The Media Center of the Council of Ministers revealed that in light of what was circulated about the demolition of the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir after the opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum, the Center communicated with the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, which denied the news, stressing that there is no truth to the demolition of the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir after the opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum.
The Ministry of Tourism & Antiquities affirmed that the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir is one of the most important and famous archaeological buildings in the world that cannot be touched, as it was approved on the list of heritage sites of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization [ISESCO] and the preliminary list of UNESCO in recognition of the museum’s value as a world heritage, noting that a project to develop and rehabilitate the museum is underway to upgrade the level of tourism services provided in it.
The Egyptian Museum in Tahrir, located in the heart of Cairo, houses the largest collection of antiquities of ancient Egypt. It contains more than 136,000 Pharaonic antiquities, in addition to hundreds of thousands of antiquities in its stores.
Source: Egypt Today
