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Egypt travel guide
Egypt is the oldest tourist destination
on earth.
Egypt is amazing!
- Alexandria and the Mediterranean
coast
- Cairo
- Nile Valley
- Pyramids
- Red Sea Coast and Eastern Desert
- Sinai
- Western Desert Oases
Everything I have seen about Egypt leaves me spellbound!
Egyptian Museums and info
Bibliotheca Alexandrina - Center for
Documentation of Cultural and Natural Heritage -
A national archeological and cultural database providing virtual heritage
tours and information about architecture, history, music, folklore and
natural attractions.
The Egyptian Museum -
Official site for the museum. Information about exhibitions and collections,
research activities, and background history and culture of Pharaonic times. Also
includes a virtual tour and visitor information.
Michael
C. Carlos Museum: Ancient Egyptian Art - http://carlos.emory.edu/
Online sample of the permanent collection of the
MCCM at Emory University. |
Petrie
Museum of Egyptian Archaeology - http://www.petrie.ucl.ac.uk/
Houses about 80,000 objects, many of which were
collected by Professor William Flinders Petrie in his excavations.
Includes hours, directions and contact information. Located in
University College London. |
Abzu
Museum Index - http://www.etana.org/abzu/
Index of museums relating to the Ancient Near
East and Ancient Egypt. |
Oriental
Institute Museum - http://oi.uchicago.edu/OI/MUS/OI_Museum.html
From the University of Chicago, this Ancient Near
East collection includes an Egyptian Gallery. |
The
Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology - http://www.memphis.edu/egypt/main.html
A part of the Department of Art at the University
of Memphis. Devoted to community education, the institute houses
over 150 Egyptian antiquities, including mummies, funerary equipment
and objects of everyday life. Several are available for online
viewing. |
British
Museum - Department of Egyptian Antiquities - http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/world/egypt/egypt.html
Illustrates aspects of Egyptian culture and art
from predynastic times. Examine images and texts on star pieces
from the collection. |
Museum
of Egyptian Antiquities - http://www.swan.ac.uk/egypt/
Collection of Sir Henry Wellcome, held at the
University of Wales, Swansea. Images and details of a selection
of objects. Visitor information. |
The
Department of Ancient Egypt and Sudan at The British Museum - http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/aes/aeshome.html
Has the largest and most comprehensive collection
of ancient Egyptian material outside Cairo. Exhibitions, research,
fieldwork, collections. |
The
Quest for Immortality: Treasures of Ancient Egypt - http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2002/egypt/
Includes a virtual tour of the exhibition, selected
artifacts, exhibition brochure, family guide, and other materials
from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. |
The
Egyptian Museum - http://www.egyptianmuseum.gov.eg/
Official site for the museum in Cairo, which houses
over 120,000 objects, including the mummies of Egyptian pharoahs,
sarcophagi, sculptures, furniture and personal effects. |
Pharaohs
of the Sun: Akhenaten, Nefertiti, Tutankhamun - http://www.mfa.org/egypt/amarna/
Exhibition premiered at the Museum of Fine Arts,
Boston. A stunning collection of ancient artifacts from the Amarna
period. Easily navigable site includes images and information
presented through text, videos and games. |
Egyptian
Museum of the Uruguayan Society of Egyptology - http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Musee/7650/
Exhibits a collection of ancient Egyptian art
and artifacts in Montevideo, Uruguay. Site includes some photographs
of objects in the collection. |
Ashmolean
Museum Department of Antiquities - http://ashweb.ashmol.ox.ac.uk/ash/departments/antiquities/
Includes some famous ancient Egyptian pieces. |
Museum
Home Pages - http://www.newton.cam.ac.uk/egypt/museum.html
Webpages dealing with Egyptian collections around
the world. |
The
Virtual Egyptian Museum - http://www.virtual-egyptian-museum.org
Online exhibit of the Senusret Collection of Egyptian
and Mediterranean antiquities; images, notes, indexes, timeline. |
Gayer-Anderson
Scarab Collection - http://www.teleport.com/~jsarr/scarabs/
Provides an introduction, definition and purpose
of scarabs, and details of display themes of exhibits in the
Portland Art Museum in Portland, Oregon. |
Museums
and Permanent Exhibitions - http://www.fak12.uni-muenchen.de/aegyp/iae/museums.html
News about Egyptology collections in Museums around
the world, from the International Association of Egyptologists. |
Luxor's
Mummification Museum, First in the World - http://www.sis.gov.eg/online/html2/o130320d.htm
An article from Egypt Online on a small museum
recently opened in Luxor, devoted to mummies of people and animals
from ancient Egypt and associated funerary equipment and rituals. |
The
Pyramids and the Great Sphinx - http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~aera/Giza_Pages/Aeragram_Pages/AERAG1_1/Exhibit_at_HSM.htm
Exhibit at Harvard Semitic Museum celebrating
100 years of American archaeology at Giza. |
Other
Egyptian Collections In Uruguayan Museums - http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Jardin/6043/
Describes the contents of other Uruguayan Museums
with ancient Egyptian objects, besides the one maintained by
the Uruguayan Society of Egyptology. |
Life
and Death Under the Pharaohs - http://www.fernbank.edu/museum/egypt/home.html
An exhibition from The National Museum of Antiquities
in Leiden, The Netherlands. Features a timeline and special photo
galleries of the collection. |
Utah
Museum of Fine Arts - Egyptian Collection - http://www.umfa.utah.edu/index.php?id=MjA=®ion_id=3
Provides images of objects from the collection
with explanatory texts. Includes lesson plans for teachers on
the museum's artwork. |
Egyptian Myths
Mythology
Gallery Directory - http://members.aol.com/egyptart/mytho.html
Basic view of ancient Egyptian mythology, linking
the gods with the images and stories that they are associated
with. |
Ancient
Egypt: the Mythology - http://www.egyptianmyths.net/
Covering deities, symbols, and myths, along with
articles about ancient Egyptian culture and history. |
Infoplease.com:
Egyptian Mythology - http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0197624.html
List of names from Egyptian mythology. |
Gods
and Religion - http://www.carnegiemnh.org/exhibits/egypt/index.htm
Illustrated introduction from the Carnegie Museum
of Natural History, part of the exhibition Life in Ancient Egypt. |
Egyptian
Mythology - http://www.emayzine.com/lectures/egyptian.htm
Snippets of Egyptian mythology. |
Fruit
of the Nile - http://www.fruitofthenile.com/
Overview of ancient Egyptian gods, symbols, religious
practices, and pharaohs. |
Guardian's
Egypt - Ancient Egyptian Religion - http://guardians.net/egypt/religion.htm
Links to sites about ancient Egyptian mythology
and religion. |
WebHotep.com - http://www.webhotep.com/
Facts and trivia about ancient Egyptian culture
popular today, including beliefs and gods of the people. |
Ancient
Egyptian Religion - http://www.aldokkan.com/religion/religion.htm
Sections on mummification and the Book fof the
Dead, with illustrated list of Egyptian gods. |
Luxor
- Home To Egyptian Myth - http://www.geocities.com/Isis_Artemis_0/entrance.html
Overview of ancient Egyptian history with section
on the Book of the Dead, and list of deities. |
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