Austrian National Library – Papyrus Museum
The Papyrus Museum of the Austrian National Library showcases unique objects from 3,000 years of Egyptian culture. The highlight of the exhibition is Sesostris’ Book of the Dead from the 15th century BC: it is the oldest object in the Austrian National Library.
‘The Power of Words. Domination and Cultural Diversity in Ancient Egypt’: The exhibition on multilingual Egypt uses numerous papyri to show the different languages that were spoken and written in the land on the Nile from around 1500 BC to 1000 AD, as well as their influence on administration, culture, and society.
SHORT GUIDED TOURS OF THE PERMANENT EXHIBITION (AT 6.30 PM, AT 8.30 PM AND AT 10.30 PM)
Approx. 30 minutes.
SHORT GUIDED TOUR OF THE SPECIAL EXHIBITION ‘THE POWER OF WORDS. DOMINATION AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN ANCIENT EGYPT’ (AT 7.30 PM AND AT 9.30 PM)
Approx. 30 minutes.
SHORT GUIDED TOUR IN ENGLISH (10 PM)
Approx. 30 minutes.
CHILDREN'S PROGRAMME 'WRITING ON PAPYRUS' (FROM 6 PM TO 11 PM, ONGOING)
Learn more about the 5,000-year-old writing material and try it out for yourself! Write in hieroglyphics on real papyrus and take this message home with you.
