Educational Institutions of Egyptology in Egypt the 1865 – 1928

The study of the Egyptians to Ancient Egypt; its religion, history, and language flourished long
before the earliest European Renaissance contact, contrary to the prevailing view that the
Egyptians had no interest in Ancient Egypt. Sources indicate that not only a keen interest, but also
serious study that seeks to understand and benefit from the study of Ancient Egypt, although this
ype of Education was sponsored by Europeans who concentrated their efforts in teaching this
science, the Egyptians were aware about the importance of gaining information relating for their
heritage to protect it, so a number of Egyptian figures appeared in this field like, Ahmed Kamal
Pasha, Ahmed Naguib, and Selim Hassan. Although Egyptology was not from the priorities of the
Egyptian rulers in Modern Egypt, there were many educational centers devoted for teaching
Egyptology, started from the era of Mohamed Ali and flourished during the era of khedive Ismail.
The article started by 1865 as the real start was by the foundation of Madrast El Lesan Al Masry
Al Qadeem in 1865, and ended by 1928 as the first class graduated with a license was in 1928
which was one of the most important educational centers for Egyptology. This article discusses
the stages of the Educational institutions which devoted for studying Egyptology in Egypt under
the monarchy era, and the obstacles faced this type of education and how it was solved.