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The Egyptian Museum in Cairo
Museum in Cairo, Egypt
The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, commonly known as the Egyptian Museum, located in Cairo, Egypt, houses the largest collection of Egyptian antiquities in the world. It houses over 120,000 items, with a representative amount on display. Wikipedia
Director: Sabah Abdel-Razek
Architect: Marcel Dourgnon
Architectural style: Neoclassical architecture
Owner: Supreme Council of Culture
Founded: 1902, Bulaq, Cairo, Egypt
Burials: Ramesses II and Auguste Mariette
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Located in the heart of Tahrir Square, Cairo, the Egyptian Museum is a unique building designed to host the world's oldest collection of Pharaonic art and ...
At a rough estimate, over 2 million objects from ancient Egypt are kept in about 850 public collections, dispersed over 69 countries around the world.