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Egyptian Museum
Via Accademia delle Scienze, 6 Phone: ☎ 011 561 7776About
Egyptian Museum, Via Accademia delle Scienze, 6, ☎ 011 561 7776, [10]. Houses the most important collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts outside Cairo. Founded in 1824 by King Carlo Felice after acquiring archeologist Drovetti's collection, the museum contains 30,000 exhibits. It documents the history and civilization of Egypt from the paleolithic to the Coptic era through unique exhibits and collections of objects d'art, articles of daily use and funeral furnishings (including the Altar of Isis, the canvas painted by Gebelein, the intact tombs of Kha and Merit, and the exceptional cliff temple to Ellesjia). It is also intelligently laid out and the exhibits are lovingly preserved. Despite a big renovation is currently taking place, the museum is open every day except mondays and 25th December, ticket € 7,5. The end of the works is scheduled for 2013. €7.50.
