List of museums in Egypt

List of museums in Egypt

Egypt has one of the oldest civilizations in the world, thus, it has been in contact with many other civilizations and nations and also has been through so many eras, starting from pre-historic age to the modern age, passing through so many ages such as; Pharonic, Roman, Greek, Islamic and many other ages. and because of this wide variation of ages and the continuous contact with other nations, many museums may be found in Egypt, covering a wide area of these ages. Here is a list of the most famous museums in Egypt.

* Museum of Egyptian Antiquities ("Egyptian Museum" or "Cairo Museum"), Cairo

* Abdeen Palace Museum, Cairo
* Agricultural Museum, Cairo
* Ahmed Shawki Museum, Cairo
* Al Minya Museum
* Al-Alemein War Museum
* Aswan Museum, Elephantine
* 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
* Coptic Museum, Cairo
* Denshway Museum, al-Minufiyah
* Gamal Abdel Nasser Museam, Cairo
* Gayer-Anderson Museum
* Geology Museum, Cairo
* Gezira Center for Modern Art, Cairo
* Graeco-Roman Museum, Alexandria
* Ismailia Museum, Ismailia
* Karanis Site Museum, Fayoum
* 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, Cairo
* Military Museum, Port Said
* Mohamed Nagy Museum, Cairo
* Mukhtar Museum, Cairo
* Mummification Museum, Luxor
* Museum of Egyptian Railways ( Egyptian National Railways), Cairo
* Museum of Islamic Art, Cairo, Cairo
* Museum of Islamic Ceramics, Cairo
* Museum of Modern Art in Egypt, Port Said
* Museum of Mohamed Khalil, Giza
* National Museum, Port Said
* Nubian Museum, Aswan
* Om Kalthoum Museam, Cairo
* Pharaonic Village, Jacob Island, Giza
* Postal Museum, Cairo
* Qasr Al-Eini Museum (Medical), Cairo
* Ramses Wessa Wassef Art Center
* Royal Jewelry Museum, Alexandria
* Taha Hussein Museum, Cairo


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