Children’s LEGO Exhibition at the Egyptian Museum

A children’s Lego exhibition has been recently inaugurated
within the premises of the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir
Square, Downtown Cairo. Inspired by a Lego exhibition
entitled “The secrets of the Pharaohs,” which toured Europe
years ago. The exhibition has been recently inaugurated in
a special ceremony at the Egyptian Museum.


How to reach the exhibition


It is located in the basement of the Egyptian Museum (the
new annex), inaugurated a few years ago. The tickets for
visitors are to both the main museum and the new annex
with its incorporated Lego exhibition. Remember to leave
cameras in the designated area, located to the left of the
entrance, since it is prohibited to take photos inside the
main museum, but it is allowed to take photos inside the
LEGO exhibition.


On Display


The Lego pieces are properly displayed together with
authentic monuments dating back to different Ancient
Egyptian eras. The museum also includes a small workshop
area for children to design different Lego shapes. As visitors
step into the Lego exhibit, which houses a little more than
10 Lego pieces, there is a statue of a sphinx, symbolizing the
wisdom of the human being and the power of the animal.
On the right wall is a Lego map of Egypt. As visitors wonder
around, they will observe a worker manufacturing a
statue for the god Anubis, a scene showing the sacred
journey to Abydos and another showing the mummification
process. A model of the mask of the young pharaoh
King Tutankhamen is also among the collection. Towards
the entrance, to the left wing of the museum, is a statue
of an artisan in a kneeling drawing posture, a Lego design


showing the life in the royal palace, with a representation of a king accompanied by a royal musician. A model showing the pyramids construction, and a statue of Ramses
II are also amongst the objects on display.Displaying authentic pieces along with Lego replicas will help children
visualize how these statues originally looked like.
A Glimpse on the current Egyptian Museum in Cairo
The decipherment of the Ancient Egyptian language written on the Rosetta stone back in 1822 by the French archaeologist John Francois Champollion, made way
for more and more interest in the Egyptian history and
antiquities. Excavations and discoveries that started taking
place, urged the need to construct a museum to house all the discovered monuments. Initially, the artifacts were gathered and secured from plundering in different small buildings as well as small museums. Later, with the increase in the number of discovered monuments, the French Archaeologist Mariette took the initiative of building a museum. The building was designed by French architect Marcel Dourgon and construction commenced
in 1897, and was inaugurated in November 1902.
Address of the Museum: Tahrir Square, downtown Cairo.
Access to the new annex: from the western side of the museum (at the very far left hand side of the museum’s garden, when facing the museum’s facade). Once you enter from the museum’s main gate,proceed to the ticket office to the right of the entrance. Tickets for adults are LE 60 and LE 30 for students.