The new mummy hall opens in Cairo
The Hall of the Royal Mummies at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Cairo’s Fustat district opens today, April 18, as International World Heritage Day is celebrated, Egypt’s State Information Service said. Visitors will be able to see the remains of some of the most powerful ancient rulers, who were transported with an impressive parade from the Egyptian Museum to Tahrir Square on April 3. Within two weeks, a team of restorers removed the mummies from nitrogen-filled capsules made especially for the procession and prepared them to be displayed in their new home, each next to their sarcophagus. The 2810-square-meter mummy hall is designed to recreate the look of the real tombs of the pharaohs in the Valley of the Kings in Luxor. Before entering the hall, visitors watch a multimedia show, and a new exhibition introduces them to the process of mummification and its significance for the ancient Egyptians. Among the mummies of 18 pharaohs and four queens that were transferred to the new museum are those of Taa II Sekenenra the Brave, Ramses IV, Ramses the Great and his wife Nefertari, as well as the most powerful wife, Pharaoh Hatshepsut. The opening of the Great Egyptian Museum next to the Pyramids of Giza is also expected this year, where Tutankhamun’s treasures will be displayed.
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