CAIRO: Head of the Egyptian Museum Tarek al-Awadi said the number of tourist groups visiting the museum increased at the beginning of the current week when there was more stability and calm around Tahrir Square area. Al-Awadi said the number of visitors to the Egyptian Museum decreased last week during the Egyptian parliamentary elections. “There were 1,591 visitors in the museum yesterday December 3, including 1,045 foreign tourists and 546 Egyptians,” al-Awadi said. Al-Awadi also said the museum is receiving visitors today December 4 as usual. He wishes the museum witnesses more visitors in the future.