This is your primary resource for legally viewing official information about the collection and the museum itself. The site is designed to be a modern, interactive catalogue, though it does not host a downloadable PDF of the 1987 book.

: Search for terms like "Catalogue Général des Antiquités Égyptiennes du Musée du Caire" to find digitized versions of the original French and English volumes.

: The catalogue features over 300 illustrations, with nearly 290 in high-quality color, captured by photographer Jürgen Liepe Academic Depth

: A full digital copy (approx. 150 MB) is available for free borrowing or download at the Internet Archive : User-uploaded versions can be found on for online reading or download. Griffith Institute

Physical copies of the old "Catalogue Général" are rare and cost thousands of dollars. Digital downloads democratize this knowledge, allowing anyone with a smartphone to access the same data as a university professor.

The phrase "The Egyptian Museum Cairo Official Catalogue" most accurately refers to the landmark 1987 publication by Mohamed Saleh and Hourig Sourouzian. This is the most widely recognized and distributed official guidebook for the historic museum in Tahrir Square.

volumes—foundational records of the museum’s inventory—can be accessed via the Egyptologists' Electronic Forum Archival Records: The museum’s own Archive Department

Keep in mind that the historical volumes were written primarily in French, German, or English, depending on the contributing scholar.

By downloading the PDF before your trip to Cairo (in 2026 or later), you can identify the must-see items and plan your itinerary, as the museum is vast.

For more focused guides or specialized academic research, the following resources are also available in PDF: The Illustrated Guide to the Egyptian Museum in Cairo

: Provides specialized PDF resources like the Topographical Bibliography for specific museum artifacts.