5 cities · 9 museums
The best museums in Egypt are the Egyptian Museum, Coptic Museum and Gayer-Anderson Museum. World Museum Guide covers 9 museums in Egypt across 5 cities, with admission prices, opening hours and highlights for each. Check each guide for current prices and free days.
Visitor information last reviewed 30 June 2026. Check the official museum site for current details.
| # | Museum | City | Admission | Time needed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Egyptian Museum | Cairo | 200 EGP for non-Egyptians | 3–4 hours |
| 2 | Coptic Museum | Cairo | EGP 200 | 1.5–2 hours |
| 3 | Gayer-Anderson Museum | Cairo | EGP 100 | 1–1.5 hours |
| 4 | Graeco-Roman Museum of Alexandria | Alexandria | EGP 220 | 2–3 hours |
| 5 | Grand Egyptian Museum | Giza | EGP 1,200 for non-residents | 3–4 hours |
| 6 | Luxor Museum | Luxor | EGP 300 | 1.5–2 hours |
| 7 | Museum of Islamic Art, Cairo | Cairo | EGP 240 | 2–3 hours |
| 8 | National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC) | Cairo | EGP 600 for non-residents | 2–3 hours |
| 9 | Nubian Museum | Aswan | EGP 200 | 2 hours |
Cairo, Egypt
Art Museum · Best for art lovers & first-timers
The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, known commonly as the Egyptian Museum or Museum of Cairo, in Cairo, Egypt, is home to an extensive collection of ancient Egyptian antiquities. It has 120,000 items, with a representative amount on display and the remainder in storerooms.
200 EGP for non-Egyptians · ⏱ 3–4 hours
Cairo, Egypt
Art Museum · Best for history enthusiasts & art lovers
The Coptic Museum was founded in 1908 by Marcus Simaika to preserve the art and heritage of Egypt's Christian community. It sits inside the walls of the Roman Babylon Fortress in Old Cairo.
EGP 200 · ⏱ 1.5–2 hours
Cairo, Egypt
Art Museum · Best for architecture enthusiasts & history enthusiasts
Major Robert Grenville Gayer-Anderson lived in the joined seventeenth-century houses adjacent to the Ibn Tulun Mosque from 1935 to 1942. He bequeathed them and his collection to Egypt on his departure.
EGP 100 · ⏱ 1–1.5 hours
Alexandria, Egypt
Art Museum · Best for history enthusiasts & archaeology lovers
Founded in 1892 with finds from Alexandria's classical-era excavations, the Graeco-Roman Museum is Alexandria's principal antiquities museum, devoted to the Hellenistic and Roman city that was once the intellectual capital of the ancient world.
EGP 220 · ⏱ 2–3 hours
Giza, Egypt
Art Museum · Best for history enthusiasts & first-timers
The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) has been under construction for more than two decades on a 50-hectare site at the foot of the Giza Plateau, within sight of the Pyramids. It is designed to be the largest archaeological museum in the world, housing approximately 100,000 artefacts.
EGP 1,200 for non-residents · ⏱ 3–4 hours
Luxor, Egypt
Art Museum · Best for history enthusiasts & archaeology lovers
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 of the Valley of the Kings and Queens.
EGP 300 · ⏱ 1.5–2 hours
Cairo, Egypt
Art Museum · Best for art lovers & history enthusiasts
Founded in 1881 inside the Mosque of Baybars, the Museum of Islamic Art, Cairo moved to its current Mamluk-revival building on Bab al-Khalq Square in 1903. It holds one of the world's most important collections of Islamic art, with works from across fourteen centuries.
EGP 240 · ⏱ 2–3 hours
Cairo, Egypt
Art Museum · Best for history enthusiasts & first-timers
Partially opened in 2017 and inaugurated fully in 2021, the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Old Cairo's Fustat district covers Egyptian history holistically — pharaonic, Greco-Roman, Coptic, Islamic, and modern.
EGP 600 for non-residents · ⏱ 2–3 hours
Aswan, Egypt
Art Museum · Best for history enthusiasts & architecture enthusiasts
Designed by Egyptian architect Mahmoud El-Hakim, the Nubian Museum in Aswan was built as part of the UNESCO campaign that also saved the temples of Abu Simbel from the rising waters of Lake Nasser. It opened in 1997 and won the Aga Khan Award for Architecture.
EGP 200 · ⏱ 2 hours
The best museums in Egypt are the Egyptian Museum, Coptic Museum, Gayer-Anderson Museum, Graeco-Roman Museum of Alexandria and Grand Egyptian Museum, ranked by visitor numbers and collection strength.
World Museum Guide covers 9 museums in Egypt across 5 cities.
Most charge admission, but Grand Egyptian Museum and National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC) offer free or reduced entry on certain days or for certain visitors. See each guide for the rules.
