Museo Egizio
9 expert reviews
Lonely Planet
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"Opened in 1824 and housed in the austere Palazzo dell'Accademia delle Scienze, this Turin institution houses the most important collection of Egyptian treasures outside Cairo."
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Travel + Leisure
"The best antiquities collection outside Cairo."
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Michelin Guide
3 Stars
"The Egyptian museum is located in a 17C palace, also the headquarters of the Science Academy."
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Michelin Guide
3 Stars
"Built in the 17C by Guarini, the palace is today the headquarters of the Academy of Science founded in 1757 by mathematician Giuseppe Luigi Lagrange."
Michelin Guide
3 Stars
"The Egyptian museum is housed in a 17C palazzo, also the headquarters of the Science Academy. The museum boasts one of the world's finest collections of Egyptian antiquities."
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