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The entrance of the Museo Egizio, Turin

No. 60 Top 100 Most Visited Art Museums 2025 · 1,273,354 visitors in 2025

Museo Egizio

Turin, Italy · City guide: Turin

Turin's world-famous museum of ancient Egypt, with statues of pharaohs and an intact tomb.

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Photo: Georgius LXXXIX at Italian Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Overview

The Museo Egizio is No. 60 in The Art Newspaper's survey of the world's most visited art museums, with 1,273,354 visitors in 2025, up 23% on 2024. Founded in 1824, it is the oldest museum in the world devoted entirely to ancient Egyptian culture.

Its collection is among the most important outside Egypt, and it marked its 200th anniversary in 2024. It is housed in a 17th-century palace in the centre of Turin.

Painted coffins on display in the Museo Egizio
Painted coffins on display in the Museo Egizio. Photo: Bubici, CC BY-SA 4.0, source

Best time to visit

Weekday mornings are the quietest; book a timed ticket online, especially at weekends.

Highlights & collections

  • 1

    Statuary gallery

    Monumental statues of pharaohs and gods in dramatically lit dark rooms.

  • 2

    Tomb of Kha and Merit

    The complete contents of an architect's tomb from about 1400 BC, found intact, including food, clothes and furniture.

  • 3

    Papyri

    Rare papyri, including the Turin King List and the Turin Papyrus Map.

  • 4

    Coffins and mummies

    Painted coffins and burial goods from many periods.

Getting there

The museum is at Via Accademia delle Scienze 6, near Piazza Castello. Torino Porta Nuova station is about 15 minutes' walk away.

Visiting tips

Tickets & hours
Buy timed tickets online. Check the official website for prices and hours.
Time needed
Two to three hours.
Currency
Euro (EUR). Cards, including contactless, are accepted almost everywhere.
Visa & entry
Italy is in the Schengen Area. Many visitors, including citizens of the US, Canada, the UK and Australia, can stay up to 90 days in any 180-day period without a visa. The EU's Entry/Exit System (EES) now records non-EU travellers' entries and exits at the border, and the ETIAS travel authorisation is due to follow. Check the official EU site travel-europe.europa.eu and your own government's travel advice before you go.

Official information: Museo Egizio (official website). Check opening hours, prices and entry rules there before you go.

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