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The beautiful neoclassical pink building near Cairo’s Tahrir square has been home to Egypt’s most treasured artifacts for more than a century. Thousands and thousands of them! So much so that it has been called an antiquities warehouse. Objects crammed into corners. Yellowing display cards. But it is all changing now. Join Laura and Francois to discuss the wonders of this stunning old museum, its future beyond the opening of new museums, and how it is being transformed into a museum of masterpieces.
By Laura Ranieri Roy, Francois Roy5
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The beautiful neoclassical pink building near Cairo’s Tahrir square has been home to Egypt’s most treasured artifacts for more than a century. Thousands and thousands of them! So much so that it has been called an antiquities warehouse. Objects crammed into corners. Yellowing display cards. But it is all changing now. Join Laura and Francois to discuss the wonders of this stunning old museum, its future beyond the opening of new museums, and how it is being transformed into a museum of masterpieces.

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