Ministry of Antiquities opens museum at Cairo International Airport
Nevine El-Aref, , Tuesday 13 Oct 2015
The museum displaying pieces of Egypt's distinguished history will open at the end of October
Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities wil open a small museum in the
transit hall at Cairo International Airport's Terminal 3 at the end of
this month in an attempt to promote tourism.
Elham Salah, head of the Museums Section at the ministry, told
Ahram Online that the museum includes 38 artefacts carefully selected in
order to display pieces of Egypt's distinguished civilisation through
the span of time.
She explains that the objects show the daily life of the ancient
Egyptians as well as their religious beliefs. The Islamic era is
presented through a collection of lamps, plates, chandeliers and a
copyof the Quran, while the Coptic era is shown through a collection of
objects depicting religious rituals inside Cathedrals as well as Coptic
manuscripts. A copy of the Holy Bible is also exhibited.
Salah said that the airport museum is meant to not only attract
travellers who are visiting Egypt, but also those transiting through the
airport. She pointed out that museum tickets cost $3 for foreigners and
LE25 for Egyptians.
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