What does the royal mummies hall look like in the National Museum of Civilization?

The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization is one of the most important national projects adopted by the state, as it is one of the largest international museums as well as the only museum of its kind in Egypt, the Arab world, the Middle East and Africa, and Dr. Khaled Al-Anani recently inspected several archaeological sites, including the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Fustat. Inspecting the development works of Ain Sira Lake and the area in front of the museum, the main exhibition hall and the hall of mummies, which will be opened soon, in addition to watching the museum's multimedia presentation, which is an integral part of the display scenario, and the temporary exhibition hall and the glass pyramid were also inspected, and during the next report we review Some of the museum's contents.



Q / What are the pieces to be displayed in the Museum of Civilization?
A / It expresses all the manifestations of the richness and diversity that the Egyptian civilization enjoyed during the various eras, starting from prehistoric times until the present time, and it will contain among its flanks very rare monuments.

Q / What does the central exhibition hall (the heart of the museum) include?
A / The central exhibition hall includes the main display of the museum, and the visitor can get an integrated idea of ​​the Egyptian civilization and its most important achievements through its different eras, starting from prehistoric times through the Pharaonic, Greco-Roman, Coptic and Islamic eras and up to the modern and contemporary era in addition to what the Egyptians inherited from Traditional culture or what is known as folklore.



Q / Why was the Mummies Hall executed?
C / The mummies exhibition hall, which was specially designed to display the mummies of the kings and queens of Pharaonic Egypt, which prepares the visitor the atmosphere of the Valley of the Kings, where these mummies were found, in a manner befitting their high position, and preceded by an introductory presentation explaining how the Egyptians practice the science of mummification and their superiority in it.

Q / What is the glass pyramid hall?
A / The glass pyramid is called the Capital Museum. It displays the history of the capital, which takes its place in the present-day Greater Cairo. Its place is located in the glass pyramid that rises above the central display area, and through it, through modern technological methods, the visitor can see all the landmarks of ancient and modern Cairo.

Q / What are the last pieces that were received by the Museum of Civilization?
A / The Museum of Civilization recently received a double statue of King Merneptah, son of King Ramses II and the fourth king of the Nineteenth Dynasty, and the goddess Hathor, coming from the Mit Rahina area, to be displayed within the scenario of the museum display of the central hall of the museum.