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The Hurghada Museum
Geoffrey Lenox-Smith visits the antiquities museum in Hurghada and comes face to face with the ‘White Queen’.
The Hurghada Museum opened in 2020 with the theme of celebrating beauty throughout Egypt’s long history. It is located in the south of the city, close to the airport. Construction of the building was financed by the private sector, leading to the unusual scenario of a two-storey museum, where the ground floor is a shopping mall, and the upstairs floor is the exhibition area.
The front of the Hurghada Museum.
Arriving at the museum is an odd experience. You buy your entrance ticket at the front gate and then walk through the grounds to get to the museum building. On your left is an abandoned Minions-themed children’s area, and on your right a row of boarded-up shops. On reaching the
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