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The Collection

Based on the Jordi Clos Egyptian Archaeology Collection, the Egyptian Museum of Barcelona showcases the most notable aspects of Pharaonic civilization with a permanent exhibition organized by theme and temporary exhibitions with complementary content.

Interior del Museu Egipci de Barcelona. Vitrines amb objectes arqueològics exposats i escales centrals blanques que comunican les 3 plantes d'exposició i la terrassa.
  • El Faraó

    The Pharaoh

    The first section of the museum focuses on the figure of the pharaoh and the royal family, with several representations of some of the most important pharaohs, including Cleopatra VII, Ramses II and his father Seti I, Amenhotep IV and his son Akhenaten, in a journey through time that reaches Cheops, the owner of the Great Pyramid.

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  • Àmbit escriptura jeroglífica

    Hieroglyphic writing

    Hieroglyphic signs and their cursive versions (hieratic and demotic writing) were widely used in documents that provide valuable information for understanding ancient Egypt in different areas of society.

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  • Art i vida quotidiana

    Art and everyday life

    A wide range of jewellery, stone vessels, tools, weapons, domestic furniture and objects related to cosmetics serve to illustrate different aspects of everyday life. 

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  • Momificació i equipament funerari

    Mummification and funerary equipment

    One of the most deeply rooted beliefs among the ancient Egyptians was that human beings had a life after death on earth. The religious basis for these ideas stems from a key mythological story in the world related to the afterlife: the myth of Isis and Osiris.

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  • La tomba i el culte als morts

    The tomb and the cult of the dead

    The funerary cult of the deceased took place in funerary temples (in the case of the pharaohs) or in the cult chapels of the tombs (private figures). Both are public spaces, accessible to those responsible for making the necessary offerings to ensure the deceased's subsistence in the afterlife.

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  • Temples, déus i deesses

    Temples, gods and goddesses

    The Egyptian temple was conceived as the home of the gods, a suitable place for their worship. Stars, wall reliefs, statues of private figures making offerings, mummified animals, liturgical objects (sistrums, situlae, ceremonial sceptre crowns, etc.) and divine representations are the main material evidence of the activities involved in worshipping the gods.

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