Tanta Antiquities Museum in Egypt | Facts of Museum of Archeology in El Gharbeya Governorate, from Inside, Map, Artifacts, History of The Archaeological Museums in Egypt, Entrance Fees, opening hours and more.
Facts and history of the construction of the most important and oldest museums in Egypt in Gharbia Governorate, and what it contains of more than 8000 artifacts from the Pharaonic, Roman, Coptic and Islamic eras, what are the working hours, the price of the entrance ticket and more.
The Tanta Archaeological Museum is considered one of the most important and even the oldest of those regional archaeological museums, as it already contains about 8,538 artifacts.
And those antiquities were its content from 6 Egyptian eras, and it was a destination for visitors, whether they were from the province and all the neighboring provinces.
Among them were a number of students from different schools, students from universities, all children and even families and families, and through him they knew the history of Egypt, whether it was in prehistoric times, in the Pharaonic eras, or even in the modern era.
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History of the establishment of the Tanta Antiquities Museum
The history of the establishment of the museum dates back almost 107 years, as it was established during the reign of Khedive Abbas Helmy II, the ruler of Egypt, and it was the first Egyptian regional museum.
It was also located in Egypt in the heart of the municipality building in the city of Tanta, where it had allocated a hall in the museum to display its holdings, and that was from the House of Egyptian Antiquities and at the same time the House of Arab Antiquities.
The design of this ancient building
The building of that museum consists of approximately 5 floors, which consisted of 3 floors, all of which contain special halls for displaying all artifacts. On the fourth floor, there is a meeting room and a hall for the multi-activity theatre.
Hence, the fifth floor in the museum was administrative offices, and the museum had a number of approximately 8,538 artifacts and they were from prehistoric, Pharaonic eras, Greco-Roman eras, all Coptic, Islamic, and modern eras.
Development work in the building
It was in 1923 that the museum was closed for about 12 years, until it was opened again after that by the Egyptian Ministry of Education.
In 1957, the location of the building was moved to the entrance to a cinema in the municipality, and then it was closed for the second time, and in 1981 this museum was moved to its current location, which is located next to Andalus Park.
What is the price of a ticket to visit the Tanta Antiquities Museum for the Egyptians?
● The ticket fee for a visit to the Tanta Archaeological Museum is 10 Egyptian pounds
● As for the ticket fees for visiting the Tanta Archaeological Museum, it is: 5 Egyptian pounds
What is the price of a ticket to visit Tanta Archeology Museum for foreigners?
● The ticket fee for visiting the Tanta Archaeological Museum is 60 Egyptian pounds
● If the visitor is a foreign student, the entry fee is 30 Egyptian pounds.
