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Museo Egizio
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| The Museo Egizio was founded in 1824 and hasn`t changed much ever since. The atmosphere is still that of a 19th-century exhibition. Three-meter white wood caskets host sarcophagi and mummies and on the shelves running all around the walls more than 30,000 pieces document the history of Egypt from 2500BC to 500BC. Jean-François Champollion, the French archaeologist who decoded Egyptian gereoglyphics, wrote the first catalogue of the museum and reckoned that the statue of Rameses II, flagship of the collection, was one of the masterpieces of Egyptian sculpture. Other interesting pieces at the museum, once dubbed "a marvellous assembly of goddesses and kings," include the Judicial Papyrus, a report of the trial of the conspirators who assassinated Rameses II, and the Papyrus of Mines, a map of the gold mines of Uadi Hammamat. |
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Read the most important facts about the museum. |
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Discover Museo Egizio by means of learning interesting data concerning its history. |
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Visit Museo Egizio official website and find out essential data on its exhibitions and educational programs. |
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Before planning your visit to Museo Egizio read this review for practical information. |
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