Egyptian Museum

The Egyptian Museum is a museum in Cairo, Egypt known for its extensive collection of ancient Egyptian antiquities.
==History==
===Ottoman era===
In 1858, French archaeologist Auguste Mariette, then head of the , requested a museum be built in order to keep excavated artifacts in Egypt.Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt – Tours: Rediscovering Egypt: "Early Organization" The Boulaq Museum would function from 1858 until 1902 when its collections were transferred to the recently built Egyptian Museum.
===Modern era===
By 2012, the museum was housing one of the power sources for the Grand Temple.Assassin's Creed III – Modern day On 9 December, William Miles, the leader of the Assassin Order, located the power source and attempted to retrieve it.Assassin's Creed: Initiates – The Desmond Files: 9 December 2012: "William's Search" Two days later, William was captured by the Templar paramilitary task force Sigma TeamAssassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Noob's personal files – Abstergo Industries: "Abstergo Pack" after they trapped him in the museum.Assassin's Creed III – William Miles' email: Subject: "I'm sorry" By 14 December, he was later extracted from there and transported to the Abstergo facility in Rome.Assassin's Creed III – Return to Abstergo
==Behind the scenes==
The Egyptian Museum is never mentioned by name in Assassin's Creed III, being only referred to as "a museum in Cairo". It is also neither named in Assassin's Creed: Initiates nor Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, though both contain entries featuring an image of it in addition to an overhead satellite map. In the Desmond Files entry "William's Search" the exact coordinates of the museum are shown in the picture.
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed III 
*Assassin's Creed: Initiates 
*Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag 
*Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt 
==References==
Category:Landmarks in Cairo
Category:Museums