Egyptian Museum (Milan)

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Viale Alessandro Petőfi, 20121 Milano, Italy

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N45° 28' 14" E9° 10' 43"   (45.470555555556, 9.1786111111111) Start navigation »

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The Museo Egizio is a museum sited in the Sforza Castle of Milan, Italy. The Sforzesco Castle is one of the most famous monuments in Milan and is home to several museums including the Egyptian Section of the Milan Archaeological Museum, the Museum of Ancient Art, the Pinacoteca and the Museum of Musical Instruments.
The Egyptian Museum, situated in the underground level of the ducal courtyard, is divided into seven different sections:
ABOUT ANCIENT EGYPTIAN WRITING
ABOUT PHARAOHS
ABOUT DEITIES AND CULTS
ABOUT EVERYDAY LIFE FOR THE EGYPTIANS
ABOUT FUNERARY CULT
EXCAVATIONS CONDUCTED BY ACHILLE VOGLIANO
MUMMIES, SARCOPHAGI AND FUNERARY MASKS
A mummy dating from the Greco-Roman period, from Thebes, and Ancient Egyptian sarcophagi are exposed in the mummies, sarcophagi and funerary mask section, while some papyri of the Book of the Dead are exposed in the Funerary Cult section.

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