Egyptian Museum of Turin tickets and guided visit
Visit the historic center of Turin while strolling through its majestic plazas: starting from Piazza Castello, the ancient seat of royal pow...
Duration
3 hours
Available in:
English
Visit the second most important museum in the world entirely dedicated to Egyptian antiquities: your guide knows how to select for you the m...
Duration
2 hours
Available in:
English
With the Torino+Piemonte Card you will have all the cultural and tourist offers of the Piedmont at hand! Treat yourself to a City SightSeein...
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EnglishTop attractions in Turin
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The inside story
There is no need to go to Egypt to relive the ancestral and magical charm of ancient Pharaohs' civilization. That of Turin is the oldest Egyptian museum in the world and the most important after that of Cairo. It all began in 1800 when Bernardino Drovetti from Piedmont, consul of France during the occupation of Egypt, collected over 8,000 artifacts such as statues, mummies, sarcophagi, papyrus, jewelry and amulets. In 1824 the Savoy king Carlo Felice bought this collection and so the Egyptian Museum of Turin was born.
The recent renovation has made the museum even more visitor-friendly. Entrance tickets go like hot cakes: this is one of the most visited sites in Italy. Moreover, its 300,000 artifacts (some kept in the warehouse of the museum) deserve to be admired. Booking a guided tour will help you avoid long lines at the entrance and delve into the history of an ancient and fascinating civilization.
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