The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC) is a large museum (490,000 square metres (5,300,000 sq ft) ) in the ancient city of Fustat, now part of Cairo, Egypt. The museum was opened in February 2017 and will display a collection of 50,000 artefacts, presenting Egyptian civilization from prehistoric times to the present day.
on 3 April 2021, during which twenty-two mummies belonging to Kings and Queens of the New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt were moved from the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Fustat an event held in and named under Pharaohs' Golden Parade
Museum of Egyptian Civilization
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Small bottle of Mineral Water (600 ML)
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Pick up services from your hotel & return
All transfers by a private air-conditioned vehicle
Private English-speaking Egyptology guide (Available with other langues)
Entrance fees to all the mentioned sites
All taxes & service charge
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Personal Expenses
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What To Expet?
Discovering the Egyptian civilization from prehistoric times to the present day, including monuments from Archaic, Pharaonic, Greco-Roman, Coptic, Medieval, Islamic, modern and contemporary.
Our SPT Tours certificated tour guide will meet you at your Accommodate Hotel Lobby (Time can be Customized) and will give you a brief for our tour, After a Short Brief the tour will begin by transfer with a private A/C Coach to The Museum.
The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC) is a large museum (490,000 square metres (5,300,000 sq ft) ) in the ancient city of Fustat, now part of Cairo, Egypt. The museum partially opened in February 2017 and will display a collection of 50,000 artefacts, presenting Egyptian civilization from prehistoric times to the present day.
The permanent collection is divided into two separate regions, one chronological the other thematic. The chronological areas will be the following: Archaic, Pharaonic, Greco-Roman, Coptic, Medieval, Islamic, modern and contemporary. The thematic areas will be the following: Dawn of Civilization, The Nile, Writing, State and Society, Material Culture, Beliefs and Thinking and the Gallery of Royal Mummies. UNESCO provided technical help to the museum.
The collections will be taken from other Egyptian museums such as the Egyptian Museum, the Coptic Museum, the Museum of Islamic Art, the Manial Palace and Museum in Cairo, and the Royal Jewelry Museum in Alexandria.
On 3 April 2021, the museum was officially opened by president Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, right before the moving of 22 mummies, including 18 kings and four queens, from the Egyptian Museum in an event termed the Pharaohs' Golden Parade.
After Visiting all the mentioned Sightseeing, our tour guide will accompanying you to your hotel.
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