22/03/2021
Procession of Royal Mummies
The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities of Egypt has announced the date of the transfer of the royal mummies from the Egyptian Museum of Tahrir to its permanent exhibition site at the Museum of Egyptian Civilization on Saturday, April 3rd.
This event is going to be the first of its kind in the world; to transport 22 royal mummies in a majestic international procession from the place of its current exhibition at the Egyptian Museum in downtown Cairo to its permanent exhibition site at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Fustat, south of Cairo.
The procession will include 22 royal mummies; 18 mummies of kings, and 4 mummies of queens, accompanied by 17 royal coffins dating back to the dynasty "17, 18, 19, 20", the royal procession of mummies moves from Tahrir Square, where the obelisk is located in the famous square, along the Nile, to reach the place of permanent display in the Museum of National Civilization of Egypt. It is the largest museum of civilization in the world, and the only one of its kind in the Middle East.
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