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Photos: Banners promoting Sharm El-Sheikh Museum pop up at city’s streets
Archaeology
July 11, 2020
Photos: Banners promoting Sharm El-Sheikh Museum pop up at city’s streets
In preparation for the imminent opening of the Sharm El-Sheikh Museum in the South Sinai Governorate, several signs and billboards…
Face masks and slippers: Museums preserve lockdown life
World
May 11, 2020
Face masks and slippers: Museums preserve lockdown life
Would you put your slippers on display? The global coronavirus pandemic is still raging but museums are already gathering testimony…
Golden Egyptian mummies go on display at Buffalo Museum of Science
Archaeology
February 17, 2020
Golden Egyptian mummies go on display at Buffalo Museum of Science
A collection of ancient Egyptian mummies and associated artifacts, dating to the Greco-Roman era (300 BC-200 AD), are currently on…
Over 90 artifacts to be displayed at Cairo Airport museum
Egypt
February 5, 2020
Over 90 artifacts to be displayed at Cairo Airport museum
Work is underway to transform several halls at the Cairo International Airport into an antiquities museum, said Mo’men Othman, the…
Tourism and Antiquities Minister reveals Grand Egyptian Museum’s ticket prices
Archaeology
January 1, 2020
Tourism and Antiquities Minister reveals Grand Egyptian Museum’s ticket prices
The Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled al-Anany revealed the ticket prices for the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), set to…
Discovery channel to produce promo films on Grand Egyptian Museum
Egypt
December 1, 2019
Discovery channel to produce promo films on Grand Egyptian Museum
Discovery Channel will produce three promotional films about the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), which is scheduled to open in 2020,…
At Instagram hotspot, LOLs trump likes
World
November 26, 2019
At Instagram hotspot, LOLs trump likes
Crammed into a supermarket trolley, Kiki Malliora squealed with laughter as she rolled past her sister at Cologne’s pop-up selfie…
Hurghada Museum finally opens in December
Culture
November 20, 2019
Hurghada Museum finally opens in December
The Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities Mostafa Waziri announced on Saturday that a new museum in Hurghada will…
AUC hands over 5,000 artifacts to National Museum of Egyptian Civilization
Archaeology
September 18, 2019
AUC hands over 5,000 artifacts to National Museum of Egyptian Civilization
The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC) in Fustat has received a collection of 5,000 artifacts from the American University…
After 19 years, Egypt’s Tanta Museum reopens
Archaeology
August 31, 2019
After 19 years, Egypt’s Tanta Museum reopens
Egyptian Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anany on Saturday reopened the Tanta Museum following the completion of renovations, after a 19-year closure.…