Synopsis

The Egyptologist welcomes the class in a gallery of the museum, where the students will have the opportunity to discover and play the senet game: sitting on the floor, they challenge each other in pairs using wooden reproductions of the “chessboard”! Next, the guided tour offers a focus on the daily life in the town of Deir el-Medina and on the funerary beliefs.
Each student receives a kit to make their own senet.

New guided tour experience that stimulate the active involvement of students. The tour with the Egyptologist is combined with an interactive and playful activity that takes place entirely in the exhibition galleries.

Guided activity in the museum | 120 minutes | Only available in Italian
210,00 € per group (max 25 pax)
+1,00 € each per ticket (including two teachers per class)

The price of the tour includes the service of the radio system and the educational material provided.

For info and reservations please contact the number 011.4406903 (Monday to Saturday, 9 am – 6.30 pm).

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