Directory of Egyptology Resources

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Contains museums whose primary focus is on the collection and exhibition of archaeological artifacts and excavations concerned with Egyptology.

Resources in This Category

• Ashmolean Museum Department of Antiquities

  http://www.ashmolean.org/departments/antiquities/
  Includes some famous ancient Egyptian pieces. Located in Oxford, England.

• Brooklyn Museum

  http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/egyptian/
  General information and presentation of special collections of Egyptian, Classical and Ancient Middle Eastern Art.

• Egyptian Museum and Papyrus Collection

  http://www.egyptian-museum-berlin.com/
  Provides images of objects from the collection with explanatory texts. Located in Berlin. Includes visitor's and contact information.

• Fondazione Museo delle Antichità Egizie di Torino

  http://www.museoegizio.it/
  Dedicated to Egyptian art and culture in Turin Italy, second in importance after the Cairo Museum with some 6,500 objects on view.

• Michael C. Carlos Museum: Ancient Egyptian Art

  http://carlos.emory.edu/
  Online sample of the permanent collection of the MCCM at Emory University.

• Museo Barracco

  http://en.museobarracco.it/percorsi/percorsi_per_temi/arte_egizia
  Collection from different periods of Egyptian art. Images and explanatory texts. Located in Rome.

• Oriental Institute Museum

  http://oi.uchicago.edu/museum/
  From the University of Chicago, this ancient Near East collection includes an Egyptian gallery.

• Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology

  http://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums/petrie
  Houses about 80,000 objects, many of which were collected by Professor William Flinders Petrie in his excavations. Includes hours, directions and contact information. Located in University College London.

• The British Museum: The Department of Ancient Egypt and Sudan

  http://www.britishmuseum.org/the_museum/departments/ancient_egypt_and_sudan.aspx
  Has the largest collection of ancient Egyptian material outside Cairo. Exhibitions, research, fieldwork, collections. Located in London.

• The Egyptian Museum

  http://www.egyptianmuseum.org/
  Official site for the museum in Cairo, which houses over 120,000 objects, including the mummies of Egyptian pharoahs, sarcophagi, sculptures, furniture and personal effects.

• The Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology

  http://www.memphis.edu/egypt/
  A part of the Department of Art at the University of Memphis. Devoted to community education, the institute houses over 150 Egyptian antiquities, including mummies, funerary equipment and objects of everyday life. Several are available for online viewing.

• The Quest for Immortality: Treasures of Ancient Egypt

  http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2002/egypt/
  Includes a virtual tour of the exhibition, selected artifacts, exhibition brochure, family guide, and other materials from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC.

• Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs

  http://www.kingtut.org/
  Sponsored by National Geographic, exhibition will feature over 130 treasures from the tomb of the celebrated pharaoh on a twenty-seven month tour beginning in Los Angeles, California. Includes details and ticket information.

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