National Museum of Egyptian Civilization
المتحف القومي للحضارة المصرية | |
| Established | 3 April 2021 |
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| Location | Fustat, Old Cairo, Cairo, Egypt |
| Type | History museum, Civilization museum |
| Collections | Prehistoric, Ancient Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Coptic, Islamic, Textile, Modern |
| Collection size | 50,000 items |
| Executive director | Altayeb Abbas |
| President | Sherif Fathy (Minister of Tourism and Antiquities) |
| Architect | El-Ghazali Kaseba |
| Owner | Government of Egypt |
| Public transit access | Mar Gerges Station, Cairo Metro |
| Nearest parking | On Site |
| Website | nmec.gov.eg Facebook |
The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC) is a large museum located in Old Cairo, a district of Cairo, Egypt.
Partially opened in 2017, the museum was officially inaugurated on 3 April 2021, with the moving of 22 mummies, including 18 kings and four queens, from the Egyptian Museum in central Cairo, in an event termed the Pharaohs' Golden Parade. The museum displays a collection of 50,000 artifacts, presenting the Egyptian civilization from prehistoric times to the Modern era.