Details about Sharm El-Sheikh International Museum of Antiquities

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Details about Sharm El-Sheikh International Museum of Antiquities

05 16, 2023

Sharm El Sheikh Museum-SIS

The museum, which was first suggested in 1999, is housed in 191,000 square meters. The project's planning started in 2003, stopped in 2011, and then resumed in 2018 with a budget of EGP 812 million. The museum comprises three exhibition halls and also features entertainment zone which includes several restaurants, souvenir shops, traditional handicrafts, open air theatre, and spaces for cultural and social activities.

Having the status of the first and the lung of Egypt’s antiquities in the city of Sharm El Sheikh which is renowned all over the world as a city for beach oriented activities, the region is aimed at being a center for cultural exchange among humans and cementing cultures, and also a realistic tourism enhancement in the course of the plans by the ministry to diversify the recreational and cultural activities offered to the tourists coming to the city such that, in addition to the beautiful beaches and fun water and land activities that the city hosts, there is also the element of the ancient Egyptian civilization that the people get to experience.

The Great Hall showcases various artworks depicting the Egyptian family during different periods in history which is representative of the people and animals that existed in ancient Egypt. It also features a collection of sphinxes which depict human and animal forms, as well as a figure of a man beside a small girl believed to be his daughter. Furthermore, it is in this place that some of the holy creatures worshiped by the Egyptians, including cats and pet-formed jars which are dated back to 2019 and were found in the excavation site of Saqqara.

The term Hathorian Corridor was derived from the goddess Hathor whose stature carried out the presence of many artifacts along with effigies of kings such as Thutmose I, Hatshepsut, Nachtnabo, Ramses II, and Ramses III and a mock-up of a full archaeological grave with all its aspects and burial utensils.

The exhibition at the museum is notably featuring 10 artifacts from King Tutankhamun’s collections, before they are even showcased at the Grand Egyptian Museum. Alka's petrified figurine embellished with black tar and depictive of a tail crest adorned with a zonne on his head has been selected as the highlight piece of this display. A unique piece of exhibition that many visitors are keen to see as it depicts some of the treasures of the young king for the first time, and the museum also has means of access to all handicapped individuals visiting the museum.