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.
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By Xinhua Published: Apr 20, 2021 06:58 PM
People explore Egypt s new National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Cairo, Egypt on Friday. Photo: AFP
With its dark-walled and dimly lit open rooms, the crypt-like Royal Mummies Hall at Cairo s new National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC) was opened to visitors for the first time on Sunday, displaying 20 mummies of ancient Egyptian kings and queens.
The showcased mummies were among the 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 the International Day for Monuments and Sites, also known as the World Heritage Day.
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LOOK: Royal Mummies Hall at Cairo s new National Museum of Egyptian Civilization opens to visitors
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Cairo - With its dark-walled and dimly-lit open rooms, the crypt-like Royal Mummies Hall at Cairo s new National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC) has opened to visitors for the first time, displaying 20 mummies of ancient kings and queens.
The showcased mummies were among the 22 transferred earlier in April from the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo to the NMEC in a remarkable parade, reports Xinhua news agency.
The opening of the magnificent mummies hall on Sunday coincided with the International Day for Monuments and Sites, also known as the World Heritage Day.
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