The village of Denshoway in Menofia province witnessed a catastrophic event on Monday, June 11, 1906. A group of British army officers set a number of pigeon houses on fire while they, ignoring warnings from villagers, were carelessly shooting pigeons in the village. Panic-stricken villagers rushed to the scene. The British officers shot at the agitated people to force them to disperse. The situation worsened after a woman was shot dead during the mayhem. In the meantime, an officer was killed by the sun-heat. Enraged the British officers shot dead a villager and fled. The village witnessed a summary justice, in which a number of villagers were hanged in public to terrorise the entire village. Other villagers were brutally flogged in front of their families. The brutalities of the British occupation forces agitated the public opinion at home and abroad. With its 106 exhibits (paintings, sculptures, etc.) the Denshoway Museum is considered a living memory of this tragic incident.
The museum was opened in 1999 after it successfully witnessed renovations