# Hurghada Museum > Hurghada Museum is the Red Sea's first antiquities museum, with about 2,000 objects from the pharaohs to modern Egypt. It opens daily in two sessions, 10:00–13:00 and 17:00–23:00 (last entry 12:00 and 22:00). Foreign adults pay 300 EGP, students 150 EGP. Allow 60–90 minutes. Web page: https://yesgo.io/egypt/hurghada/hurghada-museum - City: [Hurghada](https://yesgo.io/egypt/hurghada), Egypt - YesGo score: 28/100 (Yes, if nearby) - Time on site: 1 h 30 min - Entry: 300 EGP, students 150 - Opening hours: Daily 10:00–13:00 (last entry 12:00) and 17:00–23:00 (last entry 22:00); closed 13:00–17:00; shorter hours in Ramadan - With kids: Fine with kids - Foreign adult: 300 EGP - Foreign student: 150 EGP with student ID - Children: Under 6 free - Audio guide: 50 EGP - Morning session: 10:00–13:00, last entry 12:00 - Evening session: 17:00–23:00, last entry 22:00 - Closed: Never — open every day - Ramadan: Evening session from 20:00, shorter morning — check locally - Where to buy: Egymonuments website, Experience Egypt app or the gate - Payment: Visa and Mastercard at all official sales points - Address: El Nasr Street, Touristic Villages area, south Hurghada - Getting there: Taxi, Uber or Careem: ≈ 15–20 min from El Mina Mosque - Coordinates: 27.15998, 33.82136 - Facts checked: 03.11.2026 ## Key facts - **29 Feb 2020** — opened by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly and Antiquities Minister Khaled El-Enany (source: German and Arabic Wikipedia; Egyptian Streets) - **≈ 2,000** — objects, from ancient Egypt to the modern era (source: Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities; Arabic Wikipedia) - **2 sessions** — morning and evening — one of the few Egyptian museums open late at night (source: Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities; Egymonuments ticketing) - **First** — antiquities museum in the Red Sea Governorate (source: Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities; Arabic Wikipedia) - **Beauty** — the theme running through the displays: jewellery, wigs, cosmetics, music (source: Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities; Egyptian Streets; German Wikipedia) - **Meritamun** — the white limestone bust of Ramesses II's daughter and queen is the star piece (source: German and Arabic Wikipedia; Egyptian Streets) - **Private build** — a private investor paid for the building; the ministry runs the museum — a first in Egypt (source: Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities; Egyptian Streets; German Wikipedia) - **2 floors** — shops downstairs, the whole exhibition upstairs (source: German Wikipedia; Ancient Egypt magazine (The Past)) - **≈ 3,000 m²** — of exhibition halls (source: German and Arabic Wikipedia) - **6 periods** — pharaonic, Graeco-Roman, Jewish, Christian, Islamic and modern (source: Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities; Ancient Egypt magazine (The Past)) ## Hurghada Museum tickets and prices Foreign adults pay **300 EGP** and foreign students with ID pay 150 EGP; children under 6 get in free. The audio guide is an extra 50 EGP. Phone photography is free — no camera ticket needed — while commercial filming needs a ministry permit. Tickets are sold on the official Egymonuments website, in the Experience Egypt app and at the gate. Online tickets are for a set date and are non-refundable. The museum rarely has a queue, so there is no real need to book ahead. **Visa and Mastercard** are officially accepted at every sales point, the ticket desk included. Still carry some small Egyptian pound notes for the taxi and tips — dollars and euros are not a reliable way to pay on site. ## Opening hours: morning and evening sessions The museum opens **every day** in two sessions: **10:00–13:00** and **17:00–23:00**, with last entry at 12:00 and 22:00. It is shut from 13:00 to 17:00, which catches out plenty of people who turn up after lunch. The evening session is the smart choice in Hurghada: spend the day at the beach or on a boat, then see the galleries once the heat has gone. Arrive by 21:00 to give yourself a full hour. In Ramadan the evening session starts at 20:00 and the morning one is shorter. The two official ministry pages give slightly different Ramadan times, so confirm with your hotel or at the gate. > **Closed every afternoon** There is a four-hour break between sessions, 13:00–17:00. The ticket desk stops selling an hour before each session closes — at 12:00 and 22:00 — so time your taxi accordingly. ## Is Hurghada Museum worth visiting? Yes, if Hurghada is your only stop in Egypt. It is the one place in town with **genuine antiquities** rather than souvenir-shop replicas, and it is small, air-conditioned and quiet — a good evening out, or a plan B on a windy day when boats stay in port. If Cairo, Giza or Luxor is on your itinerary, it is optional: the collections there are many times larger. There are no colossal statues or tombs here — it is a compact display you can see in about an hour. Labels are in Arabic and English, and some objects have none, so the audio guide or a guide adds a lot. Kids usually like the mummies and coffins; under-6s go free, though they will not last long in the galleries. ## How to get to Hurghada Museum 1. The museum is in south Hurghada, about 8 km in a straight line from El Mina Mosque in Sakkala. A taxi takes roughly 15–20 minutes. 2. **Uber** and Careem both operate in Hurghada, so you see the fare upfront. Drivers often ask for cash, so keep small notes. 3. Street taxis have no meter: agree the fare before you get in and ask for “Hurghada Museum, El Nasr Street”. 4. White city minibuses run along the coast road — cheap, but there are no marked stops; ask the driver. 5. From the Village Road hotels it is a few minutes by taxi; Hurghada Airport (HRG) is about 3 km away in a straight line. 6. Buy your ticket at the gate, cross the courtyard and take the stairs to the first floor — the whole exhibition is up there. ## What to see inside - **The bust of Queen Meritamun** in white limestone — daughter and wife of Ramesses II, and the museum's signature piece. - The afterlife display: coffins, mummies, offering tables and canopic jars. - Ancient beauty kit — wigs, perfume and ointment vessels, jewellery — the museum's central theme. - Musical instruments, games and household objects showing everyday life on the Nile. - Graeco-Roman marble sculpture, portraits and pottery from Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt. - Coptic icons and a decorated Torah case — Christian and Jewish heritage side by side. - Islamic glass mosque lamps, lustreware and weapons, then oil portraits from modern Egypt. ## A short history Egypt's prime minister opened the museum on **29 February 2020**, making it the first antiquities museum on the Red Sea coast. It was also an experiment: a private investor paid for the building, while the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities handles the collection, curation and security. The building has two floors, with shops at street level and around 3,000 m² of galleries above. Many of the roughly 2,000 objects came from storerooms in the Red Sea region, the rest from museums elsewhere in Egypt, arranged around how Egyptians have understood beauty across the ages. ## Before you go: checklist - [ ] I'll arrive before last entry: 12:00 or 22:00 - [ ] Visa or Mastercard for the ticket - [ ] Small Egyptian pound notes for the taxi and tips - [ ] Student ID, if I have one — half price - [ ] Allowed 60–90 minutes for the galleries - [ ] Audio guide or a guide — not every object is labelled ## History in Hurghada compared Every historic sight in Hurghada rated by YesGo. - [Hurghada Museum](https://yesgo.io/egypt/hurghada/hurghada-museum) — YesGo score 28/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 1 h 30 min · 300 EGP, students 150 ## An evening in Hurghada: museum and old town The museum's evening session, a stroll round the marina, El Mina Mosque lit up and the streets of El Dahar. Add them to your route — YesGo fits in the timing and transfers. 1. [Hurghada Museum](https://yesgo.io/egypt/hurghada/hurghada-museum) — YesGo score 28/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 1 h 30 min · 300 EGP, students 150 2. [Hurghada Marina](https://yesgo.io/egypt/hurghada/hurghada-marina) — YesGo score 43/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 1 h · Free 3. [El Mina Mosque](https://yesgo.io/egypt/hurghada/el-mina-mosque) — YesGo score 45/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 30 min · Free, between prayers 4. [El Dahar Old Town](https://yesgo.io/egypt/hurghada/el-dahar-old-town) — YesGo score 39/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 1 h 30 min · Free ## Not to be confused with Tour sellers also call it the Hurghada Antiquities Museum or the National Museum — same place. Sand City is a sand-sculpture park, not a museum of antiquities. The Egyptian Museum on Tahrir Square and the Grand Egyptian Museum at Giza are in the Cairo area, hundreds of kilometres away. ## Tips - Go in the evening session: beach by day, cool galleries at night, then dinner at the [marina](https://yesgo.io/egypt/hurghada/hurghada-marina). - Start with the Meritamun bust, then walk the rooms in order — from the pharaohs to modern Egypt. - Rent the 50 EGP audio guide: several objects have no label at all. - A student ID halves the ticket price — bring it. - Heading to Cairo or Luxor later? Save this one for a windy day, or skip it. ## Questions ### How much is the Hurghada Museum ticket? 300 EGP for foreign adults, 150 EGP for foreign students with ID; children under 6 are free. The audio guide costs 50 EGP. ### What are Hurghada Museum opening hours? Daily, 10:00–13:00 and 17:00–23:00, with last entry at 12:00 and 22:00. It is closed between 13:00 and 17:00. ### Is Hurghada Museum open in the evening? Yes — the evening session runs 17:00–23:00 every day (from 20:00 in Ramadan). It is the most comfortable time to visit. ### Is Hurghada Museum worth it? If Hurghada is your only stop in Egypt, yes — it is the only place in town with real antiquities. If you are going to Cairo or Luxor, it is optional. ### How do I get to Hurghada Museum? By taxi, Uber or Careem: about 15–20 minutes from El Mina Mosque, a few minutes from the Village Road hotels. Ask for “Hurghada Museum, El Nasr Street”. ### How long do you need at Hurghada Museum? 60–90 minutes for the galleries; allow about two and a half hours including the taxi from the centre. ### Are there mummies in Hurghada Museum? Yes, in the afterlife display alongside coffins and canopic jars. The star piece, though, is the bust of Queen Meritamun. ### Can I pay by card at Hurghada Museum? Yes — Visa and Mastercard are officially accepted online and at the ticket desk. Keep some Egyptian pounds for the taxi and tips. ### Can you take photos inside? Yes, phone photos are free. Commercial filming needs ministry permission. ## How we checked The English core comes from English-language search results and related questions: tickets and price, opening hours and the evening session, is it worth it, how to get there, what to see, how long. Prices, hours, free entry and the audio guide come from the official ministry and Egymonuments pages; their Ramadan times differ, so Ramadan is marked “verifying”. Sources disagree on the number of objects — about 2,000 (ministry), 1,791 (German Wikipedia), over 1,500 (Egyptian Streets) — we show the official figure. Reported building costs differ too (150 vs 185 million EGP), so we leave them out. The address comes from Wikidata; transport details are unofficial and marked “verifying”. ## Sources - Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (egymonuments.gov.eg): Hurghada Museum — hours, prices, free entry, audio guide, 03.11.2026 - Egymonuments ticketing: Hurghada Museum page and FAQ — payment, refunds, photography, 03.11.2026 - Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities: news item on the museum opening - German and Arabic Wikipedia: Ägyptisches Museum Hurghada, متحف الغردقة; Wikidata Q88975334 - Egyptian Streets, 1 March 2020 — on the opening - Ancient Egypt magazine (The Past), 2024 — museum review --- This is the Markdown version of a YesGo page for AI assistants. Quote the web page link above, not this file.