Upper Egypt Learning Trust Museum learning · Qena
The network

The museums a visit or pass opens.

We never make a school or a student guess what their visit or pass covers. This page lists the partner museums — across Qena and the wider Upper Egypt — that the trust works with, so you can see exactly where a class visit can go and where a student pass admits its holder. The network has grown as more museums have joined, and we keep this page current so what you read is what you reach. Every museum here welcomes young learners and works with the trust's visit and pass programmes.

Qena & around

The home region.

The museums of Qena and its surroundings — the trust's home ground and the most accessible for local schools.

MuseumAreaGood for
Qena regional museumQenaLocal history, all ages
Dendera site museumDenderaAncient temple context
Upper Egypt crafts museumQenaCraft, art, hands-on
River-life heritage centreQena riversideGeography, daily life
The wider south

Luxor, Sohag and beyond.

As the trust has grown, the network has reached along the valley, so a visit or pass travels further than Qena alone — within reach of schools across Upper Egypt.

MuseumAreaGood for
Luxor learning galleryLuxorAncient history, senior years
Mummification learning roomLuxorScience meets history
Sohag regional museumSohagRegional heritage, all ages
Akhmim textile museumAkhmimCraft, art, design
Abydos visitor learning centreAbydosTemple and inscription study
A growing network

Chosen for what they give young learners.

Ramy, who manages the partnerships, adds museums to the network on one test above all: whether the museum genuinely welcomes and serves young learners. A museum that tolerates a school group grudgingly is no use to us; one that opens itself to children, lets them get close, and works with our guides and resources is exactly what we want. That is why the list grows carefully rather than quickly, and why every museum on it is one we are happy to send a class to. When a new museum joins, this page is updated and the schools and pass-holders are told, so the network you see is the network you can actually reach.

If a museum near you is not yet on the list, tell us through the contact page — interest from local schools is exactly what guides which museums we approach next, and several of the current partners joined because a teacher asked. Every museum here is reachable on a school visit or with a student pass, with the prices on the prices page.

A partner museum gallery set up for a school group
Network questions

Reading the partner list.

Does a student pass cover all of these?

Yes — a single student pass admits its holder to every partner museum here, all year. There is no regional tiering; the whole network is open to every pass-holder.

Can my class visit any of them?

Yes — a school visit can be arranged to any partner museum. We will suggest the one that best fits your curriculum topic and is most practical to reach from your school.

How current is the list?

We keep it up to date and revise it whenever a museum joins or changes what it offers school groups. If you spot something out of date, telling us helps every school and student who comes after you.

What does "good for" mean in the table?

It is our honest steer on which subjects and ages each museum serves best, so a teacher can match a museum to a curriculum topic at a glance. It is guidance, not a limit — most museums reward more than one subject, and we will always advise on the best fit for your particular lesson when you enquire.

Which museums are easiest to reach?

The Qena-area museums are the most accessible for local schools, while the wider-south partners suit a longer trip or a school nearer Luxor or Sohag. Tell us where your school is and we will suggest the partners that are practical for you, so a visit is not undone by an impossible journey.

Reach them all with a visit or a pass.

Book a class visit or get a student pass and the network is open to you.

Enquire for a school Get a student pass