List of museums in Egypt

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Egypt is one of the oldest civilizations in the world. [1] Therefore, it has been in contact with many other civilizations and nations, and has gone through many eras, from prehistoric times to the modern era, passing through many eras such as: Egyptian, Roman, Greek, Islamic, and many others. [2] As a result of this wide historical diversity and continuous contact with other countries, Egypt has many museums that cover a wide range of these eras. [3] [4]

Contents

Following is a sortable list of museums in Egypt.

List

Name Arabic-language
native name		CityTypeYear
established		Official websiteCoordinates
Abdeen Palace Museum قصر عابدين Cairo 1863 30°02′30″N31°14′54″E / 30.04167°N 31.24833°E / 30.04167; 31.24833
Agricultural Museum Cairo agriculture 1930
Ahmed Shawki Museum Cairo
Alexandria National Museum Alexandria
Al Minya Museum
Al-Alemein War Museum
Aswan Museum Elephantine 1912 24°05′5″N32°53′12″E / 24.08472°N 32.88667°E / 24.08472; 32.88667
Bayt al-Kritliyya Cairo
Bayt Al-Suhaymi Cairo
Beit El-Umma (House of the People) Cairo
Beshtak Palace Cairo
Carriage Museum Cairo
Child Museum Cairo children's 1985
Coptic Museum Cairo
Denshway Museum al-Minufiyah
Egyptian Geological Museum Cairo
Egyptian Military museum Cairo Citadel1938
Egyptian Museum Cairo Ancient Egypt Antiquities
Gamal Abdel Nasser Museum Cairo
Gayer-Anderson Museum Cairo
Gezira Center for Modern Art
(also known as the Egyptian Modern Art Museum)		 Cairo contemporary and
modern art
Graeco-Roman Museum Alexandria 1892 grm.gov.eg
Hurghada Museum Hurghada 2020 https://hurghadamuseum.com/
Imhotep Museum Saqqara 2006
Ismaïlia Museum Ismaïlia archaeology1932
Karanis Site Museum Faiyum archaeology
Kasr (Qasr) El-Gawhara (Jewel Palace) Cairo
Kharga Museum El Kharga
Library of Alexandria Museum Alexandria
Luxor Museum Luxor
Manyal Palace Cairo
Marine Museum Hurghada
Mellaoui Museum
Military Museum Port Said
Mohamed Mahmoud Khalil Museum Giza 1962
Mohamed Nagy Museum Cairo
Mukhtar Museum Cairo
Mummification Museum Luxor 1997
Museum of Egyptian Railways Cairo
Museum of Islamic Art, Cairo Cairo
Museum of Islamic Ceramics Cairo
Museum of Modern Art–Port Said Port Said contemporary and modern art 1995
National Museum of Egyptian Civilization Cairo 2017
Museum of Tal Basta Antiquities Zagazig archaeology2006
Nubian Museum Aswan 1997 41°23′37″N2°09′53″E / 41.39361°N 2.16472°E / 41.39361; 2.16472
Om Kalthoum Museum Cairo
Grand Egyptian Museum Giza
Postal Museum Cairo
Qasr Al-Eini Museum Cairo medical 1998
Ramses Wessa Wassef Art Center
Royal Jewelry Museum Alexandria art and history 1986
Sharm El Sheikh Museum Sharm El Sheikh archeology
Taha Hussein Museum Cairo historic house
Museum in the University of Al-Zagazig [5] Zagazig archaeology 1981

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Egypt History Archives - AncientHistoryLists". AncientHistoryLists. Retrieved 2017-07-25.
  2. ↑ "Egypt's Living History". Experience Egypt. Retrieved 2026-01-11.
  3. ↑ "15 Must-See Museums in Cairo (A Local's Guide)". vanillatravels.net. 2024-07-21. Retrieved 2026-01-11.
  4. ↑ "Locations". egymonuments.com. Archived from the original on 2025-11-15. Retrieved 2026-01-11.
  5. ↑ Bakr, Mohamed I., Brandl, Helmut, and Kalloniatis, Faye (eds.): Egyptian Antiquities from Kufur Nigm and Bubastis = ʾĀṯār misrīya (= Museums in the Nile Delta. Vol. 1). Opaion, Cairo/Berlin 2010, ISBN   978-3-00-033509-9.
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