Austria
Papyrussammlung und Papyrusmuseum Wien
Wien, Wien
Housed in the Neue Burg, this collection of papyri and other written materials spans some 3,000 years of Egyptian history, from about 1500 BCE to 1500 CE. The attached papyrus museum presents Egyptian cultures through these documents in its permanent exhibition. The core of the holdings, the Archduke Rainer papyrus collection, is listed as UNESCO Memory of the World documentary heritage. In all, the collection numbers around 180,000 items.
Details
- Address
- WienAustria
- Access
- Wheelchair accessible
- papyrus@onb.ac.at
- Also known as
- Papyrus Collection of the Austrian National Library
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