines of the Greek and Roman periods.
€ The 6thsectionhouses antique coins and papyrus.
€ The 7thsection houses sarcophagi - the coffins.
Hours of operation:
Open daily, 9:00 AM-7:00 PM
9:00 AM-5:00 PM during Ramadan