When night falls on the Egyptian Museum, its countless archaeological jewels disappear into the sepulchral darkness, but now a handful of lucky pieces will remain visible in the dark for at least a few days thanks to the museums experimental sound and light show. In front of the museum, located on Tahrir Square, a large group of visitors watch as the statues of Pharaohs glow in the dark. As the anxious crowd enters, they journey back in time to the Old Kingdom (2686 -2181 BC.) when the majestic pyramids of Giza were built, and magnificent Memphis was Egypts capital. A faint orange light illuminates the granite colossus of Ramses II (1279-1213 BC), which welcomes visitors as recorded voices in Arabic (and later in English) narrate stories taken from ancient Egyptian civilization. Camera in hand, the visitors follow a pathway of lights that takes them to four of the museums galleries. Iman Masoud, a student of Egyptology, confided to Efe that this was one of the most unique and interesting experiences of her life, and that walking through the Egyptian Museum at night makes her hands and legs tremble.
Posted on: Sat, 20 Dec 2014 21:31:40 +0000
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