Egypt has one of the oldest civilizations in the world.[1] Thus, it has been in contact with many other civilizations and nations and also has been through so many eras, starting from pre-historic age to the modern age, passing through so many ages such as; Pharonic, Roman, Greek, Islamic and many other ages. Because of this wide variation of ages and the continuous contact with other nations, many museums may be found in Egypt, covering a wide area of these ages.
Following is a sortable list of museums in Egypt.
| Name | Arabic-language native name | City | Type | Year established | Official website | Coordinates | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| قصر عابدين | 1863 | 30.0417°N 31.2483°W | |||||||||||
| 1930 | |||||||||||||
| Al Minya Museum | |||||||||||||
| Al-Alemein War Museum | |||||||||||||
| 1912 | 24.0847°N 32.8867°W | ||||||||||||
| 1985 | |||||||||||||
| Citadel | 1938 | ||||||||||||
| Egyptian Museum | Cairo | Ancient Egypt Antiquities | |||||||||||
| Gezira Center for Modern Art (also known as the Egyptian Modern Art Museum) | |||||||||||||
| 1892 | grm.gov.eg | ||||||||||||
| Hurghada Museum | Hurghada | 2020 | https://hurghadamuseum.com/ | ||||||||||
| 2006 | |||||||||||||
| Ismaïlia Museum | archaeology | 1932 | |||||||||||
| Marine Museum | |||||||||||||
| Mellaoui Museum | |||||||||||||
| Military Museum | |||||||||||||
| 1962 | |||||||||||||
| 1997 | |||||||||||||
| 2017 | |||||||||||||
| 1995 | |||||||||||||
| National Museum of Sharqeya [2] | Herriat Raznah | archaeology | 1973 | ||||||||||
| 1997 | 41.3936°N 2.1647°W | ||||||||||||
| 1998 | |||||||||||||
| 1986 | |||||||||||||
| Museum in the University of Al-Zagazig [3] | 1981 |