Students from all over the world visit the Museum of Civilization before the World Youth Forum

The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Al-Fustat visited a delegation of students from the Islamic city of Al-Baath, Al-Azhar University, from various countries of the world, on the sidelines of their presence in Egypt to attend the activities of the World Youth Forum 2019 in Sharm El-Sheikh.

Dr. Ahmed El-Sherbiny, General Supervisor of the Museum of Civilization, said that the delegation includes various nationalities from India, Indonesia, Senegal, Cambodia, Thailand and Pakistan, and the museum is always keen to organize and receive such visits in the framework of social, educational and educational activity for multinational students.

Dr. Ahmed El-Sherbiny added that the students were accompanied on an inspection tour of the museum, accompanied by museum curators, to acquaint students with the museum's contents, goals, mission, and modern methods and means of presentation.

The students expressed their admiration for the museum and the inspiration course in displaying the treasures of Egyptian civilization throughout the ages as it introduces a new system in the ways of displaying artifacts.

It is worth noting that the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization is currently finalizing the preparation of the two new halls that will open soon, namely the Royal Mummies Hall, which will receive the royal mummies in a majestic procession during the next few months from the Egyptian Museum with editing for display at its permanent headquarters inside the Museum of Civilization, and the main exhibition hall Which covers an area of ​​2300 square meters, and she talks about the most important features of Egyptian civilization through the ages, starting with prehistoric civilizations, Pharaonic civilization, Greek Roman, Coptic, Islamic, modern and contemporary.

And Dr. Lirina Yokova, the former Director General of UNESCO, opened a temporary exhibition hall in the museum in 2017, which recounts the history of four traditional crafts in Egypt: jewelry, pottery, fabric, and wood.