Located on the Corniche halfway between the temple of Luxor and Karnak, the Luxor Museum is perhaps the most beautiful museum in Egypt. It retains much less artifacts than the famous Egyptian Museum in Cairo, but its perfection is maybe also its strong point.
Luxor Museum is considered one of the most important places that contain the most famous selection of ancient traces, which advisedly select for excellence over capacity guaranteeing a really exceptional tour to Egypt’s majestic ancient history. It is located in Nile Corniche in downtown, Luxor, this Museum was presented to the public in 1975 and its collection was more mild and simple. Some of the Museum’s various extraordinary examples are the well-preserved royal mummies of Ahmose I and Ramses II, who are presented without their wrappings in a new wing that was added to the Museum in 2004. This extension was created to call attention to the Thebes of the New Kingdom, which traversed 3 dynasties. A display explains how workers harvested papyrus, and how hieroglyphics had been taught for children. You will find 26 statues from the New Kingdom epoch that were found in 1986 in Luxor Temple which is very near-by. Also, remains taken from King Tutankhamen’s tomb that was placed on the first floor of the museum are one of the museum’s most fascinating displays. There are also Coptic monuments from the 5th century A.D and Islamic pieces that date back to the Mamluk time. In the Luxor Museum, the greatest ancient statues and smallest items of everyday objects, are recognized as symbols of Egypt’s astonishingly long and several historical ages. Luxor Museum, as well as many other great sites, are available for a visit via our Egypt Travel Packages, Egypt Day Tours like:
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