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The Karnak Open-air Museum
Located at the Karnak Temple in Luxor, this open-air museum houses a magnificent collection of monuments from the medieval, ancient and modern periods of Egypt’s pharaonic history that belonged to Hatshepsut and Senusret I. Visitors will also find a picturesque mural of baboons and utensils used by the ancient Egyptians. karnak,karnak temple,open air museum,museum,karnak open […]
The two-story Luxor Museum, overlooking the east bank of the Nile, opened in 1975 to display Luxor’s rare artifacts, including statues of pharaohs and deities. A new wing was opened in 1984 and another in 1989 under the name of “The Cache” to display the latest archeological finds discovered in the Luxor Temple. In 2004, […]
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The Nubia Museum in Aswan
Opened in 1997, the Nubia Museum was built as part of the UNESCO International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia, which began in 1960. It houses the artifacts recovered during excavations in the Nubian areas threatened by the construction of the dam. It is a tribute to the culture and history of Nubia, dating […]
The Aswan Museum was originally the villa of Sir William Willcocks, the architect of the ancient Aswan Dam. It was converted into a museum to display the archeological remains found during the construction of the dam and the artifacts discovered on Elephantine Island. These include Nubian artifacts such as statues of Amenhotep III and ancient […]
The Hurghada Museum is the first antiquities museum in the Red Sea Governorate and the first museum established in cooperation with the private sector. It is managed by the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities and houses around 2,000 artifacts that tell the story of Egypt from the ancient Egyptian civilization through the Greek and Roman […]
