THE CHILD MUSEUM .....
Child Museum is a children's museum in Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt, founded in 1985 and covering 1200 square metres. It was conceived by Suzanne Mubarak,as part of a joint venture with the British Museum.A life-size talking statue of Mubarak has been installed on the museum's second floor; it was a gift from the British Museum to honor her charity work on behalf of Egyptian children.The statue broadcasts a pro-literacy public service message recorded by Suzanne Mubarak.
The museum was inaugurated in 1985, and experts from all over Egypt and the world have contributed to the museum in its science, technology, physics, history, geography, civilization, geology, architecture, engineering and arts to assist children.
Child Museum is a children's museum in Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt, founded in 1985 and covering 1200 square metres. It was conceived by Suzanne Mubarak,as part of a joint venture with the British Museum.A life-size talking statue of Mubarak has been installed on the museum's second floor; it was a gift from the British Museum to honor her charity work on behalf of Egyptian children.The statue broadcasts a pro-literacy public service message recorded by Suzanne Mubarak.
The museum was inaugurated in 1985, and experts from all over Egypt and the world have contributed to the museum in its science, technology, physics, history, geography, civilization, geology, architecture, engineering and arts to assist children.
THE CHILD MUSEUM frome the inside :
On arriving at the museum, the children are given a green passport which they take around the museum and have it stamped after viewing its various displays. This is taken in chronological order from early history up to the present.
The tour then begins by viewing nine television screens which illustrate Egyptian children wearing traditional clothes from various regions of the country, and their homes. They relate much about the history of civilisations in Egypt, from Egyptian spinning, weaving and the invention of dyes and colors, to the hieroglyphic alphabet in comparison to Arabic, to the Pharaonic civilization which relates how the Ancient Egyptians used the Nile and its resources along the river to make their livelihoods, including irrigation which had a profound impact on agricultural flourishment. This is shown in the River Nile Hall. Plants and animals from the earlier Egypt are also on display and the hall concentrates on three communities, the source of the Nile and its peoples; the region of Nubia and the Upper and Lower Egypt rural people and a video plays songs and music related to these people.
The tour then begins by viewing nine television screens which illustrate Egyptian children wearing traditional clothes from various regions of the country, and their homes. They relate much about the history of civilisations in Egypt, from Egyptian spinning, weaving and the invention of dyes and colors, to the hieroglyphic alphabet in comparison to Arabic, to the Pharaonic civilization which relates how the Ancient Egyptians used the Nile and its resources along the river to make their livelihoods, including irrigation which had a profound impact on agricultural flourishment. This is shown in the River Nile Hall. Plants and animals from the earlier Egypt are also on display and the hall concentrates on three communities, the source of the Nile and its peoples; the region of Nubia and the Upper and Lower Egypt rural people and a video plays songs and music related to these people.
The Museum Park :
The Museum Park has a biologically rich array of plants and trees which convey information about them on labels for the visitors to read. The children are provided with ornithological opportunities, allowing them to observe the birds' nests using binoculars and to witness the birds feeding. Butterflies can also be seen and also the children are given magnifying glasses to observe other insect activity.
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