Archaeology

Islamic Art Museum receives 10,000 visitors since inauguration last Wednesday

Islamic Art Museum receives 10,000 visitors since inauguration last Wednesday

Since its inauguration on Wednesday, the Museum of Islamic Art in Bab al-Khalq received 10,000 visitors as of Sunday, Al-Borsa…
Islamic Art Museum to open to public for free

Islamic Art Museum to open to public for free

Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anany announced that the Museum of Islamic Art would be open to the public for free for…
Rock with hieroglyphic writing found in Sohag

Rock with hieroglyphic writing found in Sohag

A guard at the Abydos archaeological site in Sohag discovered on Thursday a rock with hieroglyphic writing on it.  Archaeologists…
Sisi inaugurates newly restored Islamic Art Museum 3 years after bombing

Sisi inaugurates newly restored Islamic Art Museum 3 years after bombing

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi inaugurated the Museum of Islamic Art on Wednesday morning after the restoration work was completed, according to…
Tourist attractions revenues decline from US$220 mn to US$38 mn: minister

Tourist attractions revenues decline from US$220 mn to US$38 mn: minister

Revenues from historical tourist attractions decreased to US$38 million in 2015, compared to US$220 million in 2010, Antiquities Minister Khaled…
Egyptian Museum to restore hundreds of wooden Pharaonic coffins

Egyptian Museum to restore hundreds of wooden Pharaonic coffins

The Egyptian Museum launched the Coffin Conservation Project on Tuesday, in cooperation with the US embassy in Cairo, to document and…
Twelve Pharaonic cemeteries discovered in Aswan mountain

Twelve Pharaonic cemeteries discovered in Aswan mountain

Twelve new cemeteries were discovered in Gabal al-Silsila, Aswan, dating back to the New Kingdom, under the Pharaonic kings Thutmose…
Egyptian Museum to host exhibition on religious tolerance on occasion of revolution 6th anniversary

Egyptian Museum to host exhibition on religious tolerance on occasion of revolution 6th anniversary

The Egyptian Museum, located in Tahrir Square, will host an exhibition entitled “Egypt.. The Cradle of Religions”, on the sixth…
Major project to document monuments, promote tourism: minister

Major project to document monuments, promote tourism: minister

Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anany has said that the ministry is focusing on neglected archaeological sites to be put on the…
Video: Princess Diana letter about troublesome son Harry sold at auction

Video: Princess Diana letter about troublesome son Harry sold at auction

A collection of handwritten notes by the late Princess Diana, one of which reveals that her younger son Prince Harry…
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