List of museums with Egyptian mummies in their collections explained

The following is a list of museums with reasonably complete mummies from Egypt in their collections, as well as information on them when applicable. This includes the Ptolemaic and Roman periods.

Africa

Egypt

South Africa

Asia

India

Israel

Europe

Belgium

Croatia

Czech Republic

Estonia

France

Germany

Greece

Ireland

Italy

Lithuania

Netherlands

Portugal

Slovakia

Switzerland

United Kingdom

Uncertain

North America

Canada

United States of America

Oceania

Australia

New Zealand

South America

Argentina

Brazil

See also

Notes and References

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