#Museum of Egyptian Antiquities

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Treasures of the Museum of Egyptian Antiquities Cairo

Treasures of the Museum of Egyptian Antiquities Cairo

A great museum for a great civilization – the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, formally known as the Museum of Egyptian Antiquities truly features the best of ancient Egypt and its glorious reign. Here, you will find a trove of treasures from pottery, jewelry, sarcophagi and even mummies, which are superbly preserved for inquisitive visitors to admire and behold.

First built in Boulak, the museum was…

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The Egyptian Museum, Cairo

The Egyptian Museum, Cairo

Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, known commonly as the Egyptian Museum or Museum of Cairo, in Cairo, Egypt, is home to an extensive collection of ancient Egyptian antiquities. The Egyptian government established the museum, built in 1835 near the Ezbekeyah Garden and later to the Cairo Citadel.

  A new museum was established at Boulaq in 1858 in a former warehouse, following the foundation of the…

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Cairo Museum Display of King Amenhotep III and Queen Tiye by Striderv on Flickr.

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Initial reports after mobs broke into the Egyptian Museum in Cairo on January 28 indicated that some items were damaged but none were stolen. However, a new inventory now shows that a number artifacts have been lost:

In a statement entitled "sad news", [Egyptian Antiquities Minister Zahi Hawass] lists 18 items that have disappeared. They include a gilded wood statue of the boy king Tutankhamun being carried by a goddess and parts of another statue of him harpooning.

Other museums were also affected during the unrest:

intruders tried to enter the Coptic Museum in old Cairo and the Royal Jewellery Museum in Alexandria on 29 January.

It's not clear from the report if any items had been damaged or stolen from these museums, however.

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The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities in Cairo was looted yesterday.

Al Jazeera aired a few brief minutes of video taken from inside the museum....absolutely heartbreaking images of priceless historical relics lying smashed beneath shattered display cases. I haven't seen many other details online, and Al Jazeera's shocking footage appears to be the best source of information right now.