The Museo Egizio () or Egyptian Museum is a museum sited in the Sforza Castle of Milan, Italy. The Castle is one of the most famous monuments in Milan and is home to several museums including the Egyptian Section of the Milan Archaeological Museum, the Museum of Ancient Art, the Pinacoteca and the Museum of Musical Instruments.
The Egyptian Museum, situated in the underground level of the ducal courtyard, is divided into seven different sections:
ABOUT ANCIENT EGYPTIAN WRITING
ABOUT PHARAOHS
ABOUT DEITIES AND CULTS
ABOUT EVERYDAY LIFE FOR THE EGYPTIANS
ABOUT FUNERARY CULT
EXCAVATIONS CONDUCTED BY ACHILLE VOGLIANO
MUMMIES, SARCOPHAGI AND FUNERARY MASKS
A mummy dating from the Greco-Roman period, from Thebes, and ancient Egyptian sarcophagi are exposed in the "mummies, sarcophagi and funerary mask" section, while some papyri of the Book of the Dead are exposed in the Funerary Cult section.
Gallery
See also
List of museums of Egyptian antiquities
References
https://web.archive.org/web/20120702005129/http://www.milanocastello.it/ing/visitaSotterraneoEgizia.html Le città d'arte:Milano, Guide brevi Skira, ed.2008, eutori vari Milano e provincia, Touring Club Italiano ed.2003, autori vari