The National Museum of Alexandria is located on Horeya Street and was once the home of Asa'ad Basily, a wealthy timber trade merchant. The structure, which was built in 1926, is situated around a huge garden and has a basement. The three-story mansion served as a gathering spot for Alexandria's upper-class society.
He built his residence in the Italian style and stayed there until 1953. He sold it to the US embassy. Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities purchased it in 1996 and transformed it into a museum by the early 2000s.
Address of the Museum: 131 El-Shaheed Galal El-Desouky, Bab Sharqi WA Wabour Al Meyah, Bab Sharqi, Alexandria Governorate 5423004
TOUR THE ALEXANDRIA NATIONAL MUSEUM
The museum provides a complete view of not just Alexandrian history, but also Egyptian history as a whole. The exhibit also shows live footage of how these artefacts were recovered from the water.
The Alexandria National Museum has over 1,800 objects that tell the narrative of Alexandria and Egypt. The majority of these items come from other Egyptian museums. The museum's major concentration is on three collections, which are scattered across three floors:
Floor 1: The Pharaonic era. The mummies are displayed in a mock-up of a funeral chamber.
Floor 2: Hellenistic and Roman period artefacts, including items from Heraklion and Canopus. Objects include canopic jars and fragments from Nectanebo II's reign. Objects include Caracalla fragments, Medusa sculptures, and a mosaic image of Queen Berenice II, wife of Ptolemy III.
Floor 3: Egyptian, Coptic, and Muslim worlds, as well as the 19th and 20th centuries. Alexandria is also represented in the collection. A sculpture purported to be of the city's namesake, Alexander the Great, is a popular attraction for many visitors. Jewelry, firearms, statues, numismatics, and glassware are all on display in the museum.
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