6 Via Accademia delle Scienze
Turin 10123 Italy
+39 11 56 1776
Open HoursTu-Su, 9a-7p
Second only to the museum in Cairo, this museum was founded in 1924 with the part purchase of the Drovetti collection of Carlo Felice di Savoia. From then, the museum has expanded and now holds upwards of 30,000 pieces, many of which are discoveries from the Italian Archeological Mission in the last century. 5,000 years of art, religion, and daily life in the time of the Pharaohs are illustrated here through real treasures including the black statue of Ramses II, the book of death, the tomb of Kha and Merit, and the rocky temple of Ellesiya.
