The next generations of mankind will likely consider ballpoint pens and ordinary paper historical artifacts. Even today, high-tech gadgets have captured the attention of people and displace handwritten letters and print media. Today, many of us have forgotten what libraries and books, stamps and envelopes look like. For some children and teenagers, these words sound old, just like for the older generation - natural ink and papyrus scrolls. It is hard to predict how long modern technologies will exist or whether future descendants will see the priceless works of this generation. But anyone who comes to the most fabulous country of the African continent, Egypt, can enjoy the art of antique writing. These exhibits are kept in the amazing Egypt Papyrus Museum in the city of Giza.

The small museum has one of the largest collections of Egyptian fine art. Here you can look at all the technological stages of the world-famous papyrus production and learn all the details of applying hieroglyphs and images. The museum employees can teach you to distinguish a real papyrus from a fake one, which is made from banana peel.

The original Egyptian papyrus was made in ancient times from the swamp plant of the same name. It is also known as a paper reed. In the 3rd millennium, the ancient Egyptians used it as paper. The last writings on papyrus date back to the XII century because after that it was replaced by paper. The reed was thoroughly dried, beaten with a hammer, soaked for several days, and only then pressed to put written marks on it.

In the Egypt Papyrus Museum, you can look at its exhibits, buy some of them, as well as order real personalized papyrus scrolls.