Links to Some Museums with Egyptian Collections
The links below will take you to web sites for museums that have ancient Egyptian artifacts. The study of ancient Egypt is international and the links below highlight collections on three continents. For information about the collection of the Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology, click on Exhibition in the menu bar above.
National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Cairo (Egypt)
The newly opened National Museum of Egyptian Civilizations holds the most important collection of ancient Egyptian materials in the world. It covers all periods of Egyptian history, from prehistory to modern times.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York city houses important collections of ancient Egyptian and Nubian materials. The museum has sponsored archaeological excavations in Egypt for over 100 years and continues to do so today.
The collection database can be accessed by clicking here.
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston also holds significant collections of ancient Egyptian art and artifacts. The museum has sponsored archaeological excavations in Egypt for over 100 years and continues to do so today. The museum also cares for a significant collection of ancient Nubian materials.
The collection database can be accessed by clicking here.
British Museum, London (United Kingdom)
The British Museum in London houses one of the largest collections of Egyptian and Nubian material in the world.
The collection database can be accessed by clicking here.
Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, University College London (United Kingdom)
The Petrie Museum at University College London houses significant collections of excavated Egyptian and Nubian material, much of which was excavationed by early archaeologist William Matthrew Flinders Petrie. From their home page you can access information about the history of the collection, current research, activities and access, etc. For information about ancient Egypt, visit their Digital Egypt for Universities web pages.
The collection database can be accessed by clicking here. You can select a check box to search All UCL collections or restrict your search to the Petrie Museum collections.
Louvre Museum, Paris (France)
The Louvre Museum in Paris holds some of the earliest collections of ancient Egyptian and Nubian material. The museum web site has both French and English language versions.The collection database can be accessed by clicking here.
Egyptian Museum, Turin (Italy)
The Museo Egizio (Egyptian Museum) in Turin is devoted exclusively to materials from ancient Egypt and Nubia. It holds some of the earliest collections of ancient Egyptian material, including important excavated remains such as those form the intact tomb of Kha and Meryt at Thebes. The museum web site has both Italian and English language versions.The collection database can be accessed by clicking here.
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna (Austria)
The Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna holds collections of ancient Egyptian and Nubian material in their Egyptian and Near Eastern Department. The museum web site has both German and English language versions.The collection database can be accessed by clicking here.
Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden (Netherlands)
The Rijksmuseum (also known as RMO) in Leiden care for another extensive collections of ancient Egyptian and Nubian material. The museum web site has both Dutch and English language versions.The collection database can be accessed by clicking here.
Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung, Berlin (Germany)
The Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung in Berlin holds some of the most famous works of art from ancient Egypt, in addition to a large collection of ancient Egyptian papyri (inscribed papyrus documents). The Bust of Queen Nefertiti is there. The museum web site has both German and English language versions.The collection database can be accessed by clicking here.
Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto (Canada)
The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) in Toronto has collections of ancient Egyptian and Nubian material.The collection database can be accessed by clicking here.
Brooklyn Museum, New York
The Brooklyn Museum in New York also holds significant collections of ancient Egyptian material.The collection database can be accessed by clicking here.
Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago
The Museum of the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago has important collections of Near Eastern, ancient Egyptian and Nubian material.The collection database can be accessed by clicking here.
Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, University of Michigan
The Kelsey Museum of Archaeology at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor has significant collections of ancient Near Eastern, Egyptian and Classical archaeology.The collection database can be accessed by clicking here.
Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley
The Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology at the University of California in Berkeley maintains an early collection of ancient Egyptian material. It houses the largest collection of excavated Predynastic artifacts in North America.The collection database can be accessed by clicking here.
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford (England)
The Ashmolean Museum is part of the University of Oxford in England. It holds some of the earliest collections of ancient Egyptian and Nubian material.The collection database can be accessed by clicking here.
Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge (England)
The Fitzwilliam Museum is part of the University of Cambridge in England. It also holds significant collections of ancient Egyptian and Nubian material.The collection database can be accessed by clicking here.
National Museums Liverpool, Liverpool (England)
The National Museums, Liverpool in England cares for one of the largest collections of ancient Egyptian and Nubian material in England.The collection database can be accessed by clicking here.