An Egyptian Museum For Prague?
If artefacts from Ancient Egypt appeal to you - and I assume they do - one of the great pleasures of travelling in Europe and North America is the opportunity to see collections in galleries and museums wherever you go. Nearly every major city has a permanent Egyptian exhibition, some reflecting national involvement in exploration and discovery, others reflecting individual collectors' activities in the 19th and 20th centuries.
But not Prague. How strange is this? Not only is Prague home to a concentration of cultural treasures like (almost) no other city, but the Czechs also have a long and continuing record of successful archaeological work in Egypt, notably at Abusir. It is inexplicable that Prague has no Egyptian Museum while - for example - Leiden has. Can anyone suggest a reason?
But not Prague. How strange is this? Not only is Prague home to a concentration of cultural treasures like (almost) no other city, but the Czechs also have a long and continuing record of successful archaeological work in Egypt, notably at Abusir. It is inexplicable that Prague has no Egyptian Museum while - for example - Leiden has. Can anyone suggest a reason?