Most of the artifacts displayed at the Luxor Museum were discovered in the area of ancient Thebes (modern Luxor). Highlights of the collection include masterpieces of pharaonic art as well as examples of everyday objects. Several galleries are devoted to a spectacular group of statues found in 1989 hidden beneath the floor of the Luxor Temple; there is also a newly-built annex dedicated to Egypt's Golden Age (the New Kingdom, ca. 1550-1070 BC), which includes two royal mummies and a short film on ancient papyrus and vase-making. Labels are in Arabic and English.

HOURS OF OPERATION:
Winter: open daily 9AM-9PM
Summer: open daily 9AM-4PM, 5PM-10PM
Last ticket sold 30 minutes before closing

TICKET COST:
General Admission: (Ticket includes both museum and ruins)
Egyptian: LE 8 (LE 4, students)
Foreign: LE 70 (LE 35, students)

Student rates available to bearers of a valid student ID from an Egyptian university or an International Student ID Card (ISIC)

LOCATION:
Corniche el-Nil, downtown Luxor

DIRECTIONS:
By taxi: ask for "met-haf al-luxor"

FACILITIES:
Visitors' center, cafeteria, bookshop, library
No audio or personal guides are provided, but a catalogue of the museum collection is available for purchase in the bookstore.

The museum is wheelchair-accessible.

CONTACT INFO:
Phone: (095) 370569

NO PHOTOGRAPHY ALLOWED.