MUSÉE NATIONAL DE LA CIVILSATION ÉGYPTIENNE (NMEC)
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Museum with a flagship hall featuring the mummies of 18 kings and 4 queens who reigned between the 17th and 20th dynasties.
Located in El-Fustat, the first museum dedicated to the whole of Egyptian civilization finally opened its doors in 2021, after a partial opening in 2017. Its modern-architecture building houses a vast main hall as a permanent exhibition space. More than 50,000 pieces have been brought together here: statues from antiquity, pottery, textiles, jewelry, everyday objects and handicrafts. These effectively trace the history of Egyptian civilization from the Predynastic period (the last period of Egyptian prehistory) to the present day.
But the star (and huge) room is the one displaying the mummies of eighteen kings and four queens who reigned between the 17thand 20thdynasties . These were previously housed in the Tahrir Square Museum. The room has been designed to give visitors the impression of visiting a royal tomb, like those found in the Valley of the Kings, where most of the mummies and sarcophagi on display originated. Among these rulers are Queen Hatshepsut, one of Egypt's first female pharaohs, and Pharaoh Ramses II, notably famous for having reigned the longest in ancient Egypt, sixty-six years. A visit to this room is not to be missed! After the tour, you can stop off at the cafeteria and souvenir store in this pleasant, brand-new building flanked by a huge esplanade.
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Members' reviews on MUSÉE NATIONAL DE LA CIVILSATION ÉGYPTIENNE (NMEC)
Au rez-de-chaussée, une grande salle qui prétend résumer l'histoire de l'Egypte jusqu'à nos jours. Soyons francs : pas de pièces exceptionnelles en comparaison d'autres musées. L'intérêt de ce musée réside surtout dans la nécropole des momies royales en sous-sol. Très bien aménagée pour respecter la mémoire des dépouilles royales. Le tout fait penser à la nécropole du Kremlin : on circule dans l'obscurité et interdiction de prendre des photos. Dernière partie intéressante et instructive mais ce musée risque néanmoins de souffrir grandement de la comparaison lors de l'ouverture du futur grand musée égyptien
A noter la présence d'une cafétéria "La brioche dorée", surement symbole du luxe français ?