Egyptian Museums Egypt is rich with many museums, in fact there are more than 34 museums all over Egypt, and they are divided into: 1- National Museum: They usually have collections from a specific period, or part of the Ancient Egyptian history Such as: The Egyptian Museum: In 1834 Mohamed Ali decreed an administration for the antiquities. He also ordered constituting the first museum in Al-Azbaquia. In 1858, August Mariette was in charge of the Egyptian Antiquities Institution and he built a museum in Bulaq, which opened in1863. In 1891, the antiquities were transferred from Bulaq to the Palace of Giza (Saray El-Giza). In 1902 the present museum was built. It has about 120,000 objects on display, and several hundred thousand are still in the vaults.
The Coptic Museum The Islamic Museum The Greco-Roman Museum 2- Local Museum: They are mostly located in the capital of a local province.
They usually have a collection of antiquities that have been found within the borders of the area Such as: Elephantine Island Museum Luxor Museum Museum of Mellowi Menia Museum Beni Seuf Museum New Valley Museum Ismalia Museum: Port Said Museum: Tanta Museum 3- Contemporary Museums: They exhibit relics from the era of Mohamed Ali and his family Such as: Mohamed Ali Basha Museum in Shoubra Prince Mohamed Ali at Manial palace: Museum of Gayer Anderson Elguhara Palace Museum Royal Chariots Museum at the Citadel Royal Chariots Museum at Boulak Police Museum Royal jewellery Museum at Alexandria 4- Site Museums: They are usually attached to specific sites, and are small in size. They exhibit the artefacts that have been found around the archaeological site, instead of keeping the finds in a local antiquities store Such as: Tanis Museum (San EL Hagar) Karnis Museum (Kom Oushim) Solar boat Museum (southern side of Khufu’s Pyramid) Theme and other miscellaneous Museums: These museums were built to exhibit a particular type of
artefact Such as: The Nubian Museum The Maritime Museum The Military Museum. Agricultural Museum Islamic Pottery Museum