Although it has a much smaller and less
impressive collection than it's counterpart in Cairo, the Luxor
Museum is far more informative for novices and scholars alike. Each
piece is properly presented and well explained as to where/when it
came from, how it was found, the restoration process, and it's
significance.
The museum also hits close
to home with it's recently acquired mummy believed to be that of
Ramesses I, recovered from the Niagara Museum and Dare Devil Hall of
Fame in Niagara Falls, Ontario. This former pharaoh and God to his
people sat shamefully on display as a freak show attraction for tourists nearly 130 years. It was finally purchased for $2,000,000 by Emory University in
Atalanta and at last returned to Egypt in 2003 where he now lay on display back in the land he once reigned.
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