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09:36 p. M.
Friday 04 December 2020
(Masrawy):
A few days later, the procession of royal mummies arrives from the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir to its final stop, at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Fustat, considered one of the most important archaeological projects of recent years.
The procession includes 22 mummies dating from the era of captivity “17, 18, 19, 20”, including 18 mummies for kings and 4 mummies for queens, including the mummies of King Ramses II, King Seknen Ra, King Tuthmosis III , King Seti I, Queen Hatshepsut and Queen Meret. Amon, wife of King Amenhotep I, and Queen Ahmose – Nefertari, wife of King Ahmose.
The following is the most outstanding information about this National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, which will be the final and definitive residence of the royal mummies.
It was established in cooperation with UNESCO, to become one of the largest museums of civilizations in Egypt and the Middle East, with a new vision of the ancient Egyptian heritage.
The museum includes an antique restoration center equipped with the latest scientific equipment for antique examination and analysis.
It is the only museum in Egypt that contains a radiocarbon device (C14), a DNA laboratory and an “Inoxia” unit.
It is located near the Babylon Fortress and overlooks Ain Al Sira in the heart of the historic city of Fustat in the Old Cairo area.
– The foundation stone was laid in 2002, making this museum one of the largest and most important antiquities museums in the world, and it is the first museum dedicated to the entirety of Egyptian civilization. Where more than 50 thousand artifacts will relate the stages of the development of civilization from the earliest times to the modern era.
The museum’s holdings will be displayed in a large permanent exhibition dealing with the most important achievements of Egyptian civilization, in addition to 6 other exhibits dealing with civilization, the Nile, writing, the state and society, culture, the beliefs and ideas, in addition to the exhibition of royal mummies.
The museum includes spaces for temporary exhibitions, as well as a special exhibition on the development of the modern city of Cairo.
– The museum includes service, commercial and recreational buildings, and a research center for ancient materials science and restoration, and the museum will also host a variety of events, such as film screenings, lectures, lectures and cultural activities. Therefore, this museum, aimed at the local and foreign public, will be an integrated institution with its distinguished role in spreading archaeological awareness and defining Egypt’s role in laying the foundation of human civilization.
– In 2017, the museum was partially inaugurated, through a 1,000 square meter temporary exhibition hall, which includes a temporary exhibition entitled “Egyptian Crafts and Industries through the Ages”, which aims to present the development of the Egyptian crafts (pottery, weaving, carpentry and jewelry).
The exhibition includes around 420 artifacts selected from some museums and many models, as well as large screens showing a series of documentaries that deal with the history of each craft and its development through the centuries.
