Madbouli, Anani Open Hurghada Museum

Hassan El-Khawaga

Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli and Tourism and Antiquities Minister Khaled El Anany inaugurated on Saturday Hurghada Museum.

Hurghada Museum is the first museum in Egypt, established in cooperation with the private sector.

[caption id="attachment_112729" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Tourism and Antiquities Minister Khaled El Anany[/caption]

Anani said that the museum, which cost EGP 185 million, did not cost the state any pound, noting that the private sector company is responsible for everything from A to Z.

Anani underlined that the Tourism and Antiquities Ministry was responsible for giving the artifacts for the museum from its warehouses and developing the appropriate conditions for the museum's construction works.

[caption id="attachment_112730" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Musical Instruments in The Pharaonic Era[/caption]

The museum, built on an area of nearly 10,000 square meters, includes 1791 pieces of artifacts, ranging between the Pharaonic era and the Modern Kingdom of Egypt.

"The ministry will share the profits with the private sector for 15 years," the minister affirmed.

[caption id="attachment_112731" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Portraits and Necklaces from The Roman Era[/caption]

"People did not believe the idea of building a museum by the private sector, which I said two years ago," Anany pointed out.

He also announced that March would witness many archaeological events, including renovating the Pyramid of Djoser and the opening of Baron Empain Palace.

[caption id="attachment_112732" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Islamic Artifacts[/caption]

Tickets

The prices of the tickets are EGP 200 for the foreigners, EGP 100 for the foreign students, EGP 80 for the Egyptians and EGP 40 for the Egyptian students.

All school trips and people with disabilities can enter the museum for free.

[caption id="attachment_112728" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] The Museum's First Floor[/caption]