The Minister of Antiquities Khaled al-Anani and Ambassador Moushira Khattab attended on Tuesday evening the celebration of the 115th anniversary of the inauguration of the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square. The Egyptian Museum is scheduled to be renovated and a number of artifacts will be displayed there for the first time to the public, Anani said. Every Thursday at 6 pm, three artifacts will be displayed at the museum for the first time, as part of celebration of the museum’s anniversary, he added. A documentary film about the history of the museum and its most important artifacts was displayed during the ceremony. Khedive Abbas Helmi II inaugurated the Egyptian Museum in November 1902.

Source: Egypt Independent November 29, 2017 10:07 UTC