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A gilded funerary mask and a mummy's linen wrappings, against a black background.

Cairo · Fustat

The Royal Mummies Hall

Twenty Egyptian sovereigns, moved in 2021 into a hall built for them.

€€ Mid-rangeUnmissable

Ramesses II, Seti I, Hatshepsut, Thutmose III: the royal mummies left Tahrir in a parade broadcast worldwide, for a dark, silent hall where each lies alone. The scenography does the opposite of a museum: it imposes quiet.

The extra bit

Go down to the mummies hall first, before the rest of the museum: that is where crowds build during the day.

Know before you go

Photography is banned in the hall and silence is requested — and enforced.

Directions

National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Fustat, Cairo

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