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 […]
The Graeco-Roman Museum, with its neoclassical facade and inscription MOYXEION, which simply means museum in Greek, displays a large collection of artworks and artefacts that trace back to the origins and heritage of ancient Alexandria. With 27 exhibits featuring Hellenic statues, busts of Roman emperors, sarcophagi, mummies, Tangara figurines and early Christian artefacts, the museum […]
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The Sharm-al-Sheikh Museum
This museum is the first antiquities museum of South Sinai. It contains about 5,200 artifacts documenting Egypt’s prehistoric and modern periods, as well as the cultural heritage of Sinai and the history of its inhabitants. The museum highlights the extensive history of Egypt and the harmonious relationship between the Egyptians and their environment. The museum’s […]
After a 5-year renovation that finally paid off, the Royal Jewellery Museum of Alexandria reopened to tourists in April 2010. Housed in an exquisitely decorated villa that used to belong to King Farouk’s first wife, the museum is a real gem, displaying a magnificent collection of glittering artefacts that belonged to the excessive and extravagant […]
