The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced Sunday that 22 royal mummies will be transferred on April 3 from the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Fustat. Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled Al-Anani remarked that this is an event he has been waiting for ever since he was a child. The ministry explained that these mummies were found during the discovery of the Deir al-Bahari hideout in 1881 and the hideout of the tomb of King Amenhotep II in 1898. “The whole world is waiting for this event, and this is a message to the world that we respect our history, and we will transfer the mummies in a very decent manner. The minister assured that this will mark the last time the mummies will be transferred.

Source: Egypt Independent March 21, 2021 10:41 UTC