Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, along with Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled Al-Anany, inaugurated the first antiquities museum in the Red Sea Governorate. El-Anany said, “Hurghada, Red Sea is known for beach tourism, those who come on charter flights never get to see the history of Egypt, now we are offering them a capsule of history.” The Hurghada Museum is the first product of a partnership between the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities and the private sector.
Egypt Inaugurates First Antiquities Museum in Hurghada, Red Sea
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The Egyptian prime minister Mostafa Madbouly along with Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled El-Anany, inaugurate the first antiquities museum in the Red Sea Governorate. (Hamada Elrasam/VOA)
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The Hurghada museum exhibit contains 2000 artifacts from different eras in 41 display windows. (Hamada Elrasam/VOA)
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The museum contains a pharaonic tomb designed to simulate the mountainous nature of the tombs and contains coffins and pharaoh mummies. (Hamada Elrasam/VOA)
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The museum’s themes are as diverse as the manifestations of beauty in Egyptian history. The Egyptian artists brought out the beauty highlighted in their environment and culture, following their artistic vision. (Hamada Elrasam/VOA)
