After spending the morning at the Karnak Temple, we had free time for the rest of the day. This gave us a chance to visit some places within walking distance of our hotel.
First, a couple of museums: Luxor Museum and Mummification Museum. These are not the same caliber as the Cairo Museum, but they do contain a variety of interesting objects.
The Luxor Museum has a variety of artifacts from throughout ancient Egypt, much as we had already seen. Unlike the Cairo Museum, it was laid out much better with better signage. (It’ll be nice when the Grand Egyptian Museum replaces the Cairo Museum, which is supposed to happen in 2021 after years of delays) Here’s a sampling of a few of the things we saw:
The Mummification Museum is devoted just to mummification and burial. It’s a small museum with just a single room, but we enjoyed the half-hour or so that we spent there. Their collection includes mummies, tools, coffins, and statues. We learned more about what is involved in the process.
