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Egyptian architect-turned production designer Mohamed Attia has worked with many of the country’s acclaimed film directors, including the late Mohamed Khan, Yousry Nasrallah, Tarek Alarian and Marwan Hamed.
But he never expected the brief given to him a year and a half ago: design the visual aspects of a parade that will transport 22 royal mummies from the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square to their new resting place at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilisation.
“I was very happy that the officials trusted me to do such a job. But at the same time, I was so worried about the big responsibility and it was something I’ve never done before,” Mr Attia, 48, tells
With its dark walls and dimly-lit open rooms, the crypt-like Royal Mummies Hall at Cairo s new National Museum of Egyptian Civilization opened to visitors for the first time on Sunday, displaying 20 mummies of ancient Egyptian kings and queens.
The mummies were among 22 transferred earlier in April from the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo to the NMEC in a remarkable parade.
The opening of the magnificent mummies hall coincided with International Day for Monuments and Sites, also known as World Heritage Day.
We have planned to open the Royal Mummies Hall on World Heritage Day after restoration of the mummies, says Fayrouz Fekry Selim, deputy director for management and operation of the museum.
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Mummy exhibits unveiled at new Cairo museum Xinhua | Updated: 2021-04-21 08:18 Share CLOSE Visitors look at exhibits in the Royal Mummies Hall at Cairo s new National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, which opened to the public on Sunday. [Photo/Xinhua]
With its dark walls and dimly-lit open rooms, the crypt-like Royal Mummies Hall at Cairo s new National Museum of Egyptian Civilization opened to visitors for the first time on Sunday, displaying 20 mummies of ancient Egyptian kings and queens.
The mummies were among 22 transferred earlier in April from the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo to the NMEC in a remarkable parade.
Egypt recovers new part of sunken ship from Red Sea Cairo is celebrating the discovery of another portion of a ship sunk in the Red Sea in the 18th century carrying a treasure trove of artifacts.
This picture taken Oct. 4, 2003, shows statues from the Ptolemic period that were found in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Alexandria at the Egyptian northern port s National Museum.
April 21, 2021
The archaeological mission of the Faculty of Arts of Alexandria University recently discovered the bow of a sunken ship near the Red Sea island of Saadana with 1,606 artifacts. Other parts of the ship had been uncovered earlier during excavation work in 1994.