Location :

It is situated in Aswan on the eastern bank of the Nile , 560 miles south of Cairo.

Who built it ?

It was built by the architect Mahmoud El-Hakim.

Why was it built?

It was built in order to house some monuments that belong to the Nubian culture.

Explanation :

This museum takes its name from the ancient Egyptian Nbu, meaning gold, in reference to the area's famous gold mines. It was built on an area of 50,000 square meters, 7000 of which are excluded to building, while the rest designed to be the yard of the museum. The work in this unique edifice lasted for 11 years and costed LE 60 million.

The museum consists of three floors for displaying Three thousands pieces of antiques, representing various ages; Geological, Pharaonic, Roman, Coptic and Islamic. The open-door exhibition includes 90 rare monumental pieces, while the internal halls contain 50 invaluable pieces dating back to the pre-history times, 503 pieces belong to Pharaonic time, 52 of Coptic era, 103 of Islamic age, 140 of Nubian time, in addition to 360 pieces having the tang of Aswan.

In addition to a library and information center, The largest part of the museum is occupied by the monumental pieces, reflecting phases of the development of the Nubian culture and civilization.

In January, 1975, the General Egyptian Authority for Antiquities submitted a request to the (UNESCO) seeking the organization's assistance to preserve the ancient Egyptian monuments. The ( UNESCO ) approved this request and entrusted the executive committee, responsible for salvaging operations, with assuming the tasks of this new project. This committee was named the "The Executive Committee for the International Campaign for Establishing the International Museum of the Monuments of Nubia in Aswan , and the National Museum for Ancient Egyptian Museum in Cairo".