Highlights of the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Cairo
American University in Cairo Press (Verlag)
978-1-64903-453-3 (ISBN)
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The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC) is the first museum of its kind in Egypt, or anywhere in the Arab world. A breathtaking repository of art history, its displays offer vivid glimpses into key periods of Egyptian history, from ancient times to the present. These highlight over three thousand artifacts, each thoughtfully selected to illuminate both the tangible and intangible aspects of Egypt’s rich heritage.
This guide to the museum offers visitors and readers alike with a carefully curated selection of key objects from each of the museum’s three exhibition galleries—the Core Exhibition Gallery, the Egyptian Textile Gallery, and the Royal Mummies Gallery. There is also a plan of the museum at the front of the guide.
Beginning with an overview of Egyptian history, spanning prehistoric through to ancient, Greco-Roman, Coptic, Islamic, and modern times, the guide takes the visitor through the Core Exhibition Gallery, which includes sculptures, tombs, tools, boats, cosmetics, and musical instruments, as well as jewelry, mosaics, metalwork, and wooden objects, ordered chronologically through time. This is followed by an itinerary through the Egyptian Textile Gallery, and is completed with a stunning tour of all twenty mummies of Egypt’s great pharaohs currently on display in the Royal Mummies Gallery.
With over 200 color photographs, and including previously unpublished objects, this compact guide to one of Egypt’s leading museums is both a beautifully illustrated introduction to a formidable civilization and a practical companion for any visitor to the museum.
Zahi Hawass is one of the world’s best known Egyptologists, former Egyptian minister of state for antiquities, and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence. He is the author of many books on ancient Egypt, including Secrets from the Sand: My Search for Egypt's Past (pbk edition, AUC Press, 2011) and co-author of Scanning the Pharaohs: CT Imaging of the New Kingdom Royal Mummies (AUC Press, 2016).
Foreword Eltayeb Abbas
Preface Zahi Hawass
Introduction: An Overview of Egyptian History and Culture
The Land of the Pharaohs
The Greco-Roman Period
The Coptic Era (AD 365–641)
Islamic Egypt (AD 641–1571)
Modern Egypt
Folk Art
A Timeline of Egyptian History
About This Guide
Plan of the Museum
The Galleries
Core Exhibition Gallery
Egyptian Textiles Gallery
Royal Mummies Gallery
List of Objects
Index
Photographic Credits
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 24.2.2026 |
|---|---|
| Vorwort | Eltayeb Abbas |
| Zusatzinfo | 208 color illus. |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 140 x 216 mm |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-64903-453-9 / 1649034539 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-64903-453-3 / 9781649034533 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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