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المتحف المصري | |
Established | 1902 |
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Location | Cairo, Egypt |
Coordinates | 30°02′52″N 31°14′00″E / 30.047778°N 31.233333°E |
Type | History museum |
Collection size | 120,000 items |
Director | Sabah Abdel-Razek |
Architect | Marcel Dourgnon |
Website | www |
The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, commonly known as the Egyptian Museum (Arabic: المتحف المصري, romanized: al-Matḥaf al-Miṣrī, Egyptian Arabic: el-Matḥaf el-Maṣri [elˈmætħæf elˈmɑsˤɾi]) (also called the Cairo Museum), located in Cairo, Egypt, houses the largest collection of Egyptian antiquities in the world.[1] It houses over 120,000 items, with a representative amount on display. Located in Tahrir Square in a building built in 1901, it is the largest museum in Africa. Among its masterpieces are Pharaoh Tutankhamun's treasure, including its iconic gold burial mask, widely considered one of the best-known works of art in the world and a prominent symbol of ancient Egypt.[2]