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Establishment of the Museum

When
1835
Where
Ezbekieh Garden
Part of
First Egyptian Museum opens in Cairo

The Egyptian government established a museum in 1835 near the Ezbekieh Garden in Cairo to house antiquities.

The Egyptian government established a museum in 1835 near the Ezbekieh Garden. This institution housed Egyptian antiquities, though the collection later shrank due to the resurfacing of the antiquities trade, leading to its transfer to the Cairo Citadel.

Sources

  1. Egyptian Museum Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-23
  2. Cairo Wikipedia

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