Grand Egyptian Museum
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Grand Egyptian Museum

Tutankhamun's treasures, the colossal Ramesses II and a staircase of kings climbing to a window onto the pyramids. The Grand Egyptian Museum, at your own pace.

4 floors30+ rooms200+ piecesabout an hour of stories
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120 minThe Grand Egyptian Museum in Two HoursThe hanging obelisk, Ramesses II, a staircase of kings, the view of the pyramids, Hetepheres' furniture, Mesehti's soldiers, Tutankhamun's throne, coffin and gold mask.12 pieces · 3 floors90 minTutankhamun, Room by RoomHis throne, his earrings, the Wishing Cup, the chariots, the guardians at his door, the shrines and coffins, the gold mask and the men who found him.15 pieces · 1 floor50 minA Staircase of KingsFrom the hanging obelisk and the colossal Ramesses II up six storeys of kings, queens, sphinxes and gods to a window onto the pyramids.13 pieces · 4 floors55 minOrdinary EgyptiansBrewers, scribes, a family of three, a ploughman, a builder's level, forty wooden soldiers, the village of the tomb-builders and a lady's mirror box.11 pieces · 2 floors50 minKhufu, from Pyramid to BoatThe Great Pyramid through the window, the lines the building draws to it, his mother's furniture, and the cedar boats buried at its foot.9 pieces · 2 floors

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Tutankhamun's gold maskTutankhamun's gold maskLevel 3
The colossal statue of Ramesses IIThe colossal statue of Ramesses IIGround Floor
Tutankhamun's golden throneTutankhamun's golden throneLevel 3
The Hanging Obelisk of Ramesses IIThe Hanging Obelisk of Ramesses IIGround Floor
The solid gold inner coffinThe solid gold inner coffinLevel 3
The view of the pyramidsThe view of the pyramidsLevel 3

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3GalleriesGrand Stairs, part 4Pyramid windowTutankhamun: the young kingTutankhamun: daily lifeTutankhamun: the guardiansTutankhamun: the discoveryTutankhamun: the gold maskTutankhamun: shrines and coffinsGallery 01: SocietyGallery 06: SocietyGallery 07: SocietyGallery 12: SocietyGallery 02: KingshipGallery 05: KingshipGallery 08: KingshipGallery 11: KingshipGallery 03: BeliefsGallery 04: BeliefsGallery 09: BeliefsGallery 10: Beliefs
2Upper stairsGrand Stairs, part 3Children's MuseumHathor priestessesValley of the KingsDeir el-MedinaSunken cities
1Lower stairsGrand Stairs, part 2Temporary exhibitionsMixed Reality Hall
GGrand HallHanging ObeliskGrand HallGrand Stairs, part 1Glass HallKhufu's boatThe second boat
Photo credits (71)
  • Grand Egyptian Museum: Holger Uwe Schmitt, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Hanging Obelisk: Slyronit, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Grand Hall: Richard Mortel from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, CC BY 2.0
  • Grand Stairs, part 1: Richard Mortel, CC BY 2.0
  • Khufu's boat: Matthaeus Wander (User:Matthäus Wander), CC0
  • Grand Stairs, part 2: Slyronit, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Grand Stairs, part 3: NileReference, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Valley of the Kings: Amr F.Nagy (Egypt Wikimedians User Group), CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Grand Stairs, part 4: Slyronit, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Pyramid window: Ahmed Salama, Pexels License
  • Tutankhamun: the young king: Harry Burton (1879-1940), Public domain
  • Tutankhamun: daily life: Rudiger Stehn, CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Tutankhamun: the guardians: Aleksei Filimonov, Unsplash License
  • Tutankhamun: the discovery: Harry Burton, Public domain
  • Tutankhamun: the gold mask: Egyptiankeng, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Tutankhamun: shrines and coffins: Aleksei Filimonov, Unsplash License
  • Gallery 01: Society: Richard Mortel, CC BY 2.0
  • Gallery 02: Kingship: Habib M'henni (Dyolf77), CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Gallery 05: Kingship: Holger Uwe Schmitt, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Gallery 08: Kingship: دنيا (Egypt Wikimedians User Group), CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Gallery 09: Beliefs: Summering2018, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Tutankhamun's gold mask: Radwa Magdy, Pexels License
  • The colossal statue of Ramesses II: Agung Pandit Wiguna, Pexels License
  • Tutankhamun's golden throne: Craig Manners, Unsplash License
  • The solid gold inner coffin: Leo Wehrli (slide after a Lehnert & Landrock postcard, hand-coloured by Margrit , CC BY-SA 4.0
  • The view of the pyramids: Aleksei Filimonov, Unsplash License
  • Khufu's first boat: Holger Uwe Schmitt, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • The soldiers of Mesehti: Aleksei Filimonov, Unsplash License
  • The chariots: Gary Todd, CC0
  • Guardian statue in the nemes headcloth: G. Eric and Edith Matson Photograph Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain
  • The lotus cup: Amanda Slater, CC BY-SA 2.0
  • The canopic shrine and its four goddesses: Prof. Mortel, CC BY 2.0
  • The Saqqara king list: Emmanuel de Rougé, Public domain
  • Head of Akhenaten: Richard Mortel, CC BY 2.0
  • Timbers with the builders' signs: Zblace, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • The cabin and canopy: Holger Uwe Schmitt, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • The oars: Holger Uwe Schmitt, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Replica of a painted wall from the tomb of Thutmose III: Amr F.Nagy (Egypt Wikimedians User Group), CC BY-SA 4.0
  • The stone and steel facade: Slyronit, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • The king's head rising from a lotus: Jean-Pierre Dalbéra, CC BY 2.0
  • The little golden shrine: Amanda Slater, CC BY-SA 2.0
  • The king's mannequin: Harry Burton, Public domain
  • The ostrich hunt fan: Thesupermat, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • The silver and bronze trumpets: Harry Burton, Public domain
  • The painted chest: Prof. Mortel, CC BY 2.0
  • The shield with the king as a sphinx: Bill Abbott, CC BY-SA 2.0
  • The alabaster boat in its pond: Djehouty, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Guardian statue in the khat headdress: Harry Burton (1879-1940), Public domain
  • The gilded cow head of Hathor: Aleksei Filimonov, Unsplash License
  • The Egyptian foremen and the water boy: Harry Burton, Public domain
  • Harry Burton's photographs: Harry Burton, Public domain
  • The royal diadem: Paul Appleyard, CC BY-SA 2.0
  • The meteoric iron dagger: Olaf Tausch, CC BY 3.0
  • The outermost gilded shrine: NileReference, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • The outer coffin: EditorfromMars, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • The four miniature gold coffins: ddenisen (D. Denisenkov), CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Anubis on his shrine: Aleksei Filimonov, Unsplash License
  • The shabti figures: Gary Todd, CC0
  • The pectoral of the sky goddess Nut: Hans Ollermann, CC BY 4.0
  • Block statue of Neferhotep: Udimu, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Ramessesnakht, the high priest with a baboon on his shoulders: Georges Legrain (1865-1917), Public domain
  • Bakenkhonsu, High Priest of Amun: Summering2018, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Life-size marble Roman man: Summering2018, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Seated statue of Khafre: Habib M'henni (Dyolf77), CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Bracelets from the tomb of Djer: Hyspaosines (via Flickr), CC BY 4.0
  • Stela of Sneferu: Richard Mortel, CC BY 2.0
  • The Treasure of Tod: anonymous (archival photograph), Public domain
  • Head of Amenemhat III: Habib M'henni (Dyolf77), CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Hatshepsut kneeling with offering pots: Richard Mortel, CC BY 2.0
  • Sarcophagus of the priest Nesptah: Udimu, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Marble heads of Ptolemaic queens: Summering2018, CC BY-SA 4.0

An independent audio guide by Roamer, not affiliated with or endorsed by the Grand Egyptian Museum. Museum admission is separate. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, Flickr and Pexels contributors under open licences; credits on each piece.

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