Graeco-Roman Museum

The Graeco-Roman Museum is a collection of artworks from the Ptolemaic and Roman periods in Alexandria. It houses sculptures, coins, textiles, and mummy portraits that show the life and art of these eras.

The museum was founded in 1892 under Khedive Abbas Helmy II as a place for ancient Mediterranean artifacts. Over the following decades, the collection grew and developed into one of Egypt's major museum collections.

The museum displays works that reveal how Greeks, Romans, and Egyptians blended their artistic traditions together. You can see this blend in the statues, jewelry, and funeral objects scattered throughout the galleries.

The museum is located on Fouad Street and has multiple exhibition halls with objects from different time periods. It helps to allow time for exploring the various sections, as the collection is quite large.

The collection includes a marble head of Julius Caesar and Fayum portraits painted on mummy wrappings that show the face of the deceased. These portraits display remarkably detailed facial expressions that resemble realistic Roman portrait art.

Location: Alexandria Governorate

Inception: 1892

Official opening: October 17, 1895

Address: 5, Al Mathaf Al Romani Street, Alexandria

Phone: +2034876434

Email: graecoromanmuseum@mota.gov.eg

Website: https://egymonuments.gov.eg/ar/museums/graeco-roman-museum

GPS coordinates: 31.19930,29.90690

Latest update: December 8, 2025 19:53