Egyptian Museum
History museum in Cairo
Follow Egyptian Museum on Notably News to receive short updates to your email — rarely!
| January 2023 | Ali Abdelhalim Ali becomes the current director of the Egyptian Museum, continuing the long tradition of leadership in the institution. |
| April 3 2021 | The Pharaohs' Golden Parade took place, where 22 royal mummies (18 kings and 4 queens) were ceremonially transferred from the Egyptian Museum to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Fustat. The mummies were moved to new state-of-the-art display cases that provide improved temperature and humidity control for better preservation. |
| November 2018 | The final phase of museum development was inaugurated, featuring a new exhibition scenario, displaying the collections of Yuya and Thuya, and showcasing King Tutankhamun's artifacts. The project was overseen by museum directors from Turin, the Louvre, United Museums, and Berlin. |
| 2016 | The museum restoration project was completed, including restoration of the eastern and northern wings, addressing lighting issues, and reorganizing artifact displays. |
| September 2016 | Sabah Abdel Razek assumes the directorship of the Egyptian Museum in September. |
| March 2016 | Somaya Abdel Samia becomes director of the Egyptian Museum in March. |
| 2015 | Khaled al-Anani becomes director of the Egyptian Museum. |
| September 2013 | An exhibition titled 'Damaged and Restored' was held, displaying artifacts recovered and restored after the 2011 museum break-in. |
| May 2012 | The Ministry of Antiquities launched a comprehensive rehabilitation initiative for the museum, funded by the German Foreign Ministry and supported by the International Environmental Quality Association. |
| 2011 | Tarek al-Awadi takes over as director of the Egyptian Museum. |
This contents of the box above is based on material from the Wikipedia article Egyptian Museum, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.