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The Mummification-Museum in Luxor
located north of the Luxor Temple overlooking the Nile, opened in 1997 and is considered one of the most unique museums in Egypt. It explains the ancient Egyptian art of mummification through the tools and materials used in the mummification process, the canopic jars used to store internal organs, and the deities of the cemeteries […]
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The Rashid National Museum
Perfectly located in the heart of Rashid, this museum was originally one of the most important and famous houses in the city. It was the home of the Arab Qilli Hussein Bey, the governor of Rashid during the Ottoman era. It was opened in 1959 as a military museum and reopened in 1986 after its […]
Mallawi Museum was inaugurated during the era of the late President Gamal Abdel Nasser on June 23, 1962, and houses antiques from different eras. The city of Mallawi in Minya is known for its wealth of ancient Egyptian artifacts, especially the archeological sites of Al Ashmunin and Tunah al-Jabal. Mallawi witnessed the fall of Pharaonic, […]
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The Sohag National Museum
On a 5,600 m² site overlooking the Nile, this museum symbolizes the important role of the river in the prosperous life of the population. Its facade is modeled after the temple of Seti I in Abydos. The two-story museum houses an antiquities collection of some 7,000 pieces excavated from various sites in the governorate, as […]
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The Rommel Cave Museum in Marsa Matrouh
This museum is unique because it is located on a peninsula in Marsa Matrouh. The cave originally served as headquarters for German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel’s military operations during World War II, according to the Egyptian Information Service website. Rommel’s cave is located inside a mountain that dates back to the Greco-Roman period. It has […]
