Aswan Museum in Aswan, Egypt | Museums in Aswan Facts and history of building the Elephantine Island Museum The most important and oldest museums in Aswan, what are the working hours, the price of the entrance ticket and more. The famous Aswan Museum or Elephantine Island Museum is the first museum in Aswan Governorate. It was opened in 1917 AD in the eastern part of Elephantine Island, located in the