Alexandria National Museum

The Alexandria National Museum (ANM) is a museum in Alexandria, Egypt. It was inaugurated in 2003 by Hosni Mubarak and is located in a renovated Italian style palace in Tariq Al-Horreya Street.

The Alexandria National Museum contains around 1,800 artifacts that narrate the story of Alexandria and Egypt. The museum mainly focuses on three collections: Ancient Egyptian, Coptic, and the Muslim world. The museum also includes works from the Hellenistic period, including pieces from Heraklion and Canopus. The city of Alexandria is also included in the collection, including objects from the 20th century. The museum also has a collection of jewelry, weapons, statuary, numismatics and glassware. (Wikipedia)

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