Royal mummies find new home in Cairo museum - CGTN

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After parading through the streets of Cairo, 22 royal mummies have now settled in at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization. The new museum is now open to visitors who want to see the mummies, their buried goods and other Egyptian artifacts.

A coffin of an Egyptian Pharaoh displayed at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Cairo, Egypt, April 4, 2021. /Getty

A coffin of an Egyptian Pharaoh displayed at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Cairo, Egypt, April 4, 2021. /Getty

A Greco-Roman statue displayed at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Cairo, Egypt, April 4, 2021. /Getty

A Greco-Roman statue displayed at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Cairo, Egypt, April 4, 2021. /Getty

A Greco-Roman statue displayed at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Cairo, Egypt, April 4, 2021. /Getty

A Greco-Roman statue displayed at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Cairo, Egypt, April 4, 2021. /Getty

A visitor takes a selfie with pharaonic statues inside the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Cairo, Egypt, April 4, 2021. /Getty

A visitor takes a selfie with pharaonic statues inside the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Cairo, Egypt, April 4, 2021. /Getty

Pharaonic artifacts displayed at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Cairo, Egypt, April 4, 2021. /Getty

Pharaonic artifacts displayed at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Cairo, Egypt, April 4, 2021. /Getty

A screening about the royal mummies inside the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Cairo, Egypt, April 4, 2021. /Getty

A screening about the royal mummies inside the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Cairo, Egypt, April 4, 2021. /Getty

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