Egyptian museums
Photo tour: With a LEone billion makeover, Egypt reopens 3 museums to the public in different governorates
Archaeology
November 1, 2020
Photo tour: With a LEone billion makeover, Egypt reopens 3 museums to the public in different governorates
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Saturday opened three museums which had ceased work since 2011 at a total cost…
Photos: Museums around Egypt celebrate the October War victory with special displays
Egypt
October 7, 2020
Photos: Museums around Egypt celebrate the October War victory with special displays
Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced on Wednesday that museums across the country are displaying military artifacts from their…
On World Heritage Day, Egypt opens its museums and archaeological sites for free
Archaeology
April 13, 2019
On World Heritage Day, Egypt opens its museums and archaeological sites for free
Egypt’s Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anany has chosen to open all museums and archaeological sites for free on Thursday, April 18,…
Beleaguered Egyptian museum “ready in six months”
Culture
September 4, 2013
Beleaguered Egyptian museum “ready in six months”
Since the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, in Cairo’s El Fustat, was first announced in 1978, Egypt has seen one…
Culture Minister: Museum of Civilization to open doors next September
Art news
December 20, 2010
Culture Minister: Museum of Civilization to open doors next September
President Hosni Mubarak will inaugurate Egypt's new Museum of Civilization in September of next year, Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni…
Culture Minister: Van Gogh painting theft ‘no big deal’
Egypt
September 14, 2010
Culture Minister: Van Gogh painting theft ‘no big deal’
Culture Minister Farouk Hosni on Tuesday downplayed the importance of the theft last month of Vincent Van Gogh's "Poppy Flowers"…