🏺 Museo Egizio

The Museo Egizio 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 40,000 artifacts, which is considered the second most important Egyptological collection in the world after the one at the Egyptian Museum of Cairo. Founded in 1824 by King Charles Felix, it is the world's oldest museum dedicated entirely to ancient Egyptian culture. In 2024, it received 1,036,689 visitors, making it one of the most visited museums in Italy.