The Egyptologist takes the group in the galleries of the Museo Egizio to discover the collection, stimulating the observation and comparison skills and adapting the tour to the age of the students.
Each guided tour will focus on a selection of museum galleries and objects based on the chosen duration.
Thematic workshops with an Egyptologist. Each participant creates his own handcrafted object in order to apply the new learned skills.
The teaching room is equipped with an interactive whiteboard and the materials used during the workshop.
Workshops are available only combined to guided tours
New guided tour experience that stimulates 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.
The Online Meeting is a new virtual activity made available by the Museo Egizio, a digital experience focused on the students to be enjoyed in the classroom with the guidance of an Egyptologist during a live web connection with the Museum.
The activity allows to discover in detail some of the objects of the collection and to interact with an Egyptologist.
Video contributions, animations and artwork created ad hoc make the contents more engaging and effective.
For a rich and in-depth experience, classes can choose to combine some activities, benefiting from an advantageous discount.
Class lessons held by an Egyptologist directly at school before visiting the museum.
Classroom with an interactive whiteboard required.
The activity is available only for Torino and its province.
Guided tour combined with a practical activity in which students, aided by an Egyptologist, develop a focus in the museum galleries or in a classroom through a workshop that stimulates discussion and group work.
HIGHLIGHTS
A chronological tour of Egyptian culture, exploring its historical development across the religious, funerary, artistic, and daily life spheres.
Read all
90 min
from 5,50 € each
Find out more
HIEROGLYPHIC WRITING
Thematic tour dedicated to the two main forms of Egyptian writing (hieroglyphic and hieratic), through the observation of statues, stelae, sarcophagi, and papyri. The tour also includes the
Gallery of Writing.
Read all
90 min
from 5,50 € each
Find out more
THE SECRETS OF ANUBIS
The workshop explores the themes of funerary cults and embalming, a practice overseen by the god Anubis. To understand which organs were extracted from the body of the deceased, the practice of evisceration is explained through the use of a mannequin. A special focus is reserved to the function of the protective amulets.
Each participant paints his own plaster amulet. Read all
60 min
from 160,00 € per group
Find out more
THE POWER OF THE PHARAOH
To learn how to recognise the figure of the pharaoh and to understand his role in Egyptian society, the workshop offers an in-depth look at the king’s titles and at his main symbols of recognition and protection, among which is the powerful cobra on his crown.
Each participant decorates his own cobra made of plaster. Read all
60 min
from 160,00 € per group
Find out more
MAGIC OF SOUND
Students discover the fascinating musical world of ancient Egypt. Millennia-old harmonies and rhythms come to life through the use of reproduced instruments: tambourines, cymbals, and crotals. Special attention is given to the goddess Hathor and her beloved sistrum, the ceremonial rattle.
Each participant assembles and decorates their own sistrum, made of wood and metal parts. Read all
60 min
from 170,00 € per group
Find out more
ANCIENT EGYPTIAN MATERIALS
Only available in Italian.
120 min
170,00 € per group
Find out more
DISCOVER MATERIA. FORMA DEL TEMPO
Thanks to the new exhibition area,
Materia. Forma del Tempo, you can discover the materials used by the Egyptians and the role of science and modern technologies applied to the study of the past. The tour continues with a selection of objects from other galleries of the museum.
Read all
90 min
from 5,50 € each
Find out more
MASTERPIECES
Guided tour with an Egyptologist on the most significant aspects of Egyptian culture in its historical evolution.
Read all
90 min
from 5,50 € each
Find out more
STORIES OF WATER, SOIL AND SAND
The experience leads to the discovery of the territory, climate, and daily life of the ancient inhabitants of the Nile Valley. Students are encouraged to reflect on how environment and climate influenced the behavior and activities of the Egyptians.
Read all
70 min
from 80,00 € per group
Find out more
RELIGION AND AFTERLIFE
Thematic tour with a focus on the gods, the funeral beliefs, the techniques used to preserve the bodies and the grave goods of ancient Egyptian culture.
Read all
90 min
from 5,50 € each
Find out more
STORIES FROM THE AFTERLIFE
The experience offers a special focus on the religious cults and funerary rites of pharaonic culture. Students examine several mummies that are particularly representative of different historical periods and learn about the corresponding techniques of body preservation.
Read all
70 min
from 80,00 € per group
Find out more
Proposta autunnale 2025: la mia linea del tempo
Only available in Italian.
90 min + 60 min
200,00 € per group
Find out more
LET’S PLAY SENET!
Only available in Italian.
120 min
210 € per group
Find out more
“AL SERVIZIO DELLA SCIENZA E AL BUON NOME DELL’ITALIA”
Only available in Italian.
90 min
8,00 € each
Find out more
1 online meeting + 1 guided tour
Only available in Italian.
60 min + 90 min
175,00 € per group
Find out more
1 online meeting + 1 guided tour
Only available in Italian.
70 min + 90 min
175,00 € per group
Find out more
2 online meetings + 1 guided tour
Only available in Italian.
60 min each + 90 min
250,00 € per group
Find out more
2 online meetings + 1 guided tour
Only available in Italian.
70 min each + 90 min
250,00 € per group
Find out more
2 online meetings
The Online Meeting is a new virtual activity made available by the Museo Egizio, a digital experience focused on the students to be enjoyed in the classroom with the guidance of an Egyptologist during a live web connection with the Museum. The activity allows to discover in detail some of
Read all
70 min each
from 150,00 € per group
Find out more
3 online meetings
The Online Meeting is a new virtual activity made available by the Museo Egizio, a digital experience focused on the students to be enjoyed in the classroom with the guidance of an Egyptologist during a live web connection with the Museum. The activity allows to discover in detail some of
Read all
70 min each
from 220,00 € per group
Find out more
DINING WITH THE PHARAOH
Only available in Italian.
60 min
5,00 € each
Find out more
WORKING FOR THE GODS
Only available in Italian.
120 min
210,00 € per group
Find out more
ANIMALS OF EGYPT
Only available in Italian.
60 min
5,00 € each
Find out more
ANCIENT CRAFTS
Guided tour with an Egyptologist with a focus on material culture, resources, manufacturing techniques and craftsmanship of the Egyptian civilization in its historical evolution.
Read all
90 min
from 5,50 € each
Find out more
ART AND ARTISTS
Thematic tour exploring the techniques of production, the styles, and the materials used in ancient Egypt. The artifacts also tell the stories of their creators: the scribe Amonnakht, the sculptor Qen, the painter Maia, and the draftsman Pay.
Read all
90 min
from 5,50 € each
Find out more
EGYPTIAN ART: ARTWORKS AND SYMBOLS
A guided tour focused on a selection of objects useful to observe and recognize the typical elements of Egyptian art.
The students will then choose an object from the collection and draw it in the museum galleries. In conclusion they will compare their work and discuss the difficulties encountered. Read all
180 min
from 8,00 € each
Find out more
ONCE UPON A TIME FASHION IN EGYPT
Only available in Italian.
60 min
5,00 € each
Find out more
WHAT DO HUMAN REMAINS TELL US?
Only available in Italian.
60 min
75,00 € per group
Find out more
THINGS OF LIFE
Only available in Italian.
60 min
75,00 € per group
Find out more
CRUISE ON THE NILE
Are you ready to set off on a journey through time?
This lesson invites you to discover the museum’s collection, which tells the story of the pyramids, rock-cut tombs, temples, and the most fascinating monuments scattered along the banks of the Nile.
Read all
90 min
from 8,00 € each
Find out more
HIEROGLYPHICS UNVEILED
Only available in Italian.
240 min
15,00 € each
Find out more
GREEKS AND LATINS IN ANCIENT EGYPT
Only available in Italian.
120 min
8,00 € each
Find out more
FUNERARY CULTS IN ANCIENT EGYPT
Guided tour with an Egyptologist with a focus on the funerary beliefs of Egyptian culture, on the techniques used to preserve the bodies and on the grave goods in their historical evolution.
Read all
90 min
from 5,50 € each
Find out more
THE SUPERHEROES OF THE NILE
Only available in Italian.
90 min
5,50 € each
Find out more
ANCIENT EGYPTIAN ART
Guided tour with an Egyptologist with a focus on ancient Egyptian art in its historical evolution.
Read all
90 min
from 5,50 € each
Find out more
THE RIDDLE OF THE HIEROGLYPHS
Why was the profession of the scribe so complex and prestigious? In this lesson, the Egyptologist describes the lengthy training of Egyptian scribes, who worked with a variety of writing materials and mastered signs that were difficult to draw while adhering to strict rules.
Read all
90 min
from 8,00 € each
Find out more
ANCIENT EGYPTIAN WRITING AND TEXTS
Guided tour with an Egyptologist with a focus on hieroglyphs and other writing systems used in ancient Egypt.
Read all
90 min
from 5,50 € each
Find out more
THE TOMB OF KHA
In anticipation of the 120th anniversary of the discovery of the tomb of Kha and Merit (1906–2026), the class relives the excitement of uncovering the richest intact burial preserved outside Egypt and learns to explore its individual artefacts.
Read all
90 min
from 8,00 € each
Find out more
THE TRANSLATION OF THE ROSETTA STONE
Only available in Italian.
90 min
8,00 € each
Find out more
DAILY LIFE
Thematic tour dedicated to the traditions and the daily habits of the ancient Egyptians, with a focus on artifacts of common use, examined in their archaeological context.
Read all
90 min
from 5,50 € each
Find out more
AN EXCAVATION IN THE COLLECTIONS
Only available in Italian.
210 min
14,00 € each
Find out more
DESIGN YOUR MUSEUM
Guided tour of the museum with a focus on the exhibition area (building, galleries, displays) and on the expographic apparatus. The tour illustrates the peculiarities of the collection and the expositive solutions adopted to facilitate the comprehension of the objects, their archaeological contextualization and their conservation. Read all
240 min
from 16,00 € each
Find out more
GODS AND FUNERARY BELIEFS
Why was preserving the bodies of the dead so important to the Egyptians? This lesson focuses on the Afterlife, describing the rituals, practices, and funerary formulas necessary for survival beyond death.
Read all
90 min
from 8,00 € each
Find out more
DISCOVER THEGALLERY OF KINGS
In the
Gallery of Kings, sunlight returns to illuminate gods and pharaohs. During the tour, you will discover the original location of the statues in the Egyptian temples and the importance of the rituals. The tour offers also a selection of objects from other galleries of the museum.
Read all
90 min
from 5,50 € each
Find out more
DISCOVER THEGALLERY OF KINGS
Students explore the
Gallery of the Kings, the two recently refurbished monumental museum galleries, and the original placement of the statues within the temple. The tour continues with a selection of artefacts in other museum rooms.
Read all
90 min
from 5,50 € each
Find out more
DISCOVER MATERIA. FORMA DEL TEMPO
Thanks to the new exhibition area,
Materia. Forma del Tempo, students discover the materials used by the Egyptians and the role of science and modern technologies in the study of the past. The tour continues with a selection of artefacts in other museum galleries.
Read all
90 min
from 5,50 € each
Find out more
Journey to the land of the pharaohs
Only available in Italian.
120 min
8,00 € each
Find out more
LIVING IN ANCIENT EGYPT
How did the Egyptians live in the time of the pharaohs?
In this lesson, the Egyptologist helps the class learn about the climate and environment of the Nile Valley, as well as the diet, occupations, and pastimes of its inhabitants.
Read all
90 min
from 8,00 € each
Find out more
ASK ME
The class interacts with an Egyptologist, ready to answer their questions and satisfy their curiosity. The experience focuses on the social roles and the different lifestyles of the inhabitants of ancient Egypt.
Read all
70 min
from 80,00 € per group
Find out more
COME CHAMPOLLION
Only available in Italian.
120 min
170,00 € per group
Find out more