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I believe that other countries should start giving back the treasures they have taken in the past, not just Egyptian treasures but any treasures. The Eglin Marbles for example belong on the Parthenon in Athens. I wouldn't like to think how many artefacts are in private collections.
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The Egyptian Museum in Cairo was officially inaugurated on 15th November 1902. As this ... more
programme explores its rooms, a long history of splendor and mystery comes back to life before our eyes. This is a place where man's great discoveries become legend, like the deeds and monuments of the great pharaohs of antiquity. The Egyptian civilisation began to develop in about 4000BC. This was an era that started the very dawn of history. The pharaohs were simply local princes and Egypt had not yet been unified.For 3300 years, a boy-king fulfilled the dream of every pharaoh: resting in peace amidst marvels unknown to mortals. For three generations, his treasure has inspired the world. This is the treasure of Tutankhamen. It is just one of the countless marvels conserved in the most majestic temple of Egyptian Art: the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.This programme takes you on a tour of the statues, manuscripts, paintings, and other tresaures held in the museum.
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Advantages: Amazing Collection Of Antiquities Disadvantages: Rosetta Stone In London
...in the past, not just Egyptian treasures but any treasures. The Eglin Marbles for example belong on the Parthenon in Athens. I wouldn't like to think how many artefacts are in private collections.
You can't take cameras in to the museum, which is a little disappointed, but I can understand the reasons. It is worth buying a book, our guide recommended a book shop just across the road from the museum that has a good selection of books. ...have ever been in, I enjoyed every minute in there. We spent three hours in the museum, this is adequate, make sure that you give yourself at least that amount out time. The museum was quite busy when we were there in March, but not over crowded. If you are looking for the best collection of the treasures of Egypt you can't do any better than this museum. You won't fail to be amazed.
The treasures of ancient Egypt are some of the most sought after in the world. This museum houses what is arguably the best collection of ancient artefacts.
The museum is divided into several rooms on two floors, from the outside the museum looks quite small, I was expecting it to look bigger, but it is deceptively large inside. The museum is a kind of rusty colour on the outside and looks quite old.
The main reason that this museum is so famous is that it houses the majority of the finds from King Tutankhamen's tomb that was discovered by Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon in 1922 after decades of searching. It is the only tomb found intact to this day, all the others have long been pillaged by tomb robbers.
On entering the museum you are faced with a large room with two large statues at the end. There is a large map at the entrance and it's worth studying this before you start your journey around the museum, there is a lot to see.
The King Tutankhamen's treasures have about a quarter of the museum dedicated to it, and are without a doubt the most impressive collection ever discovered. All of his treasures are on the upper floor.
The first thing you will see of his treasures is the set of coffins, variable in size, that once fit inside each other like a Russian doll. The size of the largest box is huge. This wets the appetite for what is probably the main reason for being in the museum in the first place, the gold mask and sarcophagus. We came back to this room three times during our visit, it's really that impressive.
The mask is placed dead centre in the room in a glass case, but this is not the most impressive item in the room, the two gold coffins are in my opinion even more impressive than the mask. The goldsmith work in simply amazing. It takes time to take in just these three items. Everyone in the room seems mesmerised and that is not surprising.
This is not the end of his treasures, there are over a thousand of Tutankhamen's treasures on display in the museum at any one time, this is about a quarter of the treasures found, many are on loan to other museums. Some are in the Luxor museum.
Of course this only makes up a small amount of the vast amount of other treasures to be seen. If they ever find another intact tomb then they will seriously need an extension. Some of the other treasures in the museum include the Head of Nefertiti and two Rahotep and Nofret statues that are beautifully painted and life like.
Another highlight is the mummy room, these are a bit macabre but very interesting too, remembering that they are thousands of years old. If you want to you can pay extra, to see the mummy of possibly the second most famous pharaoh, Ramses II, he is so well remember because he lived for 96 years, a miracle in those days and he ruled for 67 years. He had 96 sons and 60 daughters with approximately 200 women, an amazing feat in itself I'd say. It costs eight pounds sterling to go in. To be honest, if you've seen one mummy, you've seen them all.
One disappointment for me was the lack of the Rosetta stone, the stone found by a French soldier that has the same text in three languages, that helped translate the hieroglyphs. This is now housed in the British Museum. There is a replica in the Cairo museum.
I believe that other countries should start giving back the treasures they have taken in the past, not just Egyptian treasures but any treasures. The Eglin Marbles for example belong on the Parthenon in Athens. I wouldn't like to think how many artefacts are in private collections.
You can't take cameras in to the museum, which is a little disappointed, but I can understand the reasons. It is worth buying a book, our guide recommended a book shop just across the road from the museum that has a good selection of books.
The museum is the most interesting I have ever been in, I enjoyed every minute in there. We spent three hours in the museum, this is adequate, make sure that you give yourself at least that amount out time. The museum was quite busy when we were there in March, but not over crowded. If you are looking for the best collection of the treasures of Egypt you can't do any better than this museum. You won't fail to be amazed.
Advantages: The finest collection of Egyptian antiquities in the world Disadvantages: Very busy - Not air conditioned - No Cameras
The Egyptian museum is without doubt a must see experience if you are visiting Cairo. The museum houses the finest collection of Egyptian antiquites in the world and is the permanent home to the Tutankhamun collection.
The basic entry ticket (around £3) allows access to all areas of the museum except the royal mummies room, for which there is an additional fee. Contrary to what is written in most travel guide books NO cameras are permitted into ... ...(The llustrated guide to the Egyptian museum in Cairo is one of the best) and should plan on spending at least a full day here (two if you have the time). Dress light as it gets very hot inside and make use of the fact that your ticket is valid all day. The grounds are also very nice for sitting and cooling off and there is a cafeteria just to the right of the museum entrance. ...
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