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A lovely looking building which needs a bit of T.L.C but that adds to the charm.
A bit of a scrum to get through the doors (when it opened) but once inside it didn't feel busy or packed. Most people appeared to be in tour groups but the groups never got in the way.
The 2nd floor holds, among other things, King Tut's exhibits (including x2 sacophogus & death mask). It's a must.
The Royal Mummies Hall is quite expensive - understandably considering the specific conditions the mummies have to be kept in but expensive all the same. The mummies are quite amazing. Some with the "real eyes" are bordering on creepy. However, when you've seen one mummy.... |
What can you say about the Egyptian Museum? It is without doubt one of the wrold's greatest but at the same time one of the most frustrating. I think it is Lonely Planet which indicated that if you allowed one minute to see each of the exhibits on public display. it would still take you 9 months to see everything!
Founded in 1858, the collection has long outgrown its present site - apparently there are so many exhibits carefully crated in the basement that new excavations are necessary as the crates have sunk into the soft ground below the building. It really is impossible to take it all in and sadly many give it little more than a cursory glance on their way to the Tutankamen rooms - the only part of the Museum which has been modernised with contemporary lighting and hunidity control. They certainly are spectacular and the warehouse style display of the rest of the museum pales into insignificance in comparison. But it's so worth taking your time and try not to 'do it all' in one go. If you have time, make several visits. Alternatively. plan your route so you can get a broad spectrum of what is on offer. As so much of the display is dependent on natural light, leave the Tutankamen rooms until the end of your visit.
And please respect the no flash photography policy - many of the guards will turn a blind eye, but you'll be adding to the slow disintegration of the relics.
Open Mon-Thurs & Sat-Sun, 9am - 4.30pm, Fri 9am-11.30am & 1.30-4.30pm (and get there early as the numbers are controlled) Leave a Comment |
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Egyptian Museum is MUST SEE ACTIVITY in Cairo. Unfortunately, we had just three hours to visit it. There are thousands things which you won't believe that someone made it 40 and more centuries ago.
Entrance coasts 20 Egyptian Pounds (7 Egyptian Pound = 1 Euro). If you want to take camera or photo camera with you, you have to pay aditional price. Leave a Comment |
The first place to visit in Cairo ought to be the Egyptian museum - just to brush up a little bit your knowledge of Ancient Egypt. it's a place of many marvels, and it really takes repeated visits to really enjoy it fully. the best thing, if you are going only once, is to make a selection of what you want to see most, and just stick to it. The top 10 "sights" recommended by the LP are very good and representative of the museum.
Obviously we loved Tutankhamum's treasures (who doesn't?) - but we were also fascinated by the exhibition of old jewels. Another highlight of our visit were the rooms dedicated to Yuya and Thuya: their "sarcophagi" are of great beauty. As for the rooms of the Royal Mummies we found the extra-ticket overpriced (70 EP in 2005) for what there was to see.
Entrance to the museum, in january 2005, was 40 EP. Photography is not allowed and you can't take inside your camera and large bags. And also: try not to go there in the morning: the museum is swamped by tour groups and you can hardly appreciate it with zillions of people around you. Go at about 4 PM, when it's much quieter. Leave a Comment |
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This is something i would love to see with my own eyes....although i have heard the in the pyramides you better dont have a trauma of small, dusty, warm rooms....maybe i will just visite one of the many museums. Leave a Comment Directions: //www.tourism.egnet.net/attractions_detail.asp?code=6 Just go here..... |
The Egyptian Museum is probably one of the most important attractions for visitors in Cairo.
It contains a vast collection of pharaonic antiquities in its 100 exhibition rooms, notably the treasures of Tutankamen. If you get a museum catalogue, it is not too difficult to identify the objects. It seemed strange to me that Cheops who owns the highest of the pyramids is presented in the museum only by a small statuette of ivory. Leave a Comment |
The Egyptian Museum with the treasures of Tutankhamen is an absolute highlight. Unfortunately we couldn't make pix inside as it was a bit too dark for my camera, but here's the exterior anyway.
Nowhere else in the world can you find so much cool stuff. The place is crammed with mummies, plaques and gold.
A personal favourite is the Ikhnaton Room, which features a great look on the Heretic Pharaoh. Leave a Comment Directions: Right in the middle of Cairo on Midan Tahrir. |
What visit would be complete without a stop at the Egyptian Musuem.
I am leaving next week, but I visited the EM the last time in 1994, back when I believe it was a whopping £5 for entrance! Actually it has not gone up that much and frankly it should be much higher for people from certain countries (Mine included - Italy!).
ADULT: 20£ about $ 3.15 + 40 for muumy room
CHILD: 10£ about $ 1.60 + 20 for mummy room
Other fees apply for cameras etc. Leave a Comment |
It was first established in 1835 by the Egyptian government then the building of the museum was built on 1900 with the neo-classical style by a french arhictect named Marcel Dougnan.
Egyptian Museum contained at least 120 000 artifacts ranges from the Old Kingdom till the Greco-Roman period. Some say, it will take few weeks if you need to spend 3 minutes of each artifacts to be able to finish the entire museum collection.
Therefore I highly recommend to get a guide purely reasons as follow:
1. 60% of the Egyptian artifacts was not label, (dont expect something what you've seen at British Museum), so getting around by your self will end up wasting time because you would not know what not important and was is so important to see.
2. Getting a guide is so much easier especially your first visit, cause the museum has been always crowded by bunch of group tours with different languages, in fact you will get annoyed with all the noise and voices of unfamilliar languages.
3. Following a guide and explained with a clear voice (some with humour and some very knowledgable just like an egyptologist) you absorbed full details which later the day will link to those sights that you will visit eg: The Giza pyramids and Saqqara. VERY USEFUL
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The Cairo museum is full of ancient artifacts of incredible workmanship form pottery to jewels in the most exquisite and elaborate designs. Probably culminating in the magnificent mask of Tutankhamun.
I was only able to spend one day in the museum and it is simply not enough to see all it has to offer and I would recommend several vists to this amazing location. Leave a Comment |
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