Egyptian Museum Full Guide

If you are wondering which Cairo museum to visit you are not alone. The confounding choices between the Grand Egyptian Museum, and its older predecessor at Tahrir Square are understandable. The short answer is visit both! The long answer is read on. The museum at Tahrir Square is the historic, iconic pink-coloured building that originally housed all the Egyptian treasures. Over the past few years, some of these have been transferred to the newer Grand Egyptian Museum to reduce overcrowding. Today, both museums enjoy good footfall as well as positive visitor experiences. If your agenda is only to visit the treasures of King Tut your destination is the newer museum. However, if you are thinking 'Surely there's nothing left in the Egyptian Museum after you've seen King Tut?', you are wrong! The 9 years of Tut’s reign and 19 years of his life are just a tiny fraction of the…