Egyptian Museum, Immerse in the Splendor of Ancient Egypt
Via Accademia delle Scienze, 6 Torino, Italy
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Introduction
The Egyptian Museum, located in Turin, is one of the world's largest museums dedicated to collecting Egyptian artifacts, second only to the Cairo National Museum and the British Museum in London. The museum owes its collection to the House of Savoy, who purchased ancient artifacts collected by Bernardino Drovetti in 1824. In addition, the museum also displays discoveries made by Italian archaeologists in 1911, as well as valuable artifacts such as the stone temple of Tutmosis II (c. 1450 BC) from Ele and other items gifted to the museum by the United Arab Emirates in 1967.
The museum's lower level displays many large sculptures, the most notable of which are the giant statues of Ramesses II and Seti II carved from black diorite. Upstairs, various precious items representing Egyptian civilization are on display, including textiles, farming tools, fishing equipment, hunting tools, ancient literature written on papyrus, and even the world's oldest topographic map. Additionally, the museum features a fully reconstructed tomb and an ancient tomb of Huy and Mali. The museum is divided into three exhibition halls, where visitors can take photos without flash photography. Address Via Accademia delle Scienze, 6 Torino, Italy
Opening hours Tuesday to Sunday 8:30-19:30 (last entry at 18:30)
closed on Mondays and December 25th.
Transportation Take Tram lines 13 and 15 to Castellos station. Take Bus lines 1a, 4a, 4r, 10g, 15r, 55, 56, and 60a to Castellos station. After arriving at Castellos station, continue walking south for about 15 minutes.
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