National Museum of Egyptian Civilization
The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC) is located in Al-Fustat, Egypt’s first capital after the Arab Islamic conquest in 641 A.D, and it was a natural choice for the museum because the area is rich in Coptic churches and monasteries, as well as the Coptic Museum, the Ibn Ezra Synagogue, and Egypt’s first mosque, the Amr Ibn Al-Aas Mosque. The Saladin Citadel can also be seen from the museum’s outdoor spaces, which highlights the museum’s unique location overlooking Lake Ain El-Sira, Cairo’s last natural lake.

The museum, which opened in stages in 2017, will house a collection of 50.000 items depicting Egyptian civilization from prehistoric times to the present. The permanent collection is split into two areas, one chronological and the other thematic. Archaic, pharaonic, Greco-roman, Coptic, Medieval, Islamic, modern, and contemporary will be the chronological areas. The following will be the thematic areas: The Nile, writing, state and society, material culture, beliefs and thinking, and a museum of royal mummies are all featured in this exhibition. In a Royal parade in 2021, the royal mummies were transported to the museum.
Artifacts on display (Oct 2021)

Prehistoric Period Artifacts in Civilization Museum (NMEC)

Predynastic Period Artifacts in Civilization Museum (NMEC)

Dynastic Period Artifacts in Civilization Museum (NMEC)

Greco-Roman Period Artifacts in Civilization Museum (NMEC)

Coptic Period Artifacts in Civilization Museum (NMEC)

Islamic Period Artifacts in Civilization Museum (NMEC)

Cairo Museums Day Tour

2 Days Cairo Museums Tour
