Museum Tracing 7,000 Years of the Nile Opens in Egypt's New Capital

A new Water Museum has opened in Egypt's New Capital, documenting the country's history of Nile management and the development of its water sector through historical documents, engineering drawings, maps and artefacts.

Inaugurated by Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Hani Sewilam, the museum aims to preserve the ministry's institutional history while showcasing the contributions of generations of engineers, scientists and ministry staff to Egypt's water resources management. According to the ministry, the collection traces the evolution of the country's water sector and its role in national development.

The project forms part of the ministry's Water 2.0 strategy, which focuses on modernising water management through digital technologies, scientific research, innovation and stronger institutional capacity, while preserving historical knowledge and technical expertise.

The ministry already operates the Revolution Museum, the Children's Water Science Museum in Qanater El Khairiya, and the African Cultural Museum in Aswan. Sewilam also announced plans to establish another museum at the Egyptian Survey Authority.

The inauguration was attended by Transport Minister Kamel El-Wazir, Minister of Local Development and Environment Manal Awad, Minister of Religious Endowments Osama Al-Azhari, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohamed Abou Bakr, Grand Egyptian Museum CEO Ahmed Ghoneim, and representatives from the European Union, the American University in Cairo, foreign embassies and government institutions.