The Prime Minister inaugurated the Greco-Roman Museum after its development
Prime Minister Dr. Mostafa Madbouly will inaugurate today the Greco-Roman Museum after its development, during his visit to Alexandria Governorate.
During the past ten years, the Egyptian state has paid great attention to the ancient cultural heritage and has worked to remove all obstacles to complete restoration and development work, whether in museums or archaeological sites.
The Greco-Roman Museum is one of the most important landmarks of the city of Alexandria. It was officially opened in 1892 AD during the reign of Khedive Abbas Helmy II.
The goal of constructing this museum was to preserve the antiquities discovered in Alexandria.
The museum initially included 11 halls, then other halls were added until, after the development that took place in 1984, their number reached 27 halls in addition to the museum garden, according to what the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities stated. Most of the museum’s holdings date back to the period extending between the third century BC and the third century AD, and include the Ptolemaic and Roman eras, as well as the Coptic era.
The museum continued to fulfill its scientific, cultural, and educational mission to Egyptian and foreign visitors until the decision of the Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities was issued in 2005 AD to close the museum for development. Preparation for this began by inventorying and documenting all of the museum’s holdings, and restoring what needed to be restored before wrapping it and transporting it to the museum stores. Two groups of objects were loaned to the Alexandria Library Antiquities Museum and the Alexandria National Museum for temporary display.
The library of the Greco-Roman Museum is one of the most important libraries in Alexandria, as it is full of many rare books. It was moved to a hall in the Maritime Museum to be available to students. In September 2010, the original roof of the library was removed to create the second floor, as planned according to the new design of the building after Development, but work stopped after January 2011.
However, after the June 30 Revolution, work resumed again, and the museum is scheduled to open during the coming period, creating a new attraction for tourism in the city.
The development work included the completion of engineering works, and preparing a museum display scenario for the artifacts scheduled to be displayed. It was also completed.
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The museum includes various artifacts dating back to the Greek and Roman eras, in addition to a museum garden, a center for preserving and restoring antiquities, another center for currency research, a center for scientific research, and a historical library. The museum is also equipped for owners' Concerns and facilitates tourism.
The area surrounding the museum was also developed, including squares, streets, buildings, lighting poles, and parking spaces for cars and tourist buses were provided.