Luxor Museum in Luxor
Middle East

Luxor Museum

Luxor · Egypt · Founded 1975

An elegantly curated museum of antiquities found in and around ancient Thebes.

About Luxor Museum

The Luxor Museum opened in 1975 on the corniche overlooking the Nile, displaying objects excavated from the temples of Karnak and Luxor and from the West Bank tombs.

Its considered, low-light displays are widely regarded as the best-presented small museum in Egypt.

Collections & Highlights

Karnak Cachette statuary
Mummies of Pharaohs Ahmose I and Ramses I
Statue of Tuthmose III in greywacke
Luxor temple wall fragments

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