Egyptian Museum
museum in Cairo
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Summary
Egyptian Museum is a national museum[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of national museum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,615 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Cairo[3]
- Country: Egypt[4]
- Instance of: museum building[5], egyptological museum[6]
- Founder: Auguste Mariette[7]
- Operator: Supreme Council of Antiquities[8]
- Headquarters location: Cairo[9]
- Location: Tahrir Square[10]
- Commons category: Egyptian Museum (Cairo)[11]
- Inception: January 1, 1902[12]
- Official website: https://egyptianmuseumcairo.eg/[13], https://egyptianmuseumcairo.eg/ar/[14]
- Topic's main category: Category:Egyptian Museum[15]
- Email address: mailto:egyptianmuseum@moantiq.gov.eg[16]
- Phone number: +20-2-25796948[17]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18]
- Commons Institution page: Egyptian Museum[19]
- Date of official opening: 1902[20]
- Curator: Sabah Abdel Razek[21]
- Native label: المتحف المصري[22]
- Different from: Grand Egyptian Museum[23]
- Fee: 30 Egyptian pound[24], 10 Egyptian pound[25], 0[26], 550 Egyptian pound[27], 275 Egyptian pound[28]
- Open days: all days of the week[29]
- Street address: Piazza Tahrir[30], El Tahrir Sq., Downtown, Cairo[31]
Why It Matters
Egyptian Museum has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 78 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]