Egyptian officials moved 22 royal mummies from one Cairo museum to another, from the Egyptian Museum to the newly opened National Museum of Egyptian Civilization. Transportation was via specially designed vehicles that looked like winged boats, echoing the method by which the remains of the pharaohs of old made their way to their final resting place after being excavated in the 19th Century. Officials placed the mummies in climate-controlled cases for the Pharaohs' Golden Parade, which was televised. Marching soldiers accompanied manned horse-drawn chariots in providing tight security for the parade.

Among the mummies were that of famed conquerors Seti I and Ramses II> and Hatshepsut, one of Egypt's two female pharaohs. Also included were famous queens, including Tiye. The museum will include 20 of the mummies in the display and will store the other two.