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sinkingfeeling

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1. I hope I can return to Egypt and tour the new museum. I visited the Cairo Museum in 2012 (at the height of the Arab

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Wed Nov 5, 2025, 09:55 PM

Nov 5

Spring). We were in the Tut exhibit when I turned around and came face to face with the gold Tut death mask. I was within inches of one of the world's most valuable artifacts. It was out of its glass case and being carried by 2 museum workers to be cleaned. It was beautiful and totally shocking. The urge to reach out and touch it was almost impossible to suppress. I think I would have been arrested or shot if I had given into the urge.

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The short & the longish (saving time 4 U) views of Egypt's massive museum [View all] UTUSN Nov 3 OP

I hope I can return to Egypt and tour the new museum. I visited the Cairo Museum in 2012 (at the height of the Arab sinkingfeeling Nov 5 #1

Incredible-you! - ain't this museum something! - plus, we can see everything online! UTUSN Nov 5 #2

I would have liked to have seen The Pyramids but that didn't work out. This museum looks fantastic! Powerful.... electric_blue68 Nov 6 #3