Hurghada Museum

Hurghada Museum is a modern archaeological museum on El-Nasr Street in the Sakkala district of Hurghada, Egypt, about 6 km from Hurghada Airport on the tourist-village strip. It opened to give the Red Sea resort city a major cultural attraction beyond beaches and diving, and it is run under the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities. The collection traces Egyptian history from the Pharaonic period through the Greco-Roman, Coptic and Islamic eras, using artefacts drawn from storage and other museums across the country.

Visitors move through themed halls with well-lit display cases, replica tomb settings and explanatory panels in English and Arabic. Highlights include statues of pharaohs and deities, jewellery, canopic jars, papyri, coins, sarcophagi and objects connected to the Eastern Desert and Red Sea trade routes, such as Roman-era finds from the nearby porphyry and granite quarries and ancient ports. The building has air conditioning, which makes it a useful midday refuge from the heat. An audio guide costs EGP 50 (about $1) and is worth it for the context behind lesser-known objects.

A full visit takes about one and a half to two hours. The museum opens daily from 10:00 to 13:00 (last ticket at 12:00) and again from 17:00 to 23:00 (last ticket at 22:00), with shorter Ramadan hours of 10:00 to 12:00 and 20:00 to 23:00. Foreign adult tickets cost EGP 300 (about $6), students EGP 150 (about $3), and children under six enter free.

The evening session from 17:00 to 20:00 is usually quieter and cooler, while mornings can see coach groups from resorts. Photographing the galleries is generally allowed without flash, though visitors should check at the desk whether a camera ticket applies and avoid photographing staff or security areas. Taxis from Sakkala cost EGP 100 to 200 (about $2 to 4) and from Dahar EGP 200 to 300 (about $4 to 6). The entrance area has parking and a small shop selling replicas and books.