Egyptian Antiquities Minister Mamdouh el-Damaty, left, inaugurates a new antiquities museum where 38 pieces from Egypt's various historical periods are currently displayed, at Cairo International Airport, Monday, Dec. 7, 2015 (AP)

Egyptian antiquities officials stand behind a limestone statue of a seated scribe, that dates from the Old Kingdom, roughly 2465-2323 BC, at a new museum in the Cairo International Airport, Monday, Dec. 7, 2015. (AP)

A visitor tours a new museum at the Cairo International Airport, Egypt, Monday, Dec. 7, 2015 (AP)

A chef visits a new antiquities museum where 38 pieces from Egypt's various historical periods are currently displayed, at Cairo International Airport, Monday, Dec. 7, 2015. Authorities hope the small museum inside terminal 3 will boost transit tourism at the airport. (AP)