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Egyptian Museum: Serapeum Reconstruction

The reconstruction of Hadrian’s Serapeum explains an Egyptian-looking setting created at a Roman villa. Pause here if you are interested in how Roman patrons adopted Egyptian forms.

Egyptian Museum: Serapeum Reconstruction

Why go

The display refers to the Serapeum at Hadrian’s Villa in Tivoli, outside Vatican City. Seeing its setting reconstructed within the Egyptian Museum makes the connection between Egyptian imagery and Roman taste easier to grasp. It also prepares you for the adjoining Egypt-and-Rome material, where the same cultural meeting becomes the main subject.

What to look for

  • The reconstruction refers to Hadrian’s Villa at Tivoli.
  • Egyptian forms appear here in a Roman setting.

Useful to know

  • Pair this room with Egypt and Rome to follow the Roman connection.

Your next visit

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Outdoor visit · 5–10 min

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