Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square Guided Tour – Tour Details
The original museum
The pink building on Tahrir Square opened in 1902. Tutankhamun’s treasure has moved to the Grand Egyptian Museum, but the old museum is still packed with statues, coffins and everyday objects covering three thousand years.
What you see
Old Kingdom statues, the Amarna galleries of Akhenaten’s reign and the rich burial goods of Yuya and Tjuyu, the parents of Queen Tiye, with an Egyptologist explaining what you are looking at.
Good to know
It pairs well with historic Cairo or Coptic Cairo on the same day.
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English
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Cairo or Giza hotel
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Day tour, no overnight
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Cairo or Giza hotel
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Private air-conditioned car
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Confirmed on your quote
Overview
A guided visit to the original Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square, still home to one of the largest collections of Pharaonic antiquities in the world.
Tour Highlights
- The original 1902 museum
- Old Kingdom statuary
- The Amarna galleries
- Burial goods of Yuya and Tjuyu