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Mummification Museum Luxor Egypt | Best Things to Do in Luxor discover the Secrets of Mummification among the Pharaohs in Ancient Egypt, plan of the most important pharaonic archaeological Museums of Egypt in Luxor to show the History Of Egyptian & Mummification among the ancient Egyptians, what tools were used, how the burial of the dead was carried out, what are the prices of entrance tickets,  visit dates and more to start your sightseeing trip & Things to Do in Egypt. Hurghada lovers Offer Luxury Hurghada to Luxor Tours | El Gouna to Luxor Tours | Makadi bay to Luxor Tours | Sahl Hasheesh to Luxor Tours | Soma bay to Luxor Tours. Facts about the Mummification Museum Luxor Egypt: The museum opened in 1997 under President Mohamed Hosni Mubarak. The embalming materials used by the ancient Egyptians in the mummification of the deceased are on display in this museum. The museum features a rare collection of pharaonic mummies and animal mummies  discovered in the pharaonic tombs of Luxor, such as cats, crocodiles, and fish. In the Mummification Museum in Luxor, you will see special rooms to display pharaonic coffins and a collection of funerary paintings and icons buried with the mummy in the coffin. Museum area = 2035 square meters. The museum contains more than 150 pieces describing the procedures of mummification in the Pharaonic civilization. How important is the Mummification Museum? The museum presents the secrets of the mummification procedures that the ancient Egyptians performed before the burial of the deceased, where it exhibits the tools used by mummifiers and a collection of mummies of pharaohs and animals. Interior plan of the Mummification Museum: First floor: The exhibition hall: You'll see a long, slightly descending corridor containing paintings dating back to 1,200   BC, explaining the steps and rituals taken