Museo Egizio
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This article is about the museum in Turin. For the museum in Milan, see Egyptian Museum (Milan).
The Museo Egizio (Italian pronunciation: [muˈzɛːo eˈdʒittsjo]) or Egyptian Museum is an archaeological museum in Turin, Italy, specializing in Egyptian archaeology and anthropology. It houses one of the largest collections of Egyptian antiquities, with more than 30,000 artifacts, and is considered the second most important Egyptological collection in the world, after the Egyptian Museum of Cairo.[1][2] In 2019, it received 853,320 visitors, making it one of the most visited museums in Italy.[3]
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Museo Egizio di Torino | |
Former name | Regio Museo di Antichità ed Egizio |
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Established | 1824 |
Location | Via Accademia delle Scienze, 6 Turin, Italy |
Coordinates | 45.068°N 7.684°E / 45.068; 7.684 |
Type | Egyptian museum |
Collections | Egyptian art and artifacts |
Visitors | 853,320 (2019) |
Founder | Charles Felix of Sardinia |
Director | Christian Greco |
Website | www |
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