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UNESCO director general tours the Egytian Museum

UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova toured the Egyptian Museum and praised the physical actions Egypt's youth took in attempts protect the museum from looters during the revolution

Islamic museum collection is safe

The ministry of state for antiquities denies the theft of 4,200 artefacts

Inventory of artefacts of Cairo U archaeology museum starts today, one month after break-in

An Egyptian ministerial archaeological committee starts their tour of the Cairo University archaeology museum after last month's break-in to determine precisely what is missing

Four more artefacts are back in the Egyptian museum

Four ancient Egyptian artefacts, two of which were reported missing from the Egyptian Museum during the January revolution are back home

Egypt and Iraq find ties that bind in their treasures

Egypt to share expertise with Iraqi museums and archaeologists in the staging of exhibitions and reclamation of artefacts abroad

Egyptian musuem extends opening hours

The Egyptian museum in Tahrir Square to remain open an extra two hours on Fridays

More missing pieces return to the Egyptian Museum

Amongst the returned objects is one from Tutankhamun's collection

More missing Egyptian museum stolen artefacts found

Five more artefacts looted from the collection from the Egyptian Museum have been recovered

Suez National Museum to Open Thursday

A museum dedicated to the history of the city of Suez will be officially inaugurated on Thursday by Prime Minister Essam Sharaf

Head of Nefertiti emboiled in controversy over German court ruling on Egyptian artifacts

A German court ruling that the University of Leipzig must hand its ancient Egyptian artifacts to the Jewish Claims Conference triggers controversy in Germany and Egypt

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An Institute of Museology

The first ever scientific Institute of Museology in Egypt is to be established in Cairo

Egypt steps up bid for Nefertiti bust

The renewed campaign for the return from Germany of the iconic bust is among plans for the return of other artifacts to enhance the exhibits at the new Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza

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National Museum of Egyptian Civilisation to open in 2012

The first phase of the new National Museum of Egyptian Civilisation will be completed in June, with a full opening next year

Egypt's museum of antiquities opens after a night of violence

The Egyptian museum is open today and is not permanently closed, as was published in some media after violent clashes in nearby Tahrir Square

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