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The Palace of Princess Fatima, the daughter of [[Khedive Ismail]], was chosen to be remodeled to house the museum, and construction of the museum started in November 1930.{{cn|date=March 2019}} During the planning of the museum the director of [[ |
The Palace of Princess Fatima, the daughter of [[Khedive Ismail]], was chosen to be remodeled to house the museum, and construction of the museum started in November 1930.{{cn|date=March 2019}} During the planning of the museum the director of [[ |Hungary’s Royal Agricultural Museum]] directed the work.<ref name=cdavies>{{cite web|author=Clare Davies |title=Archive Map: Egypt |url=http://speakmemory.org/uploads/ArchiveMapEgypt.pdf |publisher=Speak Memory |accessdate=5 October 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006091343/http://speakmemory.org/uploads/ArchiveMapEgypt.pdf |archivedate=6 October 2014 }}</ref> A [[Hungarians|Hungarian]] national, Ivan Nagy, was the first director of the museum which was opened in 1938.<ref name=cdavies/> It was the first agricultural museum in the world (after the Hungarian museum).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2015/oct/21/agricultural-museum-cairo-egypt|title=Where does the British Museum’s keeper of Ancient Egypt get his kicks when in Cairo?|website=[[TheGuardian.com]]|date=21 October 2015}}</ref> |
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The museum is made up of separate museums: the museum of Ancient Egyptian agriculture; museum of scientific models; museum of plant wealth; Syria |
The museum is made up of separate museums: the museum of Ancient Egyptian agriculture; museum of scientific models; museum of plant wealth; Syria |
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Agricultural museum in Giza, Egypt
The Agricultural Museum is a museum in Cairo, Egypt.
History and profile
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The Palace of Princess Fatima, the daughter of Khedive Ismail, was chosen to be remodeled to house the museum, and construction of the museum started in November 1930.[citation needed] During the planning of the museum the director of Hungary’s Royal Agricultural Museum directed the work.[1] A Hungarian national, Ivan Nagy, was the first director of the museum which was opened in 1938.[1] It was the first agricultural museum in the world (after the Hungarian museum).[2]
The museum is made up of separate museums: the museum of Ancient Egyptian agriculture; museum of scientific models; museum of plant wealth; Syria
museum; the Greek, Roman, Coptic, and Islamic museum; and the cotton museum.[1] In addition to the museum buildings there are also gardens with trees and rare plants and greenhouses.[3]
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