If you’re visiting the Red Sea in Egypt, you still have the option to immerse yourself in its remarkable history. As Egypt continues to open the doors to its tourist spots, it has also opened new places where you can view it. Two museums located on the Red Sea perfect for this are the Hurghada Museum and Sharm El Sheikh Museum.
The Hurghada Museum
The first antiquities museum on the Red Sea, the Hurghada Museum, is worth visiting while in the area. This museum is home to 2,000 artifacts from the Ancient Egyptian, Greco-Roman, Jewish, Christian, Islamic, and Modern eras. Despite housing so many artifacts, the Hurghada Museum takes about 3 hours to tour.
The museum is open seven days a week from 10 am to 1 pm and from 5 pm to 11 pm. Tickets can be purchased online here.
Highlights of the Museum
The main highlights of the Hurghada Museum are:
– The Statue of Meritamun–daughter of Ramses II and his Great Wife
– The Offering Table of Thutmose III
– The Canopic Jars of Isetemkheb
– The head of Osiris
– The torso of Venus
– Artifacts belonging to the family of Mohamed Ali
– A Roman Theater
The Sharm El Sheikh Museum
Home to over 5,800 artifacts, the Sharm El Sheikh museum is a place where you can learn about Ancient Egypt and its spiritual connection to the wildlife surrounding them. The museum itself is full of animal mummies, statues, and many other Ancient Egyptian artifacts. Perhaps one of the main highlights of the museum is the head of Hatshepsut, which was relocated from her temple at Luxor.
The Sharm El Sheikh museum is open throughout the week from 10 am to 1 pm and from 5 pm to 11 pm. Tickets can be purchased in person at the museum, and prices vary depending on citizenship status.
Highlights of the Museum
The main highlights of the Hurghada Museum are:
– The head of Hatshepsut
– The statue of Ramses II as the standard-bearer
– The pair statue of Tjay and Naya
– The statue of the wife of General Nakhtmin
-A statue of a Ptolemaic queen
– The head of Thutmose I
– Animal mummies
If you are a history buff and are visiting the Red Sea for a vacation in either of these two cities, do not miss their museums! You can still enjoy a relaxing vacation next to the sea while you engage your mind with pieces of the past.
