Sharm El-Sheikh Museum - Explore Egypt's Monuments
Sharm El-Shiekh, Egypt
Sharm El-Sheikh
is considered one of the most important tourist cities in Egypt and is
visited by tourists from all countries of the world because of its
charming natural beauty, clear blue waters and coral reefs, in addition to
its wonderful weather throughout the year.
Sharm El-Sheikh
was founded in 1968 AD, so
Sharm El-Sheikh
is now one of the most important global tourist destinations, as it won
the title of the fourth most beautiful city in the world in 2005.
Today, tourism in
Sharm El-Sheikh
has taken on a new dimension after the opening of the
Sharm El-Sheikh Museum, which contains many Pharaonic and historical antiquities.
Sharm El-Sheikh
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There are many tourist places in
Sharm El-Sheikh, such as the various beaches that contain many marine organisms and
thousands of sites for various coral reefs in the Red Sea, and many
tourist activities and many
Sharm El-Sheikh
trips and others are held.
Sharm El-Sheikh
Egypt is also famous for the presence of many Sharm El-Sheikh resorts and
hotels. The distinguished Sheikh attracts the admiration of visitors in
addition to the beautiful nightlife in
Sharm El-Sheikh.
Sharm El-Sheikh Museum
was opened in 2020, thus adding to Sharm El-Sheikh another type of
cultural and historical tourist attraction besides beach tourism, where
the bright sun and clear blue seawater.
The most important characteristic of the New Sharm El-Sheikh Museum is its role in stimulating cultural tourism, in addition to the museum's most important archaeological information.
Sharm El-Sheikh
today has become a major tourist destination that must be visited and
resided when tourism in Egypt and
Sharm El-Sheikh
today is attracting tourists and visitors from all over the world by
encouraging tourism in Egypt.
Sharm El-Sheikh Museum
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Sharm El-Sheikh Museum
is the first Egyptian museum of antiquities in
Sharm El-Sheikh, which is world-famous for its beach tourism, where the sun and the sea
are. And to be a cultural and civilizational radiance centre and a meeting
place for human civilizations, and a tangible addition to the promising
tourism in the city, in line with the Ministry's plan to integrate leisure
and cultural tourism, so that the visitors and tourists can enjoy the
picturesque beaches and enjoyable marine and land activities in the city and
at the same time get to know the ancient Egyptian civilization. The idea of
establishing the museum dates back to 1999 AD, and it is located on an
area of 191 thousand square meters work began on the project in 2003 AD,
then stopped in 2011 AD, to be resumed again in 2018, for 812 million pounds
and the museum includes three halls for museum display, in addition To an
entertainment area that includes several restaurants, bazaars, traditional
crafts shops, an open theatre and squares for celebrations and events.
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Museum Presentation Scenario
The museum display scenario of
Sharm El-Sheikh Museum
deals with the emergence and development of Egyptian civilization, as well
as sheds light on the Egyptian man and his behaviour towards the environment
around him, and how to coexist with its creatures that he sanctified, as the
museum displays 5,200 selected artefacts, carefully selected from the museum
stores of El Manial Palace, Kom Ushim, Saqqara and museums Suez, Ismailia,
Greco-Roman in Alexandria and the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir, as well as the
stores of Luxor and Ashmounin in Minya and others, to be displayed inside
the museum's various halls, which are the Great Hall, the Hathorn Corridor,
and the cemetery area, or in the external display area.
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Museum halls
The Great Hall expresses man and wildlife in ancient Egypt, by displaying
several paintings representing the Egyptian family in different historical
stages. It also includes a group of statues of the Sphinx that represent the
animal body with human beings, and a statue of a man next to his young
daughter, in addition to several sacred animals In ancient Egypt, such as
cats and scarabs of different shapes and sizes, which were discovered in
2019 in the Saqqara antiquities area. As for the Hathorn Corridor, it was
called this name due to the presence of a large number of pieces belonging
to the god Hathor, along with some statues of the kings of Thutmose I,
Hatshepsut and Nakhtenabo, Ramses II, and Ramses III, in which a simulation
of a complete archaeological tomb with all its details and the funeral
furniture it contains is also presented.
The most important artefacts on display
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One of the most important artefacts in the museum is a rare piece of mosaic
from Alexandria dating back to the fourth century BC, and a statue of the
god "Eros" hunting deer, which is displayed at the entrance to the museum,
and another rare statue of God "Bes" of incomplete burning mud is displayed
inside the Great Hall. In addition, the pieces that have been discovered
recently in some archaeological sites for the first time, thus enriching the
museum's display system. The museum also displays, exceptionally, 10
artefacts from the treasures of King Tutankhamun, before displaying them in
the Grand Egyptian Museum, and the (Ka) consort statue of King Tutankhamun,
covered with black resin and wearing a mongoose on his head, was chosen to
be the main piece in the exhibition, which is an element. It attracts
visitors to the city to see part of the treasures of the young king for the
first time and the museum has a special visit path for people with special
needs.
Museum opening hours
In line with the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities policy to integrate
coastal and cultural tourism; It was decided to open the museum on all days
of the week for two periods, one in the morning, starting from 10 in the
morning until 1 in the evening, and the other in the evening, starting from
5 in the evening until 11 in the evening, as these dates will provide an
opportunity for tourists to enjoy the picturesque beaches of the city and
practice fun water sports in the morning, and visit the museum At night to
get to know the ancient Egyptian civilization.