National Museum of Egyptian Civilization

The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization has an incredible collection that includes mummies and treasures from across Egyptian history. This new state-of-the-art museum boasts 20 royal mummies and a vast collection of artifacts from Ancient Egypt through the modern day – all in a megalithic building overlooking a lake. NMEC’s collection tells the story of Egyptian civilizations from pre-historic to Ancient Egyptian, through the Greco-Roman, Coptic and Islamic periods right up until modern times. It’s a sweeping collection that gives you a great overview of Egyptian culture through the ages. And it’s a perfect introduction to your travels across the country. You’ll see everything from pre-historic stone tools to the golden coffins of Ancient Egypt and the glass lamps of medieval mosques. There are also 19th-century busts of Khedive Ismail, who inaugurated the Suez Canal, and sculptures by early modernist Egyptian artists.