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El Mathas El Massry (Egyptian Antiquities Museum) Description: The 107 halls of the Egyptian Antiquities Museum in Cairo were built in 1900 by the French architect Marcel Dourgnon and opened in 1902. The collection itself dates back to 1835, however, when the Service des Antiques de l’Egypte (Egyptian Antiquities Service) was set up to protect government-owned artefacts and put a halt to the raiding of archaeological sites. Today, the museum houses a number of ancient Egypt’s greatest artefacts, including mummified pharaohs from the 18th-20th Dynasties which were discovered in Thebes, as well as mummies found in the tomb of Amenhotep II. By far the most popular attractions at the museum are the treasures from Tutankhamun’s tomb, which include the boy-king’s famous golden facemask, as well as approximately 1700 other objects. The museum exhibits around 120,000 objects in total, including artefacts from the tombs of the Middle Kingdom found at Dahshur in 1894, the contents of the Royal tombs of Tuthmosis III, Tuthmosis IV, Amenhotep III and Horemheb, and artefacts from the Amarna period found in Tell el Amarna, Hermopolis, Thebes and Memphis between 1912 and 1933. Contact Addresses: El Mathas El Massry, Midan El Tahrir, Cairo 11557, Egypt Tel: (02) 579 6974. Fax: (02) 579 4596. E-mail: eldamaty@email.com Website: www.egyptianmuseum.gov.eg Transportation: Air: Cairo International Airport. Train: Rail: Ramses Station. Underground: Sadat (Tahrir) Station. Road: Bus: Abdel Mouneem Riyad Bus Terminal. Car: Delta Road or Alexandria Desert Road to Cairo (from Alexandria). Opening Times: Daily 0900-1700. Admission Fees: EŁ20 (adult), EŁ10 (student). 
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