Graeco-Roman Museum, Alexandria

In a side street opening off the wide treelined Sharia el-Horreya we find the important Graeco-Roman Museum. Most of its collection comes from Alexandria itself, mainly from tombs ranging in date between 300 B.C. and A.D. 300.

The museum began in 1892 and features 27 halls filled with Greek and Roman art and artifacts.

Address: Mathaf El Romani Street, 21521 Alexandria, Egypt

Opening hours: 9am-5pm

Entrance fee in EGP: Adult £16.00, Students £8.00

Useful tips: Closes on Friday prayers between 11:30am and 1:30pm. Museum closes one hour earlier during Ramadan. Additional cost to bring in camera and video equipment.

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Room 6: Greek and Latin papyri and inscriptions.

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Room 11. Graeco-Egyptian and Roman-Egyptian sculpture, architectural fragments and mosaics.

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