Egyptian Museum

Main entrance of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo

The Egyptian Museum, formally known as the Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, is a museum in Cairo, Egypt, which has a large collection of ancient Egyptian antiquities in the world. It has 120,000 items. The museum's Royal Mummy Room, shows some mummies of New Kingdom kings and queens.

Another large museum of Egyptian antiquities is Egyptian Museum of Turin, which is the only museum other than the Cairo Museum that is dedicated only to Egyptian art and culture.

Egyptian Museum Media

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  Aerial view 1904 from a balloon where the Egyptian Museum appears to the right side.

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  The Egyptian Museum in the 1950s

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  The distinctive color of the museum's exterior

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  Cairo, Egyptian Museum, Great gallery 

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  Gilded wooden statue of Tutankhamun being carried by the goddess Menkeret. It was looted during the 25 January 2011 Revolution.

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  Tutankhamun's throne chair

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  Army forces around the museum

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  A photographer of Tutankhamun's golden mask

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  Egyptisch museum kaartje

Other websites

• Egyptian Museum in Cairo Archived 2008-11-21 at the Wayback Machine
• Egyptian Museum of Turin Archived 2008-12-20 at the Wayback Machine