Luxor Museum
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- Address:Corniche an-Nil, East Bank, Luxor
- Hours:Open daily. Summer: 9am - 1pm and 4pm - 9pm, Winter: 9am - 1pm and 5pm - 9pm
- Admission:70 L.E.
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While the size of its collection can’t rival the treasures of Cairo, Luxor Museum is renowned as one of the thoughtfully assembled displays of antiquities in Egypt. Most of its exhibits come from temples and other constructions in the Luxor area.
Highlights of the museum include sculptural depictions of Amenhotep III, under whose reign many of Luxor’s temples were built. There are also a number of objects from the controversial opening of the tomb of Tutankhamun, including an imposing cow-headed deity, and the Talatat Wall, reassembled from one of the temples at Karnak.
For many visitors the chief attractions here are also among the newest: the mummies of pharaohs Ahmose I and Ramses I, which were presented to the public with much fanfare in 2004. They are shown without their bandages; a gruesome yet fascinating sight.
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The museum is on the eastern riverside and is easily accessible from the center of Luxor, either on foot or by short taxi ride.
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