Pharaohs' Golden Parade: 22 royal mummies will be transferred in a magnificent parade from their current home in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo’s Tahrir Square, to their new permanent display in Fustat’s National Museum of #Egyptian Civilization. #Egypt
The royal mummies that will be put on display at the new museum belong to the 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th Dynasties, and include 18 mummies of kings, and 4 of queens. Ancient #Egypt
The mummies include those of the Pharaohs: Ramses II; Ramses III; Seti I; Seqenenre; and Thutmose III.
The mummies will reach their permanent display in the National Museum of #Egyptian Civilization, to settle inside a dedicated hall called the Royal Mummies Gallery.
The mummies will reach their permanent display in the National Museum of #Egyptian Civilization, to settle inside a dedicated hall called the Royal Mummies Gallery.
World renowned Egyptologist Zahi Hawass told @Dnebuzz that the Golden Parade is very important for the museum. "If the National Museum of #Egyptian Civilization were to be opened without a starring exhibit, then few visitors would bother to pay the museum attention. #Egypt
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