Mummification Museum, Egypt

Mummification Museum of Egypt is located in Luxor city of Egypt. It is a new museum dedicated to the process of mummification of Egypt and is situated north to Luxor Temple. It is a small museum but the unique one dedicated to Egyptian art of burial.

Opened in 1997, this museum features hall of artifacts, one lecture hall, video room and cafeteria. Hall of artifacts is classified into two parts. The first one is an ascended corridor that has ten tablets that throw lights on the funeral process from the death to the burial. The second part of the hall of artifacts began with an end of the corridor.

The artifacts of the second part are concentrate on eleven topics. It include gods of Ancient Egypt, Embalming materials, Organic materials used in process of mummification, Embalming fluid, Tools of mummification, Canopic jars, Ushabatis, Amulets, Coffin of Padiamum, Mummy of Masaherta and the mummified animals.

The technique of mummification had been evolved over several millennia. The earliest burials were made simply in baskets in the sand. During the period of Pharaohs, the burial of dead were elaborate and a ritualistic affair. But with the beginning of the New Kingdom, mummification process had touched a new height of art.

Mummification Museum of Egypt displays both human and animal mummies. However, along with these there is also a display of tools used in the process of mummification as well as artifacts items buried along with the mummies. Egyptian believed in life after death and that is why they buried items related to the person along with the dead body.

This museum provides all information related to mummification art. There is a statue of Anubis, the jackal-god who presided over the dead, at the entrance to the museum. Museum hours are from 9 AM to 1 PM year round, with winter evening hours of 4 PM until 9 PM and summer evening hours of 5 PM until 10 PM.