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The Graeco-Roman Museumالمتحف اليوناني الروماني

A landmark collection from Alexandria's Hellenistic and Roman golden age — statues, coins, and treasures from the era when the city was a capital of the ancient world, freshly restored.مجموعةٌ بارزة من العصر الذهبي اليوناني والروماني للإسكندرية — تماثيلُ وعملاتٌ وكنوز من زمنٍ كانت فيه المدينة عاصمةً للعالم القديم، مُرمّمةٌ حديثًا.

When Alexandria was one of the great capitals of the ancient world — a dazzling centre of Greek and Roman culture — it produced art and treasures of extraordinary richness. The Graeco-Roman Museum gathers the finest of them. One of Egypt's oldest museums, recently reopened after a long and careful restoration, it offers an unrivalled journey into the Hellenistic and Roman age that made Alexandria legendary, where Greek, Roman, and Egyptian worlds met and merged.

حين كانت الإسكندرية إحدى عواصم العالم القديم العظيمة — مركزًا باهرًا للثقافة اليونانية والرومانية — أنتجت فنًّا وكنوزًا غنيّة على نحوٍ استثنائي. ويجمع المتحف اليوناني الروماني أنفسها. وهو أحد أقدم متاحف مصر، أُعيد افتتاحه حديثًا بعد ترميمٍ طويل دقيق، ويقدّم رحلةً لا تُضاهى إلى العصر اليوناني والروماني الذي صنع أسطورة الإسكندرية، حيث التقت وامتزجت العوالم اليونانية والرومانية والمصرية.

المتحف اليوناني الروماني
Hellenistic Alexandria

A Landmark Collection · مجموعةٌ بارزة

One of Egypt’s Oldest Museumsأحد أقدم متاحف مصر

Dedicated to a golden age.مكرّسٌ لعصرٍ ذهبي.

Founded in 1892, the Graeco-Roman Museum is one of the oldest museums in Egypt, created specifically to celebrate Alexandria's Hellenistic and Roman heritage. It holds tens of thousands of objects from the centuries when the city, founded by Alexander the Great and ruled by the Ptolemies and then Rome, was a world capital of trade, learning, and art. Few collections anywhere capture so vividly the brilliance of that lost golden age.

Treasures of Hellenistic Alexandria · كنوز الإسكندرية الهلنستية

Where Cultures Mergedحيث امتزجت الثقافات

Greek, Roman, and Egyptian art.فنٌّ يوناني وروماني ومصري.

The collection is rich and varied: marble and bronze statues, including images of the god Serapis; delicate Tanagra terracotta figurines; ancient coins minted in the city; mosaics; and mummies and funerary art that fascinatingly blend Egyptian and Greek styles. Together they show Alexandria as a true melting pot, where the gods, art, and customs of different civilisations mixed to create something entirely new — the distinctive culture of Graeco-Roman Egypt.

Reopened & Renewed · أُعيد افتتاحه وتجدّد

A Treasure Restoredكنزٌ مُرمّم

Beautifully back in action.عاد بحلّةٍ بهيّة.

For many years the museum was closed for a major renovation, a long-awaited project to restore both the building and its displays. It reopened in 2023, beautifully renewed, allowing visitors once again to explore its world-class collection in fitting surroundings. The reopening returned one of Alexandria's essential museums to the city, and it pairs naturally with the nearby Pompey's Pillar and Roman Amphitheatre for a full immersion in ancient Alexandria.

Quick Facts · حقائق سريعة

The Graeco-Roman Museum at a Glanceالمتحف اليوناني الروماني في سطور

What it is: Alexandria's museum of its Hellenistic and Roman age.
Arabic name: المتحف اليوناني الروماني (the Graeco-Roman Museum).
Founded: 1892 — one of Egypt's oldest museums.
Holdings: statues, Tanagra figurines, coins, mosaics, and mummies.
Theme: the merging of Greek, Roman, and Egyptian cultures.
Note: reopened in 2023 after a major restoration.

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