Luxor Museum, Luxor, Egypt

Luxor Museum tickets and prices

A foreign adult ticket costs EGP 400; students up to 24 with a valid ID pay EGP 200, and children under 6 go free. These are the official prices from the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities. Phone photography is free — no extra photo ticket needed.

Buy on the official Egymonuments website, in the Experience Egypt app or at the desk at the gate. The ministry takes Visa and Mastercard on every channel, so a card covers your entry; carry a few Egyptian pounds anyway for tips and toilets, since smaller places often want cash.

Tickets are dated and non-refundable. Keep yours on you until you leave — the ministry asks visitors to. If you're seeing lots of sites over several days, compare the unofficial Luxor Pass, sold for cash at the Karnak ticket office.

Luxor Museum opening hours

The museum is open every day of the week. In winter the morning session starts at 9:00 with last entry at 13:00, and the evening session starts at 17:00 with last entry at 20:00. In summer last entry is earlier, at 12:00 and 19:00. During Ramadan it's 13:00 and 19:00.

The ministry publishes last entry, not a closing time, so give yourself at least an hour and a half before it. The evening session is the museum's trump card: spend the day at the temples and tombs, which close in the afternoon, then come here after sunset when there's little else open.

What to see at the Luxor Museum

• The royal mummies of Ahmose I and Ramesses I in the new hall that opened in 2004. Ahmose I drove out the Hyksos and founded the 18th Dynasty. The second mummy spent well over a century in a museum at Niagara Falls billed as an Egyptian prince; scans suggest it is most likely Ramesses I, and it returned to Egypt in 2003.
• The Luxor Temple Cache Hall — statues of gods and kings found in 1989 in a pit beneath the temple's courtyard. The refurbished hall now shows 26 pieces, including a statue of Amenhotep III and a granite statue of Horemheb.
• The Akhenaten wall — 283 painted talatat blocks from the temple the heretic king built at Karnak. After his death the temple was taken apart and the blocks packed inside a pylon, which is why the colours survived. Look for Akhenaten under the rays of the Aten, Nefertiti, and scenes of daily life.
• Grave goods from Tutankhamun's tomb — shabtis, model boats and other burial objects, a short drive from the Valley of the Kings where they were found.
• The statue of Thutmose III and other New Kingdom sculpture — kings and gods at full scale.
• Weapons and military gear of the New Kingdom in the new hall — the story of how Thebes became the capital of an empire.

Is the Luxor Museum worth it?

Yes, if ancient Egypt is why you came. It's the clearest museum in town: two floors of chosen masterpieces rather than endless crowded cases. It is also the best thing to do in Luxor in the evening apart from the floodlit Luxor Temple.

Skip it if you only have a few hours ashore from a cruise — spend them at Karnak instead. And don't expect Cairo's scale: the great Tutankhamun treasures are at the Egyptian Museum and the Grand Egyptian Museum, while Luxor has a selection.

How long do you need?

Plan 1–1.5 hours for the main collection, or about 2 hours if you read every label and linger at the Akhenaten wall and the Cache Hall. Start with the mummies and the cache statues, then work back through the sculpture galleries.

It also works as a breather: after the heat and dust of the temples, you're under a roof and away from the tour-group crush. Pair it with Luxor Temple on the same evening — the museum first, the temple under floodlights afterwards.

Luxor Museum vs Mummification Museum (and the temples)

With time for one museum, choose the Luxor Museum: more masterpieces, plus the royal mummies. The Mummification Museum is a good extra before the Valley of the Kings. Both are on the same Corniche.

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How to do it right

• The evening session is the sweet spot: temples by day, museum after dark.
• Head to the mummies and the Cache Hall first — they're the reason to come; the sculpture galleries can wait.
• The museum is halfway between Luxor Temple and Karnak, so it's easy to drop in on the way.
• See Ahmose I before your trip to the Valley of the Kings — the tombs make more sense afterwards.
• The cache statues once stood in Luxor Temple: see them here, then walk to the temple.
• Guides at the gate can be persistent; the museum is small enough to manage on your own.

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