Egyptian Geological Museum Essay

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The Egyptian Geological Museum

The Egyptian geological museum lies at Al Zahraa near AL Maadi. It was built in 1904, and it was opened for the public in the same year. The inauguration of the museum, which was hundred years ago, was a significant international event not only in the Arab region, but in the whole continent of Africa as it was the first of its kind. The museum was built as a part of the Egyptian Geological Survey which was established in 1869. The museum was built with the aim of introducing the Egyptian land and history to the visitors; therefore, it has played an essential role in discovering more about the land and geology of Egypt. Over the years, it has …show more content…

<Guide book>. The access to the museum is considered easy; therefore, the museum is not crowded. The staff of the museum is friendly and helpful. The museum consists of three galleries: the Minerals and Rocks Gallery, Invertebrate Fossils Gallery, and Vertebrate Fossils Gallery.<guidebook> Each one of them contains priceless material which can help the students to know about the history of Egypt, and to promote their knowledge of environmental and natural …show more content…

A major problem for any school trip to the museum is the space; I think that there is not enough space in the museum for the school children. The display of the material is old fashioned; as a result, school children won't be interested in gaining new information from the museum. In addition, the labels also aren't well organized and they don't really help the casual visitors, especially if they were children, to understand the materials for the reason that they aren't descriptive. Most of the labels are helpful for scientists and the people who study geology, yet they are almost useless for casual visitors. The labels are also written in different languages, and most of them are written in English. I can't imagine how a six years old child will be able to understand these labels. There are no guidebooks in Arabic which can help casual visitors to understand the materials on display. Finally, there are no tour guides in the museum to explain to the visitors the contents of the museum, and there is no cafeteria in the museum which is considered very important for

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