Egyptian Museum Small Group Tour with Fast-Track Entry Turin

The Egyptian Museum (Museo Egizio) in Turin

An Egyptian Museum tour in Turin begins in one of Europe's great museums of its kind. The collection started in the early nineteenth century, when the royal house of Savoy bought the antiquities gathered by the collector Bernardino Drovetti, and the museum opened in 1824. It was renovated and reopened in 2015 with modern galleries and a clear chronological layout, so you walk from the earliest periods up towards the Roman era.

Many travellers ask whether the Egyptian Museum in Turin is worth visiting. If you enjoy ancient history, the answer is yes: the museum holds tens of thousands of objects, and a guide helps you pick out the pieces with the best stories instead of wandering the galleries alone. With the fast-track ticket included, your two hours are spent inside, not in a queue.

The Tomb of Kha and Merit

The Tomb of Kha is the star of many Egyptian Museum Turin guided tours. Kha was an architect and foreman of the royal tomb builders at Deir el-Medina around 1400 BC, and his burial chamber was found untouched in 1906 by the Italian archaeologist Ernesto Schiaparelli. Because it had been sealed for over three thousand years, the objects inside survived in remarkable condition.

Your guide shows you the nested coffins, the furniture, the linen, the toiletry pieces and even preserved food offerings that accompanied Kha and his wife Merit into the afterlife. It is a rare chance to see everyday ancient life and not only royal treasure, and it is often the part visitors remember best.

The papyri, statues and the Drovetti collection

The museum is famous for its papyrus collection, among the largest in the world. Documents from the village of Deir el-Medina record wages, legal disputes and personal letters, and one of them is often cited as the earliest known account of a workers' strike. The Turin King List, a fragile papyrus naming Egypt's rulers, is among the best-known texts, although delicate sheets are not always on display.

Your guide links these texts to the colossal statues of pharaohs and the other pieces from the Drovetti collection, so the names on the labels become real people with real lives. Ask about the display on the day of your visit, since rotation protects the most fragile papyri.

The Temple of Ellesiya

The rock-cut Temple of Ellesiya came from Nubia and was built in the reign of Thutmose III, more than three thousand years ago. When the building of the Aswan High Dam threatened to flood the region, Egypt gave the temple to Italy in thanks for help in rescuing Nubian monuments, and it was rebuilt in Turin after arriving in 1966.

Standing inside a genuine ancient temple is a highlight, especially for children and teenagers. Your guide explains the reliefs that show the pharaoh before the gods and tells the story of how the temple was saved, a fitting last stop before the tour ends.

Planning your visit: tickets, opening hours and how to get there

Searching for Egyptian Museum Turin tickets often means facing a long queue in high season, which this tour avoids with the fast-track ticket included in the option you book. Egyptian Museum opening hours and closing days can change, so the booking panel on this page shows only the departures that are available for your dates.

How to get to the Egyptian Museum in Turin is simple: it stands in the historic centre, close to Piazza Castello and Piazza San Carlo, an easy walk from many hotels and a short ride on city buses and trams. The best time to visit the Egyptian Museum is a weekday morning or late afternoon, when the galleries are calmer.