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Egyptian Museum

Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt
Description: Also known as the Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, the Egyptian Museum is one of the best archaeological museums in the world, boasting a huge collection of over 120,000 significant pieces of antiquity, many of which are ...Read More
  • Hours:Daily 9-4:30
  • Price:£e20; Mummy Room £e40; additional £e10 to use your camera and £e100 to use your video recorder
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Egyptian Museum Reviews

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Museum of Egyptian Antiquities

  • 5 out of 5 stars by jim from Charlotte, North Carolina
  • July 6, 2004
Museum of Egyptian Antiquities
Quote: It would be a waste to go to Cairo and not visit the Museum of Egyptian Antiquities. I think it is one of the more interesting museums I have seen anywhere in the world. It is said that if you took one minute to look at each exhibit in the museum,... Read the full Egyptian Museum review

From journal A Hectic Week in Cairo

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The Egyptian Museum

  • 5 out of 5 stars by lwoodie from Oak Hill, Virginia
  • May 31, 2004
The Egyptian Museum
Quote: The Egyptian Museum houses the most elaborate display of Egyptian antiquities that you can every hope to see. It is massive -- it is impossible to see the whole thing in detail in one day. The first floor is home to relics from the Old, Middle,... Read the full Egyptian Museum review

From journal Egypt: The Jewel of the Nile

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Egyptian Museum

  • 5 out of 5 stars by voice_radio from Miami, Florida
  • May 16, 2004
Quote: This is the museum of Egyptian antiquities to visit, even though you might find loads of them in the museums of Paris, London, New York, Rome, Berlin, et cetera. But this one, located, as it’s easy to guess, in Cairo, is probably the most in terms... Read the full Egyptian Museum review

From journal Cairo Vacations

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Egyptian Museum

  • 3 out of 5 stars by parkerc from , United Kingdom
  • April 21, 2004
Quote: The Egyptian Museum is situated next door to the Hilton, within its own grounds. It’s free to enter the museums grounds, which are a respite from the mayhem in Cairo in themselves. To enter the museum costs 20 EGP (10 EGP for children) and there... Read the full Egyptian Museum review

From journal Round The World -- Destination 1 Cairo

Cairo Museum

  • 5 out of 5 stars by Chrissy1 from Sydney, Australia
  • March 2, 2004
Cairo Museum
Quote: Cairo Museum houses the most magnificent collection of ancient Egyptian civilization on the planet and is the home of Tutenkharmoun, who was the youngest king of Egypt. The collection from his tomb will blow you away. It’s incredible. This could... Read the full Egyptian Museum review

From journal Land of the Pharoahs

Cairo Museum

  • 4 out of 5 stars by Depster from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
  • January 30, 2004
Quote: This museum is really, really neat. It is disorganized and can be difficult to find things in. Things worth looking for are the King Tut exhibit, the mummies (additional fee), and the Rosetta Stone (although this may have been a reproduction).... Read the full Egyptian Museum review

From journal Egypt on a Budget

Egyptian Museum of Modern Art

  • 4 out of 5 stars by slopez from Diamond Bar, California
  • September 28, 2002
Quote: A hidden treasure which is often overlooked, the Museum of Modern Art houses a collection of work by respected Egyptian artists. Much of it is quite remarkable, and gives the traveller a taste of authentic modern Egyptian culture which is sometimes... Read the full Egyptian Museum review

From journal Cairo--More than the Pyramids

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Egyptian Museum

  • 4 out of 5 stars by billmoy from Chicago, Illinois
  • July 25, 2002
Quote: The Egyptian Museum is the great museum of Pharaonic antiquities in Cairo, the not-to-be-missed attraction here after the Great Pyramids and Sphinx of nearby Giza. The museum is housed in a sand-colored neoclassical building just north of Tahrir... Read the full Egyptian Museum review

From journal Bill in Egypt - CAIRO

Egyptian Museum of Antiquities

  • 4 out of 5 stars by akakd from , Arizona
  • June 29, 2002
Egyptian Museum of Antiquities
Quote: No visit to Egypt is complete w/o a visit to the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities. We spent over three hours in the Museum & felt we saw a good portion of the important pieces, including Tut's Treasures w/ the startlingly beautiful & incredibly... Read the full Egyptian Museum review

From journal Deserted Egypt

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Museum of Egyptian Antiquities

  • 4 out of 5 stars by Marianne from Eindhoven, Netherlands
  • May 19, 2002
Museum of Egyptian Antiquities
Quote: '..... belonged to the 4th dynasty.......... Djoser transfers the capital to Memphis ......the third plague was lice ...........the eighth was locusts..............after the murder of ramses III .....'A babel of voices. Guides forcing their voices... Read the full Egyptian Museum review

From journal Cairo: Love It or Hate It