Egyptian Museum

"Egypt, the Cradle of Religions" exhibition held in Cairo

Cairo - Xinhua

Visitors attend the inauguration of the "Egypt, the Cradle of Religions" temporary exhibition at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt, on Jan. 26, 2017. The exhibition, as part of the Antiquity Ministry's framework to organize a series of temporary exhibitions in an attempt to raise cultural and archaeological awareness, presented a collection of 57 artifacts that were carefully selected fromRead more

Egypt restores ancient golden mask

Cairo - MENA

An Egyptian-French citizen has handed over an ancient golden mask to the Antiquities Ministry. The man, Shehab Omar el Farouq, said that his friend gave him the mask as a gift. In statements on Thursday, General supervisor of the Antiquities Repatriation Department Shaaban Abdel Gawad said that the mask was placed in the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square. For hisRead more

Antiquities Minister appoints new director for Egyptian Museum

Cairo - Arab Today

Antiquities Minister Khaled el Anany issued a decision to appoint a new director general for the Egyptian Museum as its incumbent Samia Abdel Samea will reach retirement in a few days. The minister appointed archaeologist Sabah Abdel Razeq to fill in the post. He also appointed Lotfy Abdel Hamid as museum deputy director for antiquities affairs, Hala Hassan as deputyRead more

Tutankhamun dagger likely made

Cairo - Arab Today

Scientific analysis of one Tutankhamun's 3,300-year-old daggers found buried with him "strongly supports" a theory it was made of meteoric iron, according to a new study. "Our study confirms that ancient Egyptians attributed great value to meteoritic iron for the production of precious objects," said the Italian and Egyptian scientists who performed X-ray analysis of the dagger, which took placeRead more

Grand Egyptian museum receives 430 artifacts from Egyptian museum in Tahrir

Cairo - MENA

The Grand Egyptian Museum received 430 new artifacts from Egyptian Museum in Tahrir in order to be displayed during the opening of the museum, said the general supervisor of the museum Tarek Tawfik. In statements on Thursday, Tawfik said transferring artifacts was conducted under the full supervision of antiquities inspectors and with full coordination with tourism police. The artifacts dateRead more

The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization organizes training course on development of Egyptian museums

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Cairo - MENA

The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC) organizes as of Monday a training course on the development of Egyptian museum. The three-day training will be held in cooperation with the American University in Cairo and UNESCO under the auspices of Antiquities Minister Mamdouh el Damati. A number of international experts, including UK's Wendy Monkhouse, are scheduled to address the trainees,Read more

Macedonian president expresses admirs Egyptian Museum artifacts

Cairo - MENA

Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov and his wife expressed on Monday their admiration for the rare artifacts at the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir. They saw the antiquities of King Tutankhamun and the ancient Egyptian mummies. This came during their tour where they were accompanied by the general supervisor of the museum Khaled el Anany. Ivanov, who is currently visiting Egypt forRead more