Egypt Parades Mummies to New Resting Place

In an event called “The Golden Parade” the Egyptian government transfers 22 mummies to their new resting place, the National Museum for Egyptian Civilization, April 3, 2021. (Hamada Elrasam/VOA)

Cairo’s Tahir Square was decorated with an ancient obelisk from the biblical city of San el-Haggar and statues from the famed Karnak Temple in Luxor, April 3, 2021.(Hamada Elrasam/VOA)

Before the pandemic shut down much of the world’s tourism industry, Egypt’s mummies were displayed at the Egyptian Museum with other ancient treasures, March 23, 2020. (Hamada Elrasam/VOA)

Egpyt - parade - performers, April 3, 2021

The mummies were transferred in high-tech vehicles fitted with shock-absorbers and nitrogen pods to protect them, April 3, 2021. (Hamada Elrasam/VOA)

Performers in chariots ride through the streets, April 3, 2021. (Hamada Elrasam/VOA)

The convoy carried the mummified remains of 18 kings and 4 queens to their new resting place in chronological order of their reigns, April 3, 2021. (Hamada Elrasam/VOA)

Beyond the doors of this room, pictured from above, the mummies will be displayed when the exhibit opens on World Heritage Day on April 18, 2021. (Hamada Elrasam/VOA)