Museums in Luxor

The present day city of Luxor lies on the site of the former erstwhile Thebes city. Luxor is cited as the world's greatest open air-museum as it is the treasure trove of a large number of architectural marvels belonging to the ancient era. Luxor with its stunning sites like the temple complexes at Karnak, the temples and tombs on the West Bank Necropolis including the Valley of the Kings and Valley of the Queens and so on attracts a large number of tourists. The most interesting sites tell us a lot about the ancient Egyptian history and culture are the Museums in Egypt. The most important museums in Luxor are the-

Luxor Museum, Luxor- Luxor Museum is situated in the city of Luxor which was previously the site of the ancient Thebes. Overlooking the Nile River, the Luxor Museum stands on the corniche at the heart of the city. This museum was set up in 1975 and is laid in a small, multipurpose building. This museum boasts of the quality and the multilingual labeling of the artifacts it houses and the immaculate order of its exhibits. The Luxor Museum houses a unique assortment of the best quality artworks belonging to the Predynastic Period to the Islamic Epoch. Among the most extraordinary exhibits of the museum is the relics and artifacts that were originally found in the tomb of the illustrious Tutankhamun (KV62) and a assortment of twenty-six, extraordinarily well preserved New Kingdom sculptures that were discovered buried in a hidden storage space adjacent the Luxor Temple in 1989.
The two royal mummies if the pharaohs - Ahmose I and Ramesses I - were also displayed at the Luxor Museum in March 2004. Another remarkable display of the famous museum is the reconstructed walls of the Temple of Akhenaten at Karnak.

Mummification Museum, Luxor- The Mummification Museum in the city Luxor, Egypt is one of the finest sites to know about the strange secrets of the pharaohs. The museum is situated in a belowground hall on the Nile, adjacent to the national ferry on the east bank. The ancient mummification procedure of Egyptians has inspired awe of the people throughout the world. The Mummification Museum displays the various substances used in mummification including the natron. The noteworthy exhibits of the museum is the mummy of Masaharta, the high priest of Amun and the son of King Panedjem, the funerary boat and the statue of Osiris. Interestingly mummified animals are also exhibited including a cat mummy, a baboon mummy and the mummy of a ram inside a gold coffin.