• A visitor wearing a mask as part of Covid-19 restrictions arrives at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilisation in Cairo. Reuters
    A visitor wearing a mask as part of Covid-19 restrictions arrives at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilisation in Cairo. Reuters
  • Visitors enter the National Museum of Egyptian Civilisation, which opened in April in the Al Fustat district of Cairo. Reuters
    Visitors enter the National Museum of Egyptian Civilisation, which opened in April in the Al Fustat district of Cairo. Reuters
  • Exhibits at the museum include 22 mummies which travelled from their former home at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo in a spectacular parade on April 3. Reuters
    Exhibits at the museum include 22 mummies which travelled from their former home at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo in a spectacular parade on April 3. Reuters
  • A sculpture in the pharaonic antiquities zone. The museum's collection includes 50,000 artefacts. Reuters
    A sculpture in the pharaonic antiquities zone. The museum's collection includes 50,000 artefacts. Reuters
  • Visitors tour the pharaonic antiquities zone at the vast National Museum of Egyptian Civilisation in Cairo, which covers 490,000 square metres. Reuters
    Visitors tour the pharaonic antiquities zone at the vast National Museum of Egyptian Civilisation in Cairo, which covers 490,000 square metres. Reuters
  • An exhibit in the Mummies Hall at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilisation in Cairo. Reuters
    An exhibit in the Mummies Hall at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilisation in Cairo. Reuters
  • A sculpture at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilisation in Cairo, which includes exhibits on all of Egypt's historical periods. Reuters
    A sculpture at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilisation in Cairo, which includes exhibits on all of Egypt's historical periods. Reuters
  • Exhibits in the Islamic antiquities zone. The museum is in Al Fustat, Egypt's ancient Islamic capital. Reuters
    Exhibits in the Islamic antiquities zone. The museum is in Al Fustat, Egypt's ancient Islamic capital. Reuters
  • The display of mummies at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilisation in Cairo, Egypt. Reuters
    The display of mummies at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilisation in Cairo, Egypt. Reuters

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Visiting National Museum of Egyptian Civilisation in Cairo – in pictures

The museum's collection includes 50,000 artefacts

The National

May 30, 2021

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