Ancient Egyptian Museum in Turin - details and images
The Museo Egizio in Turin is considered to be the most complete museum of Egyptian antiquities in the world after the Museum of Cairo and is popular among visitors to Turin.
Egyptian objects appeared in Italy from the reign of Caligula onwards, but the collection at the Museo Egizio in Turin began with a collection of statues recovered by Vitaliano Donati in 1753, and was added to in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The final additions to the collection were from a series of archaeological excavations undertaken by Ernesto Schiaparelli between 1903 and 1920.
The Museo Egizio takes you through the 31 dynasties of ancient Egypt with relics such as mummies, statues and stonework with hieroglyphics, with historical explanations.
The museum is housed on three floors and the entrance contains a mummified body, curled up in a foetal position, with skin intact though dry as parchment, as well as many other artefacts.
The museum costs €5, or €8 for entry to the Galleria Sabauda.
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