About Museo Egizio
Founded by King Carlo Felice in 1824, the Museo Egizio holds more than thirty-thousand objects from the Nile Valley. The Italian Egyptologist Ernesto Schiaparelli expanded the collection through major excavations between 1900 and 1920.
The museum reopened in 2015 after a major redesign by Dante Ferretti and Isolarchitetti, recasting the displays as a chronological journey through ancient Egyptian civilisation.
Collections & Highlights
Frequently Asked Questions
A small ask before you go
You've just explored one of humanity's greatest collections of beauty. Art has the power to move us, inspire us, and change how we see the world. But millions of people will never see beauty like this — not because the art isn't there, but because they can't see at all.
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