Egypt’s Minister of Tourism& Antiquities follows up on final touches of Museum of Egyptian Capitals

CAIRO - 24 January 2021:Dr. Khaled El-Enany, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, visited the Museum of Egyptian Capitals in the New Administrative Capital, to follow up on the final touches in preparation for its opening soon.

 

 He was accompanied by Dr. Mostafa Waziry, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, Dr. Ali Omar, Chairman of the Supreme Committee for the Display Scenario of the Museum, members of the Committee, and Mr. Moamen Othman, Head of the Museums Sector.

 

 During the visit, Dr. El-Enany asked for the amendment the content of some of the labels in the museum.

 

 

He also changed  the display positions of some of the artifacts to enrich the museum’s display and make it more appealing to visitors, and showcase the ancient Egyptian civilization and make the tour of the museum more interesting.

 

 

 Moamen Othman, Head of the museums sector, said that the museum received a number of musical instruments from the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir, such as the harp.

 

 

In addition to a wooden pulpit and a deck from the Museum of Islamic Art, Fatimid ceramics from the Guyer Anderson Museum, and an apse decorated with a cross and clusters of Grapes and seashells from the Coptic Museum.

 

 It is worth noting that the Museum of Egyptian Capitals narrates the history of Egyptian capitals through different eras, as it consists of a main hall in which the relics of ancient and modern Egypt are displayed.

 

 

The museum showcases 9 capitals: Memphis, Thebes, Tell Amarna, Alexandria, Fustat, Fatimid Cairo, Modern Egypt,  Khedivial Cairo.

 

 

The museum also displays a group of different holdings that represent the patterns of life in each historical period for each capital separately, such as decorative tools, war and fighting tools, the ruling system and various correspondences.

 

 As for the second section of the museum, it is a pavilion that represents the ancient Egyptian afterlife, and this part consists of Toto tomb that was discovered in 2018 in Sohag, in addition to a hall for mummies and coffins and two display cases that contain canopic jars and a set of imaginary doors and alternate heads imitating religious rituals in Ancient Egypt.

 

 The museum display scenario includes the use of modern technology, where the exhibition halls are equipped with screens displaying an interactive panoramic film depicting history, and an illustration of each of the ancient Egyptian capitals, the nature of its architecture,  its religious buildings and its most famous landmarks, to add a new creative touch so as to attract visitors.