The Egyptian Museum in Cairo is one of the main repositories of historical heritage of Egypt and is very popular among tourists due to its scale and the impressive number of exhibits that exceeds one hundred and twenty thousand units. The Museum building was built in 1900, and the collection of the Museum began collecting in the 30th years of the 19th century was created by a special government organization that took over the functions of collection and preservation of unique exhibits. The Museum consists of one hundred separate rooms, which incorporate the findings of the era of the pharaohs, found during excavations throughout the country. In the exhibition traced the chronological order.

First floor is filled with statues of various vessels, funerary slabs and other monuments of ancient history. The second floor is devoted to all finds, sculptures and jewelry that are relevant to the Tutankhamun's tomb and other tombs. There is a hall with a special microclimate, where are mummies, discovered by archaeologists in different times.

The Museum is unique for the world famous Golden throne of Tutankhamun, which has precious stones and images of the Pharaoh and his wife. Here are the most ancient sculptural units that date back three millennia of its existence. Incredible value are three of the sarcophagus of pure gold, weighing about a hundred pounds each. Due to other exhibits, such as the bird of Saqqara, you can imagine what a deep knowledge of life possessed by the ancient Egyptians.

The founders and thought leaders of the Museum are considered to be two people. First of all, the ruler of Egypt, Mohammed Ali, who by their decree banned the export outside the country, the monuments of antiquity. Second – Frenchman Auguste Mariette, who became the first Director of the Cairo Museum and the antiquities Service of Egypt. Initially, the Museum took four rooms in the house, where he settled Mariette, on the banks of the Nile. And only in 1902 it was decided the construction of the building for the Museum in Central Cairo.