Highlights of the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Cairo / edited by Zahi Hawass ; with contributions by: Nermeen Abdel-Momen [and three others] ; foreword by Eltayeb Abbas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Matḥaf al-qawmī lil-ḥaḍārah al-Miṣrīyah, Author.

Contributor:

Hawass, Zahi A., editor.

Abbas, Eltayeb Sayed, writer of foreword.

Abdel-Momen, Nermeen., contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Antiquities.

Civilization.

Matḥaf al-qawmī lil-ḥaḍārah al-Miṣrīyah--Exhibitions.

Matḥaf al-qawmī lil-ḥaḍārah al-Miṣrīyah.

Egypt--Antiquities--Exhibitions.

Egypt.

Egypt--Civilization--Exhibitions.

Genre:

catalogs (documents)

exhibition catalogs.

Catalogs

Exhibition catalogs

Catalogs.

Exhibition catalogs.

Physical Description:

295 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Cairo ; New York : The American University in Cairo Press, 2026.

Summary:

"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 With over 200 color photographs, and including previously unpublished objects, this compact guide to one of Egypt's leading museums is both a beautifully illustrated introduction to a formidable civilization and a practical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."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Foreword / Eltayeb Abbas

Preface / Zahi Hawass

Introduction : an overview of Egyptian history and culture

A timeline of Egyptian history

About this book

Plan of the museum

The Galleries

List of objects.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781649034533

1649034539

OCLC:

1503767091

Publisher Number:

90104653917