Egyptian Museum

The Gregorian Egyptian Museum has nine exciting rooms, each filled with treasures you would not expect to find in the heart of Italy. Examine stones with hieroglyphics carved on them, wooden sarcophagi, and even mummified skulls! As you take in the Egyptian flavor of this 19th-century museum, learn about Rome's old ties with Cairo.

Much of the collection in Egyptian Museum was taken from the Emperor Hadrian's Villa Adriana in Tivoli, where it had been amassed. Basalt and wooden sarcophagi, god and pharaoh sculptures, bronzes, mummified heads, burial reliefs, stelae with hieroglyphic inscriptions, statues of gods and animals, and papyri are among the highlights. Art from ancient Mesopotamia, vases and bronzes from Syria, and reliefs from Assyrian palaces may all be found in the last two rooms.

Location: Egyptian Museum, Vatican City
Best time to visit Egyptian Museum: open from Monday to Saturday, 9:00 am to 6:00 pm (last entry: 4:00 pm); from May 2nd to July 25th and September 5th to October 31st, this place is also open on Friday, from 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm with advanced booking. Another note for you is that this place is open for free on the last Sunday of each month, from 9:30 am to 2:00 pm.