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Bonn Egyptian Museum (german: Ägyptisches Museum Bonn) is an archaeological museum for ancient Egyptian antiquities located in
Bonn The federal city of Bonn ( lat, Bonna) is a city on the banks of the Rhine in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, with a population of over 300,000. About south-southeast of Cologne, Bonn is in the southernmost part of the Rhine-Ruhr r ...
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Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
. It presents a selection of the most important collection of original objects from Ancient Egypt in
North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly shortened to NRW (), is a States of Germany, state (''Land'') in Western Germany. With more tha ...
. The Bonn Egyptian Museum was founded in 2001. The collection is dating back to the 19th century and was formerly part of the
Akademisches Kunstmuseum Akademisches Kunstmuseum (English: Academic Art Museum) is an art museum in Bonn, Germany. It is one of the oldest museums in Bonn and houses the antique collection of the University of Bonn with more than 2,700 plaster casts of antique statues a ...
. Large parts of the collection were destroyed in World War II. Today the collection comprises about 3,000 objects. The museum is part of the
University of Bonn The Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn (german: Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn) is a public research university located in Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was founded in its present form as the ( en, Rhine U ...
. Regular special events and children's excursions are held at the museum.


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* University museums in Germany Museums in Bonn Egyptological collections in Germany Archaeological museums in Germany University of Bonn Museums established in 2001 2001 establishments in Germany {{NorthRhineWestphalia-struct-stub