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National Museum of Egyptian Civilization

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The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC) is a large museum (490,000 square metres (5,300,000 sq ft) ) located in Old Cairo, a district of Cairo, Egypt. Partially opened in 2017, the museum was officially inaugurated on 3 April 2021 by President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, with the moving of 22 mummies, including 18 kings and four queens, from the Egyptian Museum in central Cairo, in an event termed the Pharaohs' Golden Parade.[1] The museum displays a collection of 50,000 artifacts, presenting the Egyptian civilization from prehistoric times to the present day.

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National Museum of Egyptian Civilization
المتحف القومي للحضارة المصرية
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Established3/4/2021
LocationFustat, Old Cairo, Cairo, Egypt
TypeHistory museum
Collection size50,000 items
Websitenmec.gov.eg
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