Luxor Museum

Overview of the Luxor Museum

A luxurious Nile river cruise offers a wonderful opportunity to visit the stunning Luxor Museum, which is situated in Luxor on the East Bank of the Nile River. To be more precise, it is situated precisely between Karnak Temple in the North and Luxor Temple in the South. An array of artifacts from the Mamluk era of the Old Kingdom can be found at this archaeological site.

It is about 55 meters long and 29 meters wide, and it was built to face the Nile. It was founded in 1975 and houses a restricted artifact collection from the Egyptian Museum, which is incredibly proud of both its collection and the caliber of its items.

The Luxor Museum’s Description

When the museum first opened in 1975, there wasn’t much to see inside, but the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiques decided to add more antiquities so that it would become a popular tourist destination in the lovely city of Luxor. The museum’s location features a sizable garden with numerous sculptures and lovely antiques from the time of the pharaohs. You will enter the huge hall, which has two levels and spiral tunnels connecting them, after passing through the large glass doors.

The museum has a dynamic atmosphere that sets it apart from other old, traditional museums thanks to its spiraling hallways. Wonderful Egyptian sculptures may be found on the museum’s first level, including a magnificent statue of Sobek, the crocodile god, guarding an Amenhotep III monument in Kom Ombo Temple. The remaining walls of the temple of Amenhotep IV are also present, along with some colorful coffins. Visits to the Luxor Museum and other Luxor tourist attractions should be part of your Egypt tour.

Things in the Museum

• A few of the Temple of Akhenaton’s remnants (1347 -1364 BC).
• A 90 cm-long statue of Thutmose III, the sixth pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty, was constructed from a unique rock formation. One of the finest pharos of all time is Thutmose.
• Amenhotep III’s statue was a significant figure in ancient Egypt (1365 – 1403 BC). About 130 cm tall, this figure was crafted from purely black granite.
• A statue known as “Oshabty” used to cultivate plants for the owner of the tomb in the afterlife.
• A 175 cm-long cartoon mummy is located within the tomb. It was constructed out of plaster and flax and belonged to the dynasties 21 through 24.
• Several items from the Valley of the Kings’ Tutankhamun tomb.
• Ahmose I and Ramesses I’s royal mummies were added to the museum in 2004.
• A dish made of white and black ceramic that dates to the fifth century AD is one of the Coptic artifacts.
• In addition to a number of little bowls from the Mamluk period in the 14th century AD, there are several Islamic objects.
• King Sesostris I’s towering colored limestone Pillar.
• A statue of Akhenaton with a gigantic head and two crowns.
• Amenhotep III with the crocodile god Sobek is shown in a statue.
• From the Temple of Akhenaton at Karnak, there is a portion of a wall.
• 26 sculptures from the New Kingdom that are in good condition were interred in 1989 close to the Luxor Temple.
• A statue of Horemheb, the 18th Dynasty’s final god-revered monarch.
• A statue of the well-known goddess Hathor, the goddess of beauty, made of black granite.
• A statue of the goddess Inet, who, during Imhotep III’s reign, was married to the god Monto.
• This granite statue, which depicts the goddess Mot and the well-known god Amun, dates to the era of Ramesses II.
• A canopy head depicting Toya the queen during Seti I’s rule.
• In 1978, a wax replica of Ramesses the 11th and the god Ma’at was found on the west bank.