Mummification Museum
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A small specialized museum below the Nile riverside road, displaying mummification tools, procedures and animal mummies.
The museum is modest in size but systematically explains why and how the ancient Egyptians mummified their dead: the tools used to remove internal organs, the canopic jars that held the organs, the preservative spices and linen, as well as animal mummies of crocodiles, cats and rams, and the mummy of a 21st Dynasty priest. Admission is about 150 Egyptian pounds, and a visit takes about 45 minutes. It is located between Luxor Temple and the Luxor Museum.
Opening hours
About 9 am–9 pm
Nearby sights
- Luxor Temple
- Luxor Souk
- Nile Felucca & Luxor Corniche
- Winter Palace Hotel
- Luxor Museum
- Avenue of Sphinxes
- Karnak Temple Complex
- Colossi of Memnon