Alexandria National Museum

Welcome to the Alexandria National Museum, a vital institution that serves as the cultural memory of Egypt’s second city. As your guide, I am delighted to lead you through this meticulously curated space, which is housed in a…

We begin in the basement, where the atmosphere shifts to the ancient and the eternal. Our first stop is before the statue of King Men-kau-re, the builder of the third pyramid at Giza. …

Transitioning from the grand statues of kings, we move to a fascinating collection that depicts the daily lives of ordinary Egyptians. Here we see small, lively statuettes of servants engaged in various activities, such as…

In this gallery, we encounter one of the most respected figures in ancient Egyptian society: the scribe. Literacy was the key to power and advancement, and the scribe was the bureaucrat who kept the empire running. …

We now move to a section featuring two of the most controversial and fascinating figures in Egyptian history: King Akhenaten and Queen Hatshepsut. Akhenaten, the 'heretic king,' famously abandoned the traditional gods of Egypt to…

Ascending to the ground floor, we enter the world of Alexandria’s founders: the Greco-Roman period. This section is particularly significant because it highlights the city’s role as a Mediterranean superpower. …

Our final stop within the villa’s floors brings us to the Coptic and Islamic eras. This gallery illustrates the religious evolution of Egypt after the decline of the classical world. …

As we conclude our tour of the Alexandria National Museum, we return to the elegance of the Basili Pasha villa. We have traveled across thousands of years, from the alabaster serenity of Men-kau-re to the intricate gold coins of…