Alexandria National Museum
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The Alexandria National Museum (ANM) is a museum in Alexandria, Egypt. It was inaugurated the 31 December 2003[1] by Hosni Mubarak and it is located in a renovated Italian style palace in Tariq Al-Horreya Street (former Rue Fouad).[2] The building used to be home to the United States consulate.[1]
History
The museum is located in a former Italianate mansion. It's the former home of a wood sales person.[2] It used to house the United States consulate.[1] The building dates back to 1926, located around a large garden, in addition to housing a basement. The three-storey palace was a meeting place for the Egyptian upper-class society of Alexandria.
Collection
The Alexandria National Museum contains around 1,800 artifacts that narrate the story of Alexandria and Egypt. Most of these pieces came from other Egyptian museums. The museum mainly focuses on three collections spread over three floors:
- Floor 1: Pharaonic epoch. The mummies are shown in a recreation of a funerary chamber.
- Floor 2: Artifacts from the Roman period, including pieces from Heraklion and Canopus. Objects include canopic jars, and pieces from the rule of Nectanebo II. Objects include pieces of Caracalla, figures of Medusa, a mosaic portrait, representing Queen Berenice II wife of Ptolemy III.[2]
- Floor 3: Alexandriais also included in the collection.
A highlight for many visitors is a sculpture believed to be of the VP city’s namesake, Alexander the Great.[2]<[5]
The museum also has a collection of
Gallery
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Statue of Weshka with family -
Ushabti kneading bread -
Necklace in blue and green faience -
Mosaic portrait, representing Queen Berenice II, wife of Ptolemy III -
Bust of Roman Emperor Caracalla, wearing the pharaonic head-dress -
Piece of woolen and linen fabric 8th century
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-7566-8733-5. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-4053-8637-1. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ISBN 9780756687335.
- ISBN 9781405386371.
- ^ "New clues to the lost tomb of Alexander the Great discovered in Egypt". Culture. 2019-02-28. Archived from the original on February 23, 2021. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
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