The Egyptian Museum Of Antiquities, The oldest and largest museum of Egypt houses the biggest collection of Ancient Egypt artefacts. Normally Egyptian Sites can be divided in to Egyptian Museums, where one can get into details.
Tourism In Egypt has some of the most attractive Egyptian Sites and an interesting contemporary culture, the trove of antiquities is what attracts most visitors. Egypt has listed above 50 museums and still many have still to find their way to the list as it has reached the heart of tourist worldwide.
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Name: | Egyptian Museum or Museum of Cairo |
Established in: | 1835 |
Location: | 30°02′52″N 31°14′00″E |
Opening Hours: | 9:00am-7:00pm |
Place: | Cairo |
Type: | History Museum |
Collection Size: | 120, 000 items |
During Ramadan: | till 5:00pm |
The museum was first established in 1835 near Ezbekeyah Gardens which was moved to Cairo Citadel. A new museum was built in Boulaq in 1858 which suffered damage due to flood in Nile in 1878 and was moved to a royal palace in Giza during 1891. In 1902, the Museum officially moved to Tahrir square and was opened to public.
During 2011 revolution, many artefacts were damaged, destroyed and lost. Later 25 of these items were re-established and damaged pieces were restored and are now displayed in Damaged and Restored section.
The building is comprised of 2 floors.
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