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The use of audio guides at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC) – a novelty in Egypt’s museums – was approved during a board meeting held on Tuesday, 12 April at the museum’s headquarters in Fustat. The audio-guided tours will be implemented in the Royal Mummies Hall at the NMEC. Currently, due to the narrow space, traditional tour guides are discouraged within the hall for the preservation of the mummies. The new format for tours circumvents the issues that…