Cairo's Three Museums: Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), Egyptian Museum, NMEC...what's the difference?!
Cairo, Egypt has three museums: the Grand Egyptian Museum, the Egyptian Museum Cairo at Tahrir Square, and the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization. The GEM has not opened yet, but it will have the Tutankhamun Gallery and the Khufu Solar boat. The Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square has a treasure trove of silver artifacts from Tanis, and the NMEC has 22 royal mummies, including Ramses the Great and Hatshepsut! This video goes over each museum: where it is, what to see there, and which one to visit on a limited schedule.
UPDATE: The Grand Egyptian Museum has fully opened the Great Hall, along with a few other areas! Cairo's new museum, the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), is having its grand opening sometime in 2023 (still unconfirmed), on the edge of Cairo. But visitors can now get inside the GEM to see the Great Hall, the Glass Court, the retail area, gardens, obelisk square, and eat at one of the many restaurants inside Egypt's largest museum.
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1:15 The Grand Egyptian Museum
3:00 The Egyptian Museum in Cairo at Tahrir Square
4:50 The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization
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Thank you for the clarification, Gus. I visited the NMEC in Dec '23, and found it very eye-opening. Can't wait to visit the GEM next.
@EgyptAdventuresTravel
2 ай бұрын
We can’t wait either!
Thank you very much! It clarified my confusions.
@EgyptAdventuresTravel
4 ай бұрын
Glad it helped! Thanks for watching.
thanks for sharing, Gus!
@EgyptAdventuresTravel
Жыл бұрын
My pleasure :)
Very helpful & interesting video ….thank you so much for sharing ❤
@EgyptAdventuresTravel
Жыл бұрын
My pleasure!
While the GEM is not open yet, I would recommend the Museum of Islamic Art | MIA in Cairo
@EgyptAdventuresTravel
Жыл бұрын
Yes, that's a great museum! Thank you for the recommendation. Cairo has several other wonderful museums that are not related to Egyptology, but still worth a visit: -The Coptic Museum -The Museum of Islamic Art -The Gayer-Anderson Museum -The Mohamed Mahmoud Khalil Museum ...any others that folks recommend?
@user-qo2zt9im4w
Жыл бұрын
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Hiya great video very helphul thank you,I was a bit worried about which museum I needed to go to see tut mask,I was wondering can I take pictures and videos inside these museums freely.
@EgyptAdventuresTravel
Жыл бұрын
The mask is still in the Egyptian Museum Cairo in Tahrir Square. No plans announced to move it yet. You can take pictures and videos for personal use in these museums, with the exception being inside the King Tut gallery (no photos or videos) or the Mummy Rooms at the NMEC (no photos or videos).
@elinalloyd8484
Жыл бұрын
@@EgyptAdventuresTravel Thank you,I am going in may and very much looking forward to it. Altho a bit gutted that i wont be able to take pictures of tut's exhibition, all your videos are very helpful.thank you
@EgyptAdventuresTravel
Жыл бұрын
@@elinalloyd8484 My pleasure! Send me an email if you would like to see a sample itinerary and talk about how I can help connect you with a vetted and trusted local tour guide! gus@egyptadventurestravel.com
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@EgyptAdventuresTravel
Жыл бұрын
شكراً ❤️
Hi Gus, have you heard any more about the possible 'soft' opening of the main hall of the GEM on 1st November ? Thanks
@EgyptAdventuresTravel
Жыл бұрын
Nope, unfortunately I have not heard anything more. I will keep everyone posted if I do hear anything!
Great update Gus! I have a question about the Egyptian museum in Tahrir Sq. Is there any bag storage area at the museum? This is because my flight is expected to reach in the early morning and I hope to visit the museum in the morning on the way to my hotel in Giza. I will be carrying my backpack and I don't know if its possible to carry my backpack inside the museum. My hotel in Giza only allows check in the afternoon, so its a bit hassle for me to return to Tahrir Sq in the late afternoon as I will only be in Cairo for 2 days, and I wish to spend more time to cover Giza and Saqqara.
@EgyptAdventuresTravel
Жыл бұрын
Hi there! As far as I know, the museum does not offer this--does anyone have any experience with this? I would recommend stopping at the Steigenberger Hotel Tahrir Square (or the Ritz Carlton) and asking them if they can store your bag for you for a fee. There are also online luggage storage websites that show different places you can store bags, although I have not used any. Has anyone had experience with this?
Hello, this question is out of context, but I was wondering if there is PCR test available at the Cairo Airport?
@EgyptAdventuresTravel
Жыл бұрын
No, there isn’t. Sorry!
How long would a visit to NMEC and Coptic area take? Hoping GEM will be open by mid December but if not looking at other museums besides Egyptian.
@EgyptAdventuresTravel
Жыл бұрын
I recommend about 1.5 hours for Coptic Cairo and 1 hour for the NMEC, with a half hour in-between for getting from one to the other :)
@lissamullen3331
Жыл бұрын
@@EgyptAdventuresTravel Thank you so much!
@EgyptAdventuresTravel
Жыл бұрын
@@lissamullen3331 my pleasure 😇
Cool video brother
@EgyptAdventuresTravel
Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
Is the Gem now open and if so Will it be open now during Ramadan ? Thanks for the video
@EgyptAdventuresTravel
2 ай бұрын
I am not sure of the times during Ramadan -- I have not heard any updates, and I presume it's the normal hours, but can anyone confirm?
What you advise? since the Grand Egypt museum is now open yet, but the Grand Egypt museum or the Egypt museum in Cairo?
@EgyptAdventuresTravel
7 ай бұрын
As of now, if you only have the option to go visit one museum, definitely the original Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square. However, once the GEM fully opens up, definitely the GEM!
@Willem07
7 ай бұрын
@@EgyptAdventuresTravel thankyou, I really want to go Egypt next year maybe.. but I am doubting about the USA or Egypt, I am from The Netherlands myself
It should be much cheaper now to visit Egypt. Egyptian pound has fallen 15% today against USD following Egypt's federal bank's decision to completely float the pound. Yesterday: 1 USD = 19.7 EGP Now: 1 USD = 23 EGP and is expected to reach 24 EGP by the end of the day.
@EgyptAdventuresTravel
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the heads up!
Please, as an Egypt tour guide, pronounce the name of Pharaoh Tutankhamun correctly...it's three syllables not four: "Tut-Ankh-Amun."
@EgyptAdventuresTravel
5 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@jonnieinbangkok
5 ай бұрын
@@EgyptAdventuresTravel Means "Image of the living [god] Amun."
You forgot to mention the museum of islamic civilisation which display the most important collection of islamic artifacts that worth thé visit
@EgyptAdventuresTravel
Жыл бұрын
That’s true-the title of this video should read “Cairo’s 3 Ancient Egypt Focused Museums” 👍🏼 The Museum of Islamic Art is great! So is the Coptic Museum, and several others around Cairo ❤️