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The Egyptian Museum in Cairo boasts the largest and one of the most impressive collections of Pharaonic and Byzantine art and sculpture collated from the surrounding area. The museum contains over 100,000 fascinating artefacts and is practically bursting at the seams. The antiquities derive from almost every period of Egyptian history right up to the Roman era and the displays are arranged in careful chronological order. Perhaps the museum’s greatest claim to fame is that it holds the celebrated treasures of Tutankhamun, from all four tombs. Although closed in between noon and 2pm on Fridays, the Egyptian Museum is open daily from 9am to 4.45pm and costs E£20 to get in (E£10 for students). It would be unwise to try to see everything, as it would probably take several months, so for the cream of the crop, there are official guides to show you around for approximately E£40 per hour.
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