Kafr El-Sheikh Museum
๐ Location: Kafr El-Sheikh city, central Delta ย ยท ย ๐บ Focus: Delta archaeology ย ยท ย ๐๏ธ Tickets: 220 EGP foreign adults
The newly opened Kafr El-Sheikh Museum brings together the archaeology of one of the least-visited corners of the Egyptian Delta โ and it is well worth a stop on any trip to the north. Pride of place goes to finds from Buto (Tell el-Fara'in), one of the most important Predynastic and Early Dynastic cities in the Delta and traditionally the first capital of Lower Egypt before unification with the south around 3100 BC.
The exhibits are arranged across three halls and three thematic axes: Egyptian history in the Delta, the Holy Family's journey through nearby Sakha, and a fascinating third section on the history of medicine, veterinary science and pharmacy in Egypt across the millennia. The single most-prized object is a statue of Horus the Falcon of such fine carving that curators argue it has only one peer โ the famous Horus statue in the temple of Edfu.
The town of Fuwa in the same governorate is recognised as Egypt's third "heritage city" after Cairo and Rosetta, and several beautifully tile-decorated objects from its Ottoman mosques are also displayed here.
Highlights
- Statue of Horus the Falcon from Buto
- Predynastic Buto pottery and figurines
- Items from the Holy Family route at Sakha
- History of medicine and pharmacy gallery
- Ottoman tiles from Fuwa
Visiting
- Opening hours: 9 am โ 5 pm; last tickets 3 pm
- Tickets: 220 EGP foreign adults; 110 EGP students; Egyptians 20 / 10 EGP
- Best time: day trip from Alexandria (2 hrs) or Cairo (2.5 hrs)
- Nearby: Rosetta, Sakha (Holy Family stop), Tell el-Fara'in