# Luxor Museum Guide: History, Tickets & What to See Source: https://luxor101.com/ancient-luxor/luxor-museum Language: en # Luxor Museum متحف الأقصر On the east-bank corniche, the museum complements the open-air sites with objects that reward a closer look. Check current opening hours and gallery access before you go. Visit after a temple or tomb and familiar names acquire faces, materials and scale. Sculpture from the Luxor Temple cachette and reconstructed talatat (a small standardised sandstone block, sized for one man to carry, from Akhenaten’s Theban temples) from Akhenaten’s buildings are especially useful connections to the sites. Published sources · confirm changing details before travel **Already at the site?**Keep the visit sequence and details to look for close to hand. [Open the field guide](https://luxor101.com/ancient-luxor/luxor-museum/visit) In one paragraph Visit after a temple or tomb and familiar names acquire faces, materials and scale. Sculpture from the Luxor Temple cachette and reconstructed talatat from Akhenaten’s buildings are especially useful connections to the sites. Time needed: 1–1.5 hours · Best time of day: Choose a time within confirmed opening hours. For a midday visit, arrange another place to rest if the museum is closed or you need seating or cooling that has not been confirmed. [Karnak: Finding Your Way Through the Layers](https://luxor101.com/journal/karnak-in-the-order-it-was-built) **Type**: Museum **Bank**: East bank **Period**: not verified **Principal deity**: Amun **Time needed**: 1–1.5 hours **Best time of day**: Choose a time within confirmed opening hours. For a midday visit, arrange another place to rest if the museum is closed or you need seating or cooling that has not been confirmed. **Heat exposure**: Low _· The galleries are indoors. Confirm opening hours and current facilities before planning a cooling break here._ **Walking**: Easy _· Check the entrance route, access between gallery levels and distances to the objects you want to see. An indoor visit still involves walking and standing; no measured accessible circuit is recorded._ **Guide**: Optional **Ticket**: 400 EGP · foreign adult, per person **Photography**: The official ticket page lists mobile-phone photography as free. Confirm room-specific restrictions and rules for other equipment at the site.Online sources checked 2026-09-19 · [Luxor Museum — published visitor information](https://egymonuments.com/details/LuxorMuseum) **Current access**: Current access not verified Dashed boxes mark information we have not verified. Check essential prices, hours and access arrangements with the official venue before travelling. FIG. 1 — LUXOR MUSEUM · AN OBJECT STUDY ## A city’s history, brought into focus. An interpretive display of sculpture, reconstructed talatat and a funerary case. Objects are stylised; this is neither a current floor plan nor a reproduction of a specific gallery. ILLUSTRATED FIELD STUDY 1\. The statues that were buried under a temple floor Select a number to explore a detail here. 1. [The statues that were buried under a temple floor](https://luxor101.com/ancient-luxor/luxor-museum#lookfor-luxor-museum-cachette-statues) 2. [A demolished building, put back together](https://luxor101.com/ancient-luxor/luxor-museum#lookfor-luxor-museum-akhenaten-wall) 3. [Two royal mummies, one of them probably](https://luxor101.com/ancient-luxor/luxor-museum#lookfor-luxor-museum-royal-mummies) 4. [Notice how little is in the room](https://luxor101.com/ancient-luxor/luxor-museum#lookfor-luxor-museum-display-design) Sculpture from the cachette 1\. The statues that were buried under a temple floor Select a number to explore a detail here. 1. [The statues that were buried under a temple floor](https://luxor101.com/ancient-luxor/luxor-museum#lookfor-luxor-museum-cachette-statues) A wall reassembled 2\. A demolished building, put back together Select a number to explore a detail here. 1. [A demolished building, put back together](https://luxor101.com/ancient-luxor/luxor-museum#lookfor-luxor-museum-akhenaten-wall) A funerary display 3\. Two royal mummies, one of them probably - ROYAL MUMMIES Select a number to explore a detail here. 1. [Two royal mummies, one of them probably](https://luxor101.com/ancient-luxor/luxor-museum#lookfor-luxor-museum-royal-mummies) Room to see the details 1\. The statues that were buried under a temple floor - ROYAL MUMMIES Select a number to explore a detail here. 1. [The statues that were buried under a temple floor](https://luxor101.com/ancient-luxor/luxor-museum#lookfor-luxor-museum-cachette-statues) 2. [A demolished building, put back together](https://luxor101.com/ancient-luxor/luxor-museum#lookfor-luxor-museum-akhenaten-wall) 3. [Two royal mummies, one of them probably](https://luxor101.com/ancient-luxor/luxor-museum#lookfor-luxor-museum-royal-mummies) 4. [Notice how little is in the room](https://luxor101.com/ancient-luxor/luxor-museum#lookfor-luxor-museum-display-design) Text alternative for this figure A city’s history, brought into focus. | Look for this | Where | | --- | --- | | 1. The statues that were buried under a temple floor | The main gallery, on the ground floor | | 2. A demolished building, put back together | The Akhenaten gallery | | 3. Two royal mummies, one of them probably | The wing added in 2004 | | 4. Notice how little is in the room | Anywhere in the main gallery — stop in the middle and look around rather than at a case | An interpretive display of sculpture, reconstructed talatat and a funerary case. Objects are stylised; this is neither a current floor plan nor a reproduction of a specific gallery. Look for this ## Details worth stopping for. Numbers match the plan above. Each entry says where it is, what you will actually see, and how confident anyone can be about what it means. 1. 1 ### The statues that were buried under a temple floor [Back to the drawing](https://luxor101.com/ancient-luxor/luxor-museum#site-drawing) The main gallery, on the ground floor The statues found beneath Luxor Temple’s court in 1989 preserve details such as polished stone, crisp carving and carefully worked faces. Look at the individual surfaces rather than assuming every object survived in the same condition. Fact — the find, the date and the statues. Uncertain — why they were buried, which is not settled. The polish on a quartzite statue shows the finish achieved on that particular stone. It gives you a useful comparison with weathered sculpture outdoors, but cannot reconstruct the original appearance of every temple or object. 2. 2 ### A demolished building, put back together [Back to the drawing](https://luxor101.com/ancient-luxor/luxor-museum#site-drawing) The Akhenaten gallery A long reconstructed wall of small sandstone blocks, carved in shallow relief: the king and Nefertiti offering under the rayed disc of the Aten, and — unusually — scenes of the temple’s own workshops, kitchens and stores. Fact — the talatat blocks, their origin and their recovery from the Ninth Pylon (a monumental gateway formed by two massive towers). Interpretation — the placing of individual blocks within the reconstruction. Akhenaten’s temples at Karnak were pulled down after his death and their blocks buried as fill inside later pylons. This wall was reassembled out of those blocks. You are looking at a building that was deliberately destroyed, taken back out of the thing that destroyed it. 3. 3 ### Two royal mummies, one of them probably [Back to the drawing](https://luxor101.com/ancient-luxor/luxor-museum#site-drawing) The wing added in 2004 The museum’s later expansion included royal mummy displays. Confirm which galleries and displays are currently accessible; conservation cases protect fragile remains. Uncertain Fact — the two mummies, their display and the 2003 return. Uncertain — the identification of the second as Ramesses I. The two identifications are not equally certain, and it is worth knowing which is which. The first rests on the mummy having been found labelled in the royal cache at Deir el-Bahari. The second rests on physical and circumstantial evidence: it is probable, and it is not proved. 4. 4 ### Notice how little is in the room [Back to the drawing](https://luxor101.com/ancient-luxor/luxor-museum#site-drawing) Anywhere in the main gallery — stop in the middle and look around rather than at a case Dark walls, no daylight, a single directed light on each object, and a great deal of empty space between one piece and the next. Interpretation Fact — the display design itself. Interpretation — the curatorial reasoning behind it. Leave room to look slowly at a few objects. Matching a statue or relief with a site you have visited often makes both more memorable. Look closely, photograph only where permitted, and keep hands and bags clear of ancient surfaces. Follow barriers and conservation instructions. How to visit ## Plan your visit. ### Tickets Published prices in Egyptian pounds per person. Online sources checked 2026-09-19. **Foreign adult / student**: 400 / 200 EGP **Egyptian adult / student**: 30 / 10 EGP Recheck the official seller for your visit date, concession eligibility and any additional charges. A listed ticket does not establish which interiors are open today. Online sources checked 2026-09-19 · [Luxor Museum — published visitor information](https://egymonuments.com/details/LuxorMuseum) ### Opening hours & timing **Daily hours**: Entry windows: summer 09:00–12:00 and 17:00–19:00; winter 09:00–13:00 and 17:00–20:00; Ramadan 09:00–13:00 and 17:00–19:00. End times are last entry, not closing. **Time needed**: 1–1.5 hours **Best time of day**: Choose a time within confirmed opening hours. For a midday visit, arrange another place to rest if the museum is closed or you need seating or cooling that has not been confirmed. ### Heat & shade **Heat exposure**: Low **Shade**: High **Walking**: Easy **Water on site**: not verified The galleries are indoors. Confirm opening hours and current facilities before planning a cooling break here. ### Photography **Photography**: The official ticket page lists mobile-phone photography as free. Confirm room-specific restrictions and rules for other equipment at the site.Online sources checked 2026-09-19 · [Luxor Museum — published visitor information](https://egymonuments.com/details/LuxorMuseum) ### Getting there On the corniche, on the east bank, between Luxor Temple and Karnak and walkable from either if you do not mind the corniche in the sun — about a kilometre and a half from Luxor Temple. From the west bank, the ferry lands within reach of it. It pairs naturally with Luxor Temple in a single afternoon. **Typical taxi fare**: not verified ### Do you need a guide? Explore independently with the labels, or use a knowledgeable guide to connect selected objects with their original sites. Confirm any guiding arrangements. [Choosing a guide in Luxor](https://luxor101.com/plan/do-you-need-a-guide) Access ## Check the access details you need. Access depends on the whole route: surfaces, thresholds, distance, shade and facilities. We describe these separately, but have not completed an on-site access audit. Confirm the details you need before visiting. [How we assess accessibility](https://luxor101.com/plan/accessibility) **Ground surface**: Indoor gallery floors. Thresholds, slopes and the continuous route between levels have not been audited. **Stairs**: The galleries are on more than one level **Shade**: The galleries are indoors. Confirm opening hours and current facilities before planning a cooling break here. **Sensory conditions**: Gallery lighting differs from the bright outdoor sites. Check current lighting, cooling and seating arrangements for your needs; an indoor museum is not automatically a rest facility. **Claustrophobia**: Indoor galleries rather than a rock-cut descent. Check the layout and exit arrangements if enclosure is a concern. **Distance on foot**: Check the entrance route, access between gallery levels and distances to the objects you want to see. An indoor visit still involves walking and standing; no measured accessible circuit is recorded. **Confirm before visiting:** Step-free entry · Wheelchair route · Seating · Accessible toilet · Vehicle drop-off. Our access descriptions are planning guidance, not an on-site audit. Confirm the route and facilities you need before visiting. Photographs alone cannot establish accessibility. After the reading ## Would a licensed guide help your visit? We do not arrange guides or take booking fees. Our guide explains where local knowledge and historical context can add to a visit, and what to ask before hiring someone. [Do you need a guide in Luxor?](https://luxor101.com/plan/do-you-need-a-guide) Continue reading ## Explore the connections 1–1 / 8 [Temple · East bank ### Luxor Temple A temple of Amun in the heart of today’s city, shaped by royal ritual and the annual Opet festival. ](https://luxor101.com/ancient-luxor/luxor-temple)[Temple complex · East bank ### Karnak Temple Complex Two thousand years of building, rebuilding and royal ambition, gathered around the temples of Amun. ](https://luxor101.com/ancient-luxor/karnak)[Necropolis · West bank ### Valley of the Kings The royal burial landscape of the New Kingdom: rock-cut tombs tucked into a desert valley, separate from the kings’ major commemorative temples. ](https://luxor101.com/ancient-luxor/valley-of-the-kings)[God ### Amun The hidden god of Thebes, who became king of the gods and the state god of an empire. ](https://luxor101.com/ancient-luxor/gods/amun)[Journal ### Karnak: Finding Your Way Through the Layers Karnak grew through additions, rebuilding and reuse. Compare the western pylons, central obelisks and eastern Festival Hall; walking east does not follow a simple newest-to-oldest sequence. ](https://luxor101.com/journal/karnak-in-the-order-it-was-built)[Journal ### The procession that explains Luxor Temple The Opet festival connected Karnak and Luxor Temple through a journey of divine images and royal renewal. ](https://luxor101.com/journal/the-procession-that-explains-luxor-temple)[Journal ### Where the objects went Objects from Thebes are held in Luxor, elsewhere in Egypt and abroad. Each has its own history of discovery and movement; a museum label and object record can help you trace it. ](https://luxor101.com/journal/where-the-objects-went)[Journal ### Reading Luxor Across the River The Nile helps you read ancient Thebes: the great temples stand east of the river, while royal cemeteries and commemorative temples spread west. But “east for the living, west for the dead” leaves out the people who lived and worked on the west bank. ](https://luxor101.com/journal/east-bank-or-west-bank) Sources & further reading 6 Tier 1 Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities — monument and site records Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (Egypt) Tier 1 Supreme Council of Antiquities — excavation, conservation and site reporting Supreme Council of Antiquities (Egypt) Tier 2 The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt, edited by Ian Shaw Oxford University Press Tier 2 The Illustrated Guide to Luxor: Tombs, Temples and Museums, Kent R. Weeks American University in Cairo Press Tier 2 Thebes in Egypt: A Guide to the Tombs and Temples of Ancient Luxor, Nigel and Helen Strudwick British Museum Press Tier 1 [Luxor Museum — published visitor information](https://egymonuments.com/details/LuxorMuseum) Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities — official ticket service Official page indexed · checked 2026-09-19 Source review is incomplete. 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