visitors' services developed at Karnak Open Air Museum

Within the framework of the keenness of the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities represented by the Supreme Council of Antiquities to develop archaeological sites throughout the Republic, the Supreme Council of Antiquities completed a project to develop visitors' services at Karnak Open Air Museum in Luxor Governorate.

Dr. Mostafa Waziri, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, said that the project included paving the museum’s floors with sandstone tiles in line with the nature of the archaeological area, in addition to providing the museum with a number of informative signs about the museum and its antiquities. 

He added that this project aims at improving the experience of Egyptian visitors and tourists within the framework of the national strategy for tourism in Egypt.

For his part, Dr. Fathi Yassin, Director General of Upper Egypt Antiquities, said that Karnak Open Air Museum was provided with a number of artifacts that were displayed for the first time, including pieces of King Akhenaten and others belonging to King Shabaka of the 25th Dynasty, and others from the late era.