Alexandria National Museum
Alexandria National Museum
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Established2003
LocationAlexandria, Egypt
Typearchaeological museum

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:

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 jewelry, weapons, statuary, numismatics and glassware.[1]

Gallery

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Andrew Humphreys (1 September 2011). Top 10 Cairo and the Nile. Penguin. p. 113. ISBN 978-0-7566-8733-5. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d Dan Richardson; Daniel Jacobs (1 September 2011). The Rough Guide to Cairo & the Pyramids. Penguin. p. 248. ISBN 978-1-4053-8637-1. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  3. ^ Humphreys, Andrew (September 2011). Top 10 Cairo and the Nile. ISBN 9780756687335.
  4. ^ The Rough Guide to Cairo & the Pyramids. September 2011. ISBN 9781405386371.
  5. ^ "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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