Egypt celebrates the golden journey of the royal procession to transport the mummies in a historic event

On Saturday, April 3, the streets of Cairo will witness a historic event, as the kings and queens of Pharaonic Egypt will be transported on a golden journey for a royal procession from the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir to their final destination at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Fustat..

The event is scheduled to take place at 6 p.m., on April 3, 2021  The procession of royal mummies includes 22 royal mummies, and 17 royal sarcophagi dating back to the era of families "17, 18, 19, 20", among them King Seqenen Ra, one of the greatest kings of Egypt as he was the first to start the actual fighting to expel the Hyksos from Egypt and Queen Hatshepsut, the owner The magnificent temple of Deir el-Bahari on the west bank of Luxor and King Ramses II is the most famous and most powerful pharaoh throughout the era of the Egyptian Empire.

Witness the procession of mummies on its way from Tahrir Square to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Fustat Numerous celebrations, including horse processions and performances. On the sidelines of the mummies transfer event, viewers will enjoy many festivities

It is scheduled that all the royal mummies, once they reach the Museum of Civilization, undergo restoration in the modern laboratory for a period of time 15 about a day, in order to prepare for the new showcases in the Royal Mummies Hall, decorated in the form of "Valley of the Kings"This is the area where their original graves are located.

‎The process of transporting the royal mummies will be carried out according to specific procedures that take into account all the safety and security standards followed globally in the transfer of antiques, by placing them inside sterilization units equipped with the latest scientific devices, and then loading them on carts designed and equipped specifically for that event, with the aim of preserving the safety of the mummies, And ensuring the implementation of the celebration in a manner befitting the greatness of the ancient Egyptian civilization.

 The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has so far received 200 requests from the largest and most famous international channels to film the great royal procession live. For the whole world to follow this greatest and largest heritage event in the history of Egypt