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The historic 1902 museum on Tahrir Square — a grand old treasure house holding over 170,000 antiquities, and one of the most beloved museums in the world.المتحف التاريخي لعام 1902 في ميدان التحرير — خزانة كنوزٍ عريقة تضمّ أكثر من 170 ألف قطعة أثرية، وأحد أحبّ المتاحف في العالم.
For over a century, the grand pink building on Tahrir Square was the world's greatest treasure house of ancient Egypt. The Egyptian Museum, opened in 1902, holds an astonishing collection of more than 170,000 antiquities, gathered over generations. While its most famous stars — Tutankhamun's treasures and the royal mummies — have moved to spectacular new homes, this historic museum remains a beloved, atmospheric landmark, still packed with the wonders of the pharaohs.
لأكثر من قرن، كان المبنى الوردي الفخم في ميدان التحرير أعظم خزانةٍ لكنوز مصر القديمة في العالم. المتحف المصري، الذي افتُتح عام 1902، يضمّ مجموعةً مذهلة من أكثر من 170 ألف قطعة أثرية، جُمعت عبر أجيال. ومع أنّ أشهر نجومه — كنوز توت عنخ آمون والمومياوات الملكية — قد انتقلت إلى مقارٍّ جديدة مذهلة، يظلّ هذا المتحف التاريخي معلمًا محبوبًا مفعمًا بالأجواء، ما زال يعجّ بعجائب الفراعنة.
A Historic Treasure House · خزانة كنوزٍ تاريخية
The grand old museum of Egypt.متحف مصر العريق.
Opened in 1902, the Egyptian Museum on Tahrir Square is one of the oldest and most famous archaeological museums in the world. Its distinctive pink, neoclassical building was purpose-built to house the nation's antiquities, and for over a hundred years it was the place to see the treasures of ancient Egypt. With more than 170,000 objects spanning thousands of years, its crowded halls — packed with statues, sarcophagi, jewellery, and everyday objects — have a wonderfully old-fashioned, treasure-house atmosphere all their own.
A New Era for Egypt’s Treasures · عصرٌ جديد لكنوز مصر
Star pieces in spectacular new homes.قطعٌ نجمة في مقارٍّ جديدة مذهلة.
In recent years, Egypt's greatest treasures have been redistributed among magnificent new museums. The complete collection of Tutankhamun has moved to the vast new Grand Egyptian Museum near the Pyramids, while the royal mummies now rest in the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization. Rather than emptying the Tahrir museum, this has given it room to breathe, and it is being refreshed to show its still-immense collection to better effect.
Visiting · الزيارة
Still full of wonders.ما زال عامرًا بالعجائب.
Far from fading, the Egyptian Museum remains an essential Cairo experience. It still holds tens of thousands of masterpieces — royal statues, exquisite jewellery, painted coffins, and countless everyday treasures — in its historic halls. Standing right on Tahrir Square in the heart of Downtown, it is wonderfully central and steeped in history. For many visitors, its dense, old-world galleries remain one of the most atmospheric and rewarding museum experiences anywhere.
Quick Facts · حقائق سريعة
Sources include museum and travel references (current as of 2026). Displays are changing as collections are redistributed.