The Greco-Roman Museum was founded in 1892. The first collections were housed in a five-room flat, in one small building on Rosetta Street (later renamed Kanope Avenue, today's Horria). In 1895, the collection was moved to another building near Gamal Abdel Nasser Street.
The museum houses several objects dating back to the Ptolemaic era - 3rd century BC, such as Apis sculptures made of black granite, mummies, a sarcophagus, tapestries and other objects from the Greco-Roman civilisation closely associated with ancient Egypt. The museum collection came into being and is enriched by donations from wealthy Alexandrians, as well as from archaeological excavations led by relevant institutes conducted both within and around the city. Some artefacts were donated by the Antiquities Organisation in Cairo (particularly objects from the reign of the pharaohs) and from various prospecting expeditions carried out at the beginning of the century in Fayoum and Benhasa.
Today, the 27 rooms of the museum are housed in a historic building with a beautiful neoclassical façade, six columns. The complex is surrounded by a beautiful garden, which also gives an idea of the tradition of park architecture of the Greco-Roman period.
For several years, the museum has been undergoing renovation works, the opening hours should be checked with the travel agency.
