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London Tourist Guide > Museums
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Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
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The Petrie Museum houses approximately 80,000 artefacts and is one of the largest collections of Egyptian and Sudanese archaeology anywhere in the world. The collection illustrates life in the Nile Valley from prehistory, through Pharaonic to Roman and Islamic times and is the richest in the personal items that illustrate life and death in ancient Egypt.
The collection includes the world's earliest surviving dress (around 2,800BC), decorative art from Akhenaten's famous city at Amarna and one of the largest collections of life-like Roman mummy portraits.
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Opening Hours Tuesday to Friday from 1pm until 5pm. Saturday from 10am until 1pm.
Location
Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
University College London
Malet Place
WC1
Location Map
Telephone +44 (0)20 7679 2884
Getting There The museum is attached to the Institute of Archaeology, University College London.
Nearest Tube / Rail Station Euston Square
Bus Routes 14a, 18, 24, 29, 30, 73, 134, 176, 253, A2
Access Wheelchair access and disabled toilet facilities.
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