Museo Egizio Review

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Museo Egizio

  • Address: Via Accademia delle Scienze 6, Centro, Turin, 10123
  • Phone: 011/5617776
  • www.museoegizio.it

Fodor's Review:

The Egyptian Museum's superb collection includes statues of pharaohs and mummies and entire frescoes taken from royal tombs—all in all, it's one of the world's finest and largest museums of its kind. Look for the magnificent 13th-century BC statue of Ramses II and the fascinating Tomb of Kha. The latter was found intact with furniture, supplies of food and clothing, writing instruments, and a complete set of personal cosmetics and toiletries. Unfortunately, the museum's objects are not always displayed according to modern standards. Along with carefully constructed exhibits with detailed information in English and Italian you will also find rooms that resemble warehouses filled with objects, with little or no information identifying what they are.

  • Cost: EUR 7.50
  • Open: Tues.-Sun. 8:30-7:30; ticket sales end 1 hr before closing
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