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Luxor Museum is an archaeological museum in Luxor, Egypt. It stands on the corniche, overlooking the east bank of the River Nile.
attractions: Aracan Eatabe Luxor Hotel, Abou al-Haggag Mosque, Luxor Obelisk, Nefertiti Hotel Luxor, Mummification Museum, السوق السياحي بالاقصر, The Sphinx Avenue, Emilio Hotel, Luxor Temple Ticket Office, Ata Bazar, restaurants: Al Sahaby Lane Restaurant, Oum Hashem Main Restaurant, El Zaeem Restaurant, Oasis Palace, Jamboree Restaurant, مطعم الميناء Almina Restaurant, Qasr el neel restaurant, CAIRO PLAZA RESTAURANT, Flafel, مطعم ابو رشدي اكل مصرى بيتي
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Luxor Museum is an archaeological museum in Luxor, Egypt. It stands on the corniche, overlooking the east bank of the River Nile.
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Luxor Museum adorns the Nile Corniche Road in the city center, and is considered one of the most beautiful regional museums in Egypt, and it largely meets the specifications of the museum as a facility as well as the museum display. It opened in 1975 AD, and it consists of two floors, the first floor includes a collection of rare monuments that were unearthed in Luxor such as the granite head of the statue of Amenhotep III and the head of the goddess Hathor in the form of a cow and the statue of the god Amun, and a rare head of King Senusert III, and the wonderful statue of King Thutmose III of stone The schest, the most beautiful and largest statue in Egypt of the alabaster of the god Sabk and Amenhotep III, and the Karnak plate that included a hieroglyphic text related to the rulers' good struggle with the Hyksos. As for the upper floor, it includes a group of statues of Akhenaten and a number of carved stones known as petals, which were part of one of the temples of Akhenaten in the east, the Karnak, some furniture, jewelry, amulets, utensils, and some Coptic funerary paintings, and in recent years a museum has been devoted to a hall in which most of the statues that emerged from the cache Luxor Temple, the most important of which is the statue of King Amenhotep III and the statue of Amun and Hathor and others. Among the most magnificent exhibits of the museum are a collection of antiques that were once in the tomb of King Tutankhamun, also statues representing the era of the New Kingdom, found hidden near the Luxor Temple in 1989 AD. Royal mummies of the pharaohs also find Ahmose I and Ramesses the First, where the museum's holdings were added in March 2004 AD as part of the museum's renovations, which included a visitor center and a large exhibition to restore the walls of the Akhenaten Temple in Karnak. Luxor Museum received during the 40th anniversary of its inauguration, 27 artifacts dating back to the era of the Central and Modern States, to be displayed in its own exhibition as a temporary exhibition of modern discoveries and good treasures in 2015, and these archaeological discoveries came through the work of the Egyptian-Spanish mission in the western mainland at Tuthmosis Temple The third from 2008 until that season, including what represents the lower part of a statue of King Thutmose III, foundation deposits and embalmed eggs, ivory articles, and some ornaments with marine motifs. Luxor Museum, the museum includes 376 pieces of rare holdings of several Pharaonic families, all of which were displayed accurately and with great care according to chronological order, as well as a large number of pieces in his store and a special gift shop at its entrance, and it consists of two floors, land and upper. The Luxor Museum includes a grand hall in which most of the statues that emerged from the cache of the western side are displayed in the courtyard of Aymanhotep III at the Luxor Temple, which was ingeniously hidden by the priests of the god "Amon" to protect them from any profane, which was discovered on January 22, 1989, under the court of Granite during excavation works to measure the level of groundwater in the courtyard of the Luxor Temple of King Imenhotep III, and after the expansion of excavation work was discovered a double statue of King "Hur loving." The museum also includes a statue of King "Hur-loving" in front of the god "Amon" kneeling, offering him two vessels of wine, as well as a statue of the crocodile of the god Sobek from Alabast, which was discovered in 1967 during the construction of a canal in the village of Dahmash in the city of Armant, west of the province, where he was discovered inside a tunnel . This statue is considered one of the artifacts of King Emonhotep the Third, standing on the right of the god Sobek, in the form of a human body and the head of a crocodile, wearing a crown called the "Ataq", and his right hand is holding the key to life, as we see him the king's face is full of youth and vitality, and among the distinctive statues also In the museum is a statue
Bassem AlmansiBassem Almansi
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Luxor Museum is an archaeological museum in Luxor (ancient Thebes), Egypt. It stands on the corniche, overlooking the west bank of the River Nile The Luxor Museum was inaugurated in 1975. It is a two-story building. The range of artifacts on display is far more restricted than the country's main collections in the Museum of Antiquities in Cairo; this was, however, deliberate, since the museum prides itself on the quality of the pieces it has, the uncluttered way in which they are displayed, and the clear multilingual labeling used. The museum was conceived by the Egyptian Ministry of Culture, which hired Dr. Mahmud El Hakim, a top Egyptian architect, to create the plans in 1962. The installation of the museum art works came later and was finished between 1972 and 1975 Among the items on display are grave goods from the tomb of the 18th dynasty pharaoh Tutankhamun (KV62) and a collection of 26 New Kingdom statues that were found buried in the Luxor statue cache in the nearby Luxor Temple in 1989. The royal mummies of two pharaohs - Ahmose I and Ramesses I - were also put on display in the Luxor Museum in March 2004, as part of the new extension to the museum, which includes a small visitor centre. A major exhibit is a reconstruction of one of the walls of Akhenaten's temple at Karnak. One of the featured items in the collection is a calcite double statue of the crocodile god Sobek and the 18th Dynasty pharaoh Amenhotep III
Kaosar AhmaadKaosar Ahmaad
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First of all the employees are really rude and not helpful. The guy in the white t-shirt is a stupid idiot who thinks he owns the place. No hospitality, no helping, no nothing. The museum isn’t that special and the people here are uncultured people. They only want money and nothing else. They kept following us in the museum what was kinda scary. It is not worth seeing it especially with idiots working there. First we bought our ticket and I’m a master-student. The lady at the beginning said okay and sold us the student ticket. For the second check point (what does not make sense) they wanted to see our student-card again. What we have shown before. He also wanted to see my ID. So my age was on limit and I wasn’t allowed to buy a student ticket. Why do you sell it the first time? He was yelling and screaming and being annoyed. We had to buy another ticket. After we bought one he was literally smiling. I’ve never seen ignorant and idiotic people like them.
Nazife ANazife A
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Interesting! This museum is not the largest. Probably 30-60 minutes is fine based on what your interest level is. As you first go in there is a ‘presentation’, I had read that it was interesting but it turns out this may have changed. Instead we walked into some kind of workshop for young people! So skip that! The main museum consists of several artifacts from the Ancient Egyptian era - some have signage explaining what they are and their history. Some do not, which is a shame. The highlight for me was the two mummies within. You can get gruesomely up close and see these 3000 year old mummies - fascinating! It is worth noting that many of the exhibits have braille for increased accessibility. I probably wouldn’t bring kids unless they are really into it. They’ll like the mummies and a few of the caskets, but it’s not interactive or child friendly really.
Matt SmithMatt Smith
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A must visit while in Luxor! Probably the best museum in the whole of Egypt. Beats Egyptian Museum of Cairo hands down. Leaving Egyptian Museum leaves you in disbelief of the sad state of the museum and the artifacts. Luxor Museum gives hope that all is not lost. The museum features well curated artifacts, the focus is on quality and not on quantity. It also has clear and sufficient descriptions on the pieces. A big plus is that it is open until lates, 9pm, so you can come here when the other sites have closed up. The museum also has a comprehensive book shop and a library. They have also a small movie theater playing a seven minute introductory piece. Only small minus is that for taking photos you need to pay 50 pounds more or face a fine. They are actually monitoring this by security cameras, you have been warned.
Mika KoivistoMika Koivisto
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A well set-up modern museum. Without a guide you can do this within 2 hours, each piece or section has written details in English and Arabic. We came here late in the day and there were very few other people so we felt like we had the place to ourselves. Some really good statues in great condition and some mummies. Interesting to see the contrasting styles between the first and middle kingdoms - idealised and realistic facial expressions (respectively). Also, the depiction of Amenhotep IV who changed devotion to Aten rather than Amun - a blend of male/female characteristics? Anyway, if you're coming here as part of a package then all the tickets and parking will be sorted for you. If not, best of luck, I have no idea beyond the tickets were about £40.
James TaylorJames Taylor
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