Egyptian Museum and Papyrus Collection Berlin

The tour begins in the east area (1) which presents Egyptian sculpture arranged according to type. In the north area (2) Akhenaton's parents Amenophis III and Tiy , as well as portraits of private persons from our gypsum-mask collection of Amarna can be seen. In the middle room (3) the visitor meets Nefertiti whom one is able to see already from the steps of the rotunda
The exhibition, with the theme sculptors workshop, leads to the section of cultural history (4). There many themes relating to daily life are introduced.
At the end of the exhibition galleries the gold treasure of queen Amanishakheto from Meroë permits the visitors a short look at Egypt's southern neighbour, the ancient Sudan (5).
The western section concludes the tour with the following themes: papyrus documents (6), life in the afterworld (7) and the world of the gods (8).