Denshway Museum
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| Established | July 1999 |
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| Location | Denshawai, Al-Minufiyah, Egypt |
| Coordinates | 30°36′07″N 30°51′13″E / 30.60194°N 30.85361°E |
| Type | History museum |
The Denshway Museum is a museum in Denshawai, Al-Minufiyah, Egypt. It was established to commemorate the Denshawai incident.
The museum, which opened in July 1999, commemorates the Denshawai incident, a confrontation between five British Army officers and Egyptian citizens over the officers hunting of local pigeons[1] which the villagers grew for food. The museum honours the four villagers of Denshawai who were hanged on 26 June 1906 after being sentenced at a trial two dates later.[2]
