Egyptian culture, Royal Mummies, Sarcophagi, incredible artifacts, the spectacular gallery of Ramses II, an extraordinary collection of Statues, Papyrus, Sarcophagi and objects of everyday life offers the visitor a journey through time through more than 4,000 years of history, art, archaeology.
The new minimalist rooms, enriched by modern museological techniques such as documentary photography, films and dramatic lighting, offer an engaging and well-articulated chronologically visit experience
The Museum Egyptian is the oldest museum dedicated to the civilization that developed on the banks of the Nile and boasts the second largest collection of Egyptian antiquities in the world as well as the most important outside of Egypt.
The most important in the world after the one in Cairo, an essential point of reference for those who want to discover one of the most fascinating civilizations in history with an extraordinary collection of over 40,000 artifacts, of which 3,300 are exhibited in the museum rooms.
The tour winds through five exhibition floors to tell the story of the Egyptian Museum, the collections and the archaeological contexts of the objects on display.
Finds of inestimable value such as the Predynastic natural mummy dating back to the 5th millennium BC, the Papyrus that documents the first strike in history and the statues of the legendary Pharaohs, in particular that of Ramesses II, one of the most famous figures of ancient Egypt.
Reconstructions of archaeological contexts dedicated to the major discoveries of the Egyptian Museum allow visitors to immerse themselves in the daily life and culture of ancient Egypt, as happens in the room dedicated to the workers’ village of Deir el-Medina, where the exhibits tell the story of workers assigned to the construction and decoration of the tombs of the pharaohs, and in the room that preserves the funerary objects of the never violated tomb of the architect Kha and his wife Merit.
Among the main attractions
– The Tomb of Kha and Merit: One of the best preserved tombs of the New Kingdom, with complete funerary equipment and perfectly preserved mummies.
– The Gallery of the Kings: This spectacular hall houses colossal statues, including the famous statue of Ramses II, called “the Apollo Belvedere of Egyptian art” by Champollion.
– The Gallery of Sarcophagi: Located on the second floor, it contains some of the most beautiful sarcophagi of the Third Intermediate Period and the late period, such as those of the royal scribe Butehamon.
– The Book of the Dead of Iuefankh (Papyrus of Iuefankh): A 1847 cm long papyrus containing formulas for the journey to the afterlife.
– the Rock Temple of Ellesija, built by Pharaoh Thutmose III and donated by Egypt to Italy after the Egyptian Museum of Turin saved it from the danger of being submerged by Lake Nasser in 1965. The Italian State then donated the Temple to the museum.
The Temple of Ellesija is Free to visit via online booking
– the statues of the goddesses Isis and Sekhmet and that of Ramesses II
– The Predynastic Mummy: Dating back to 3500 BC, displayed in a fetal position with personal objects.
– The Gebelein Cloth: One of the oldest known woven cloths, dating back to 3500 BC.
– reliefs of Djoser, pharaoh of the Third Egyptian Dynasty
– The Chapel of Maia: An important funerary find.
– The Tomb of the Unknowns: With mummies and funerary equipment.
– The Ostrakon of the Dancer: A rare artistic find.
– The Statue of Uahka: One of the oldest and most important statues in the museum, dating back to 1760 BC.
– Material Culture Gallery: Objects of daily life such as jewelry, tools and clothing.
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