A Walking Tour at The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization - Home of Egyptian Mummies - NMEC

A walking tour at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization NMEC. A great new museum at the hear of Cairo. It is located in the historical area of Al-Fustat. This is a must see attraction when visiting Egypt. The museum is evolving and adding more activities and exhibitions all the time. It is a place where you can learn about Prehistoric Egypt, Ancient Egypt Dynasties, Greek and Roma Egypt, Coptic Egypt, Islamic Egypt, and modern time Egypt. It is a good starting point in Cairo where you can plan the rest of your trip to different historical attractions in Egypt.
The museum was opened after the majestic Pharaohs' Golden Parade when 22 Royal Mummies of Ancient Egyptian Kings and Queens moved from the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir to the #National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in #Fustat
The museum has a security check, good quality functioning bathrooms, a cafeteria , and a gift shop.
The Royal Mummies Hall is magnificent, in addition to the unique artifacts and treasures exhibited at the core hall to show Egyptian civilization evolution. It starts from prehistoric times through the Dynastic Pharaonic, Coptic, and Islamic periods. We also see some unique items like the Cairo Toe, Naqada prehistoric civilization, and the skeleton of Nazlet Khater. A collection of 50,000 Egyptian artifacts are exhibited and the number is expected to grow.
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Transcript:
The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization
is located at the heart of Cairo
in the historic area of al Fustat
overlooking a nail sierra lake
This was the location of the
first Islamic capital of Egypt
The museum is built on 490,000 square meters or
five million three hundred thousand square feet
It has parking areas for up to 500 cars
The museum opened in 2017 to
show more than 50,000 artifacts
This is the first museum to be
devoted to the Egyptian civilization.
The UNESCO cooperated with the Egyptian
government to bring this great project to life
The museum was designed by Egyptian
architect Ghazzali Kosseiba
The exhibition spaces are designed
by Japanese architect Arata Isozak
On April 3rd 2021, 18 mummies of Egyptian kings
and four mummies of queens were moved from the
Egyptian museum in Tahrir to this museum, The
National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Fustat
This event was known as
The Pharaoh's Golden Parade
In addition to the main six thematic
galleries, the museum also includes
temporary exhibition spaces, an auditorium,
and an education and research center,
as well as an exhibition on the
development of the modern city of Cairo
The museum overlooks the lake of Ain Al-Sira.
It is a natural sulfate lake. It was the source
of clay that is famous for its medicinal benefits
You can purchase souvenirs from the gift shop.
Some of the art pieces are
handmade the old-fashioned way
Pure silver thread is hammered onto
brass pieces as we see here for example,
to create artistic designs and writings.
You can have any name or words embossed
on any of the handmade exhibited pieces
The museum showcases the achievements
of Egyptian civilization including
the beginning of civilization, the
Nile, writing, state and society,
material, culture beliefs, and thinking,
in addition to the Gallery of Royal Mummies
There are several thematic exhibition areas that
takes you in a journey through Egyptian history.
You can see evolution of
civilization through prehistoric,
Ancient Egyptian, Greco-Roman, Coptic,
Islamic, modern and contemporary periods
Royal mummies are kept in a special
hall where photography is not allowed,
and the light is kept at low levels. The royal
mummies that will move to this museum include
King Seqenenre Tao, Queen
Ahmose-Nefertari, King Amenhotep I,
Queen Meritamun, King Thutmose I, King Thutmose
II, Queen Hatshepsut, King Thutmose III,
King Amenhotep II, King Thutmose IV,
King Amenhotep III, Queen Tiye, King Seti I, King
Ramesses II, King Merenptah, King Seti II, King
Siptah, King Ramesses III, King Ramesses IV, King
Ramesses V, King Ramesses VI, and King Ramesses IX
These mummies were discovered in
the royal cache in Der Al-Bahari
and in the tomb of Amenhotep
II back in 1881 and 1898
Now let's start from the
beginning of civilization,
the prehistoric, and pre-dynastic era
The oldest man-made artifacts found date
back two million three hundred thousand years
The oldest skeleton found goes back 55,000 years
..
This is the "Treasure of Douche".
This collection of gold pieces from
Roman temple in Kharja Oasis in 1989
The Coptic arts started after many Egyptians
converted to Christianity later in the Roman era
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