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One of the best displays of antiquities in Egypt is located at the Luxor Museum
opened in 1975. Housed within a modern building, the collection is limited in
the number of items, but they are beautifully displayed.
The admission price in Luxor Museum is high, but it is well worth the visit.
Visiting hours can be somewhat restricted, so find out upon arrival in Luxor.
Upon entering the museum, there is a small gift shop on the right. Once inside
the main museum area, two of the first items that catch one's attention are an
enormous red granite head of Amenhotep III and the cow-goddess head from the
tomb of Tutankhamen.
Spaced out around the ground floor are masterpieces of sculpture including a
calcite double statue of the crocodile god Sobek and the 18th Dynasty pharaoh
Amenhotep III. It was discovered at the bottom of a water-filled shaft in 1967.
A ramp leads upstairs to more marvelous antiquities, including some items from
Tutankhamen’s tomb such as boats, saddles and arrows.
One of the major items of the whole museum is located upstairs - a reassembled
wall of 283-painted sandstone blocks from a wall in the dismantled temple built
at Karnak for Amenhotep IV.
There are numerous other antiquities of interest including a couple of very nice
coffins. The museum also houses items from periods after the demise of pharaonic
Egypt.
On returning to the ground floor, there is a gallery on the left where there is
a wonderful collection of stone sculptures found in 1989 under one of the
courtyards within Luxor Temple.
The museum makes a great afternoon or evening stop for an hour or two after a
morning over on the West Bank. Once again, check the hours as they can vary with
the season.
