Free Reading
$0/ month
- Full access to all 240+ index entries
- Quarterly ticket-price updates
- Mobile and desktop reading
- Email the desk within 2 business days
Subscription plans
Three Plans Fund the Museum Pro Index
The Museum Pro index is free to read without an account or paywall. The three plans below are the entire commercial side of the publication — they fund the four editors, the Heliopolis office, the database maintenance and the printable resource pack for educators. Choose the plan that matches how you intend to use the index.
All prices are in US dollars and billed monthly. The first month of any paid plan is fully refundable if the work does not match the brief agreed with the editorial desk before billing. We do not run promotional discount campaigns, codes or seasonal sales — the listed price is what every subscriber pays at all times. This uniformity removes the cognitive cost of wondering whether to wait for a discount that never comes; it also reflects our editorial position that the pricing relationship with subscribers should be a stable, professional one.
Reader
$13/ month
- Everything in Free Reading
- Printable educator resource pack (PDF)
- Teacher-script PDFs for seven major sites
- Quarterly long-read by an editor
- Priority reply within 1 business day
Institutional
$59/ month
- Everything in Reader
- Multi-recipient invoicing (single invoice)
- Named editorial liaison (Farida)
- Bulk PDF export of any region
- Same-business-day response window
- Custom written briefing on request
Plan Comparison
Side-by-side view of what each plan unlocks. Nothing on the public index is paywalled — the difference between plans is in additional editorial support and the printable resources for educators and institutional clients.
| Feature | Free | Reader | Institutional |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full index access | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Educator resource pack PDF | — | Yes | Yes |
| Teacher-script PDFs | — | Yes | Yes |
| Quarterly long-read | — | Yes | Yes |
| Multi-recipient invoicing | — | — | Yes |
| Editorial liaison | — | — | Yes (Farida) |
| Bulk PDF region exports | — | — | Yes |
| Reply window | 2 business days | 1 business day | Same business day |
Frequently Asked Questions
Do the plans include actual tickets or transport?
No. Museum Pro is structured editorial work. We do not sell tickets, accommodation, transport or guided tours. The Institutional plan is a desk-research and editorial-liaison product — we provide the structured data and the custom briefings, but the actual logistics of any institutional trip stay with the client.
Can I cancel anytime?
Yes. All plans are billed monthly and can be cancelled from any invoice email. Access continues until the end of the paid period. There is no contract and no minimum term.
USD or EGP billing?
Plan prices are in USD. Egyptian institutional subscribers can request EGP billing through bank transfer at the official rate on the day of payment. Ticket prices inside the index entries are in Egyptian Pounds because that is how the actual gate prices are set.
What discount applies to universities?
Universities and museum-studies programmes receive a 30% discount on the Institutional plan as part of the academic-pricing structure. Write to the desk via the contact page with proof of academic affiliation for the discounted invoice.
Is there a refund policy?
The first month of any paid plan is fully refundable if the work does not match the brief agreed at the start of the month. Subsequent months can be cancelled at any time but are not refunded retroactively. Free Reading obviously has nothing to refund.
What if my institution needs a custom-format invoice?
The Institutional plan supports custom invoice formatting required by university expense departments and heritage-agency procurement systems. Send us the required template with your subscription request and we will issue the invoice accordingly. We have produced invoices for institutions in twelve countries.
Can I get bulk PDF exports outside the Institutional plan?
Bulk PDF exports of regions are part of the Institutional plan only. Reader plan subscribers get the printable educator resource pack but not the bulk database exports. If you only need one or two bulk exports, the Institutional plan for a single month is usually the most efficient route.
Does payment go to a Cairo bank?
Yes. Payments are processed through a Cairo-based provider on behalf of Museum Pro Heritage Publishing L.L.C., and the invoice carries our Egyptian Tax ID 826-471-590. This matters to expense departments at large institutions; we are happy to provide the invoice in the format your accounting team needs, including the inputs required by foreign-currency expense systems.
What if the trip gets postponed?
Your subscription stays active and any pending Institutional briefing work is moved to your new dates. We do not charge a postponement fee. Egyptian travel calendars shift often enough that any other policy would be unworkable in practice. The same applies to school trips and university fieldwork: we can move the editorial liaison work without re-billing.
Why no annual discount?
Because Egyptian heritage information goes stale within a year and we would rather you commit one month at a time and renew when the work is useful. Annual plans tend to lock subscribers into a relationship that no longer fits, and they distort the editorial relationship with the subscriber base. The monthly model is friendlier in both directions.
Where the money goes
How Subscription Income Is Spent
Subscriptions are the only commercial income Museum Pro has. We do not run advertising, we do not charge sites or operators for reviews, and we do not earn affiliate commissions on tickets, accommodation or transport. The income from Reader and Institutional plans is broken down approximately as follows.
The largest share goes to editorial salaries — four full-time editors plus the part-time database technician who maintains the structured fields. This is the only realistic way to keep the twelve-month re-walk cadence the index promises. The second largest share covers the Heliopolis office, the database hosting and backup, the printing of the educator resource pack, and the bookkeeping any Cairo L.L.C. needs.
Institutional subscribers receive an annual letter from the editor-in-chief walking through the income statement at a non-confidential level. The point is to make explicit that the paid plans fund editorial work rather than profit. Salaries are in the normal range for Cairo cultural journalism, the company holds a small operating reserve, and everything else goes back into fieldwork.
Ready to subscribe to Museum Pro?
Pick the plan that matches your role — the editorial desk takes it from there with a welcome email and either the resource pack or the full institutional onboarding.
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