Cairo Airport Museum to Open at the End of October, Targeting Transit Passengers

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Cairo Airport will see the opening of the first phase of the Egyptian Antiquities Museum in the transit hall of Terminal (3) at the end of this October, under the protocol signed between the Cairo Airport Company and the Museums Sector of the Ministry of Antiquities, under the title "Welcome to the Land of Peace". The aim is to offer a message of welcome to visitors and tourists and introduce them to the secrets of Egyptian civilization, with all its archaeological sites and museums across the various governorates, which represents a new element of tourist attraction and promotion of the Egyptian destination, particularly cultural "archaeological" tourism.

For his part, Minister of Civil Aviation Captain Hossam Kamal said the museum will be a tourist landmark for transit passengers at Cairo International Airport and will help attract and encourage tourists to see Egypt's archaeological sites. There are plans to replicate the experience at other airports, such as Sharm El-Sheikh and Hurghada, which receive large numbers of foreign and Arab tourists.

The Ministry of Antiquities handed over 39 artifacts to Cairo International Airport at the beginning of last week, as the nucleus for launching the new museum, which includes a number of unique artifacts dating back to different eras.

It is worth noting that Minister of Civil Aviation Captain Hossam Kamal met Minister of Antiquities Dr. Mamdouh El-Damaty in September 2014, and together they inspected the museum's site at Cairo Airport and chose a suitable spot frequented by many visitors to implement the project.