Museum of antiquities, Archaeological museum in Turin, Italy
The Museum of Antiquities is an archaeological museum in central Turin, housed inside the Palazzo dell'Accademia delle Scienze alongside the Galleria Sabauda. Its rooms cover prehistory, the Greek and Roman world, and one of the largest Egyptian collections in Europe.
The collection traces back to the 16th century, when Duke Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy began gathering ancient objects in a deliberate way. The Egyptian section grew considerably in the 19th century through expeditions and donations, turning it into one of the largest outside Cairo.
The Egyptian collection here is one of the most important outside Egypt, and it sits right alongside the Greco-Roman and prehistoric rooms. Walking between these sections gives a clear sense of how many different worlds once touched the land that is now northern Italy.
The museum sits in the heart of the city, within walking distance of other major sites, and the building is accessible for visitors with limited mobility. The Egyptian section alone fills several large rooms, so allow extra time if you want to see it in full.
The museum holds one of the few complete Egyptian tomb chambers that can be seen outside Egypt, dismantled stone by stone in the 19th century and reassembled here. Standing inside it gives a very different feeling from looking at objects behind glass.
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