The National Museum Of Alexandria
The Alexandria National Museum (ANM) is located in Alexandria, Egypt. Hosni Mubarak opened it on December 31, 2003, and it is housed in a refurbished Italian-style palace on Tariq Al-Horreya Street (formerly Rue Fouad). The building used to house the United States Consulate.
The museum is housed in a historic Italianate palace. It was the old residence of a wood salesperson. It used to house the US consulate. The building, which was built in 1926, is surrounded by a huge lawn and includes a basement. The three-story palace was a meeting place for the Egyptian upper-class society of Alexandria.
Floor 1 represents the Pharaonic era. The mummies are displayed in a replica of a funeral chamber.
Floor 2 features Hellenistic and Roman artifacts, including items from Heraklion and Canopus
Floor 3: Ancient Egyptian, Coptic, and the Muslim world as well as the 19th and 20th centuries.[ The city of Alexandria is also included in the collection.
A highlight for many visitors is a sculpture believed to be of the VP city’s namesake, Alexander the Great.
