The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has begun preparations to carry out the necessary research to begin a project to restore and renovate the Aswan Museum on Elephantine Island.
The Aswan Museum was founded in 1898 in the eastern part of Elephantine Island, where it was originally conceived as the resting place of the English engineer Sir William Willcox, who designed the first Aswan Dan. After the completion of this project in 1912, the building was converted into a museum and officially opened in 1917.
This museum is one of the most important and oldest regional museums in Egypt; in 1991-1993, a part (extension) was added to the museum building, which included the excavations of the German mission that worked on this site.
Preparations for the opening are taking place after more than a decade of closure.
The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said in a statement that the project will not only be limited to the restoration of the building, but will include the development of a script for the museum exposition, a common area and a garden around the museum.
The development will also include a service system within the museum and the public area around it.
The statement added that the Museum’s Scripting Committee examined the museum to determine its current state; Currently, work is underway to select exhibits for display, and among the selected exhibits there are large ones.
The most important archaeological discoveries in Aswan and history are an important part of the history of Aswan and Ancient Egypt.
Archaeological finds will be transferred from Aswan, Kom Ombo and the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir.
The restoration will include the development of a museum display in an annex, a building that is currently open to visitors.
Also on display will be artifacts discovered during the work of German archaeological missions on the island of Elephantine from 1969 to the present.