Mummification Museum 918219 225107120 2008-07-11T22:26:03Z Thomas.macmillan 1008048 /* External links */ {{Egypt-museum-stub}} The '''Mummification Museum''' is located in the [[Egypt]]ian city of [[Luxor]]. It stands on the [[corniche]], in front of the Mina Palace Hotel, to the north of [[Luxor Temple]], overlooking the [[River Nile]]. The museum is intended to provide visitors with an understanding of the ancient art of [[Mummy|mummification]]. The [[Ancient Egypt]]ians applied embalming techniques to many species, not only to dead humans. [[Mummy|Mummies]] of cats, fish and crocodiles are on display in this unique museum, where one can also get an idea of the tools used. The story of this museum began when the Egyptian president decreed that the responsibility of the former visitor centre building was to transferred from the tourism ministry to that of culture (and, specifically, the [[Supreme Council of Antiquities]]). It was opened by [[Hosni Mubarak|President Hosni Mubarak]] in 1997. The museum, located in the former visitor center, covers an area of 2035 m² and contains the following elements: *Hall of artefacts *Lecture hall *Video room *Cafeteria The hall of artefacts is divided into two parts, the first one is ascended corridor through which the visitor could have a look on ten tablets were drawn from the papyri of Ani and Hu-nefer that displayed in the [[British Museum]] in London. Most of these tablets throw lights on the funeral journey from death to burial. The second part of the museum began from the end of the corridor and the visitor could see more than sixty pieces, which are displayed in 19 well-advanced cases. In those 19 display cases, the artefacts are concentrated on eleven topics: *[[Egyptian mythology|Gods of ancient Egypt]] *Embalming materials *Organic materials *Embalming fluid *Tools of mummification *[[Canopic jar]]s *[[Ushabti]]s *[[Amulet]]s *Coffin of Padiamun *Mummy of [[Masaherta]] *Mummified animals ==External links== *[http://www.sis.gov.eg/online/html2/o130320d.htm Mummification Museum: First in the world] [[Category:History museums]] [[Category:Museums in Egypt]] [[fr:Musée de la momification de Louxor]] {{Egypt-museum-stub}}