The History of the Egyptian Museum
Special exhibition in room 44 of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo
October 19, 2008 - January 30, 2009
1. The "Prehistory" of the Egyptian Museum (1835-1855): from Ezbekieh Gardens to the Citadel
2. Auguste Mariette and the creation of the Boulaq Museum
3. Gaston Maspero and Ahmed Kamal at the Boulaq Museum
4. Victor Loret and the description of the Boulaq Museum
5. The Egyptian Collection at the Giza palace of Ismail Pacha (1890-1897)
6. Gaetano Lodi, tha painter of the Giza Palace
7. The foundation and construction of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo (1897-1902)
8. Registers and catalogues of the Museum