Egyptian Museum
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The Egyptian Museum in Cairo is the world's premier collection of ancient Egyptian artefacts.
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History
The current building on Midan Tahrir in downtown Cairo was completed in 1900.
The Egyptian Museum is currently contemplating the advanced stages of planning for the construction and removal to a new purpose-built site adjacent to the pyramids of Giza.
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Highlights
- the Narmer Palette
- the Royal Mummies
- a significant number of Amarna Tablets
- the majority contents of the Tomb of Tutankhamun
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External links
- the Egyptian Museum - official web site
