Saed News: The Egyptian Museum (Arabic: المتحف المصری), with more than 160,000 ancient artifacts from Ancient Egypt, is considered one of the richest museums in the world in the field of Egyptology. The museum is located near Tahrir Square in the center of Cairo.
According to SAEDNEWS, the Egyptian Museum has a special section dedicated to the mummies of 27 members of the Egyptian royal family, including Ramesses II, the greatest ruler of Ancient Egypt.
The museum was first established in 1902 near Tahrir Square in central Cairo. The artifacts housed in the museum span from prehistoric times to the Roman Empire; however, most of the collection belongs to the Pharaonic era. In 1906, the museum was relocated to its current two-story building.
On January 28, 2011, at the height of the unrest leading to the Egyptian revolution, 18 artifacts were stolen from the Egyptian Museum.
An image shows the main entrance of the Egyptian Museum.
In December 2014, with financial support from the European Union, four halls of the Tutankhamun gallery—under restoration for years—were reopened in the Egyptian Museum.
