Review: Egyptian Museum, Cairo

Desicritics.org

A useful summary of the current state of play at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. Of course, things may change, but this provides a good set of guidelines for anyone expecting to visit in the near future.

Entry to the museum is 50LE for tourists. Students with ISIC cards can avail a 50% discount.

Entry to the mummy rooms (1st Floor) is an additional 100LE.

You get to see about 30 mummies of Pharaonic Royalty. These are split across 2 rooms at opposite wings. So do remember to visit the mummies in the opposite wing too. There is no prominent marking about the second room.

(If you aren't that serious about mummies but want to see at least one Egyptian mummy on your trip to Egypt, then the museum at Sakkara has one on display and entry to the museum is included in your entry ticket at Sakkara)

The museum is open from 9am to 5:45pm everyday.

Washrooms are reasonably clean, but better to carry your own kleenex.

Cameras aren't supposed to be used inside. Food can't be consumed inside. You can carry in water and small chocolates/nutrition bars. There is a left luggage counter outside the museum where you can leave your cameras and food stuff. This service is complementary.

See the above page for the full summary.