Museum of Cairo

Also known as the Museum of Cairo and the Egyptian Museum, the Egyptian Antiquities Museum lies in downtown Cairo. Offering an insight of the Egyptian golden era, when the country was ruled by kings, this beautiful museum is home to many unique and rare artefacts, dating back to the prehistoric era. Packed with more than 120,000 historic items the Egyptian Antiquities Museum is one of the most recommended Egypt places to go for all history buffs. In an effort to draw in more visitors, the Egyptian Museum recently allowed free photography for a limited time. The Egyptian museum in Cairo houses a great and enormous collection of artifacts, mummies, coffins, stones, ancient belongings, and even food types that used to be buried with the kings before death to use in the afterlife. As part of the ancient Egyptian beliefs and religion, ancient Egyptians used to bury the dead with all their belongings as they believed that they will use their clothes and food when they pass to the After Life. As an interesting fact, Kings were buried with not only their material belongings, but also with their “servants”. The Museum’s collection is growing rapidly as archaeologists make new discoveries over time. For instance, Tutankhamun’s enormous tomb and the impressive discoveries that were made inside it, and the tomb belongings of Tanis which were both discovered after the museum opened. Now the museum has more than 100,000 ancient objects inside its walls. Some objects were moved to the new Grand Egyptian Museum, while most of them are still in the main museum in Tahrir. The museum in Tahrir will remain the major spot for the ancient Egyptian heritage, even after the opening of the Grand Museum. In 1835, Mohammed Ali, the ruler of Egypt at that time, completely banned the export of ancient antiquities in order to protect the country’s heritage. #unforgettableexperiences#historicculture#beautifulsunsets#museumquest#culturalattractions#deserts