Alexandria National Museum

The Alexandria National Museum (ANM) is a museum in Alexandria, Egypt. It opened on December 31, 2003, and was officially started by Hosni Mubarak. The museum is housed in a beautiful building that used to be the United States consulate. This building has a special style called Italian style and is located on Tariq Al-Horreya Street, which used to be named Rue Fouad. The museum shares the history and culture of the Alexandria area, showing visitors important artifacts and stories from the past.

History

The Alexandria National Museum is found in a beautiful old building that looks like Italian-style homes. This building was built in 1926 and used to be a place where important people in Alexandria would meet. Before it became a museum, the building was home to the United States consulate and had a big garden and a basement.

Collection

The Alexandria National Museum has about 1,800 items that tell the story of Alexandria and Egypt. Most of these items came from other museums in Egypt. The museum’s collections are spread across three floors.

On the first floor, you can see items from ancient Egypt’s Pharaonic time, including mummies shown in a special room that looks like a burial space. The second floor shows treasures from the Hellenistic and Roman times, with pieces from places like Heraklion and Canopus. You’ll find interesting objects such as canopic jars, figures of Medusa, and a mosaic portrait of Queen Berenice II. The third floor covers Ancient Egyptian, Coptic, and Muslim history, as well as items from the 19th and 20th centuries, including more about the city of Alexandria.

One of the museum’s most famous pieces is a sculpture thought to be of Alexander the Great, the city’s namesake. The museum also has collections of jewelry, weapons, statues, coins, and glassware.