Egypt Inaugurates First Antiquities Museum in Hurghada, Red Sea

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)

The Hurghada museum exhibit contains 2000 artifacts from different eras in 41 display windows. (Hamada Elrasam/VOA)

The museum contains a pharaonic tomb designed to simulate the mountainous nature of the tombs and contains coffins and pharaoh mummies. (Hamada Elrasam/VOA)

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)

Icons from Coptic art. On the left, Saints Kazman and Damian, two Christian Arab martyrs from the Northern Arabian Peninsula. On the right is St. Nikolaus, also known as “Santa Claus.” (Hamada Elrasam/VOA)

Egypt - antiquties museum, March 1, 2020

Hunting tools - hunting was not only for providing food. It was also considered a leisure activity, especially for wealthier Egyptians. (Hamada Elrasam/VOA)

Torah Case, used to store Torah scrolls that are used in synagogues. (Hamada Elrasam/VOA)

Oil portraits of the queens and princesses of the Muhammad Ali dynasty in Egypt. (Hamada Elrasam/VOA)