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EEF NEWS (1453) ==================== July 2, 2026 (III Akhet 17)
Contents: (I) New: Lectures and symposiums (II) New: Exhibitions (III) Personals: personal and offtopic calls (IV) Read on the Web: online press reports in electronic newspapers etc. (V) Books and Journals Corner: book announcements, book reviews, journal issues appearing, digitised literature, etc. (VIA) Jobs and Grants: announcements of job openings and fellowships. (VIB) Courses and Trips: classroom & online courses, field schools, and non-commercial tours. (VII) (Multi)media: AE on TV, in Film, in Music, on CD-Rom or DVD (VIII) Websites: announcing, listing or updates of whole (mainstream) websites (IX) Lectures and symposiums on Ancient Egypt Virtual Lectures and Conferences (mostly via Zoom) (all countries) Non-virtual events (per country): USA, Canada, UK, Netherlands, Germany, Vatican City, Egypt, Italy, France, Sweden, Belgium, Spain, Australia, Denmark, Switzerland, Greece, Austria, Poland, Hungary, China, Czech Republic, Romania, Japan, Portugal (X) Exhibitions on Ancient Egypt USA, Canada, UK, Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Egypt, Italy, France, Vatican City, Belgium, Spain, Australia, Monaco, Switzerland, Sweden, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Japan, Portugal, Argentina, Russia, Israel, South Korea, China, India, Taiwan, Greece, El Salvador Notes: * Sections IX to XII contain the bulk of still current info from earlier issues (these sections are absent from the email version of the newsletter), while sections I to VIII contain new or adjusted information. * Of items marked with #, you can request from me the often longer announcement on which my summary was based. * Items marked with & are topics from earlier issues that linger on a bit (for irregular visitors of this site) or that were already on the EEF forum itself. * It is always wise to contact the organizers of lectures e.d. for confirmation, in case of (last minute) changes. Also note that registration for conferences/symposiums often is months in advance. Students will need an I.D. to get any discounts offered. * The double date in the header above is based on an accurate extrapolation from antiquity of the Ancient Egyptian (AE) Civil Calendar (365 days, wandering through the seasons, not determined by Sothis). * Time zones for watching virtal lectures (abbreviations and conversions): URL * Please send any contributions and additions to: A.K. Eyma * Thanks for this week's events information go to: Emily Hale [(I) - VL (j)]; Branko van Oppen de Ruiter [(II) - USA (b)]; Michael Tilgner [(II) - UK (f), Italy (j)(k)(q)] ================================================================== +++ (I) NEW: LECTURES AND SYMPOSIUMS --VIRTUAL LECTURES-- j) Southampton Ancient Egypt Society (SAES) URL * Online lecture (Zoom): "The development of Shabtis & Ushabtis in Ancient Egypt", by Dr. Jan Moje date: 18 July 2026; 1.30 pm BST (for a 2 pm start) costs: Saturday Meeting fees - Adult Members £3.00, Adult non members £6.00 info: email info: abstract at URL --- For previously listed lectures and conferences, see section IX below. +++ (II) NEW: EXHIBITIONS --USA-- b) Tampa Museum of Art Cornelia Corbett Center 120 W. Gasparilla Plaza, Tampa, FL 33602 URL * "Mysteries of the Nile: Ancient Egypt" date: June 25, 2026 – June 25, 2028 Exhibition dedicated to the art and artifacts of ancient Egypt, exploring themes related to the power of pharaohs, the worship of gods, aspects of daily life, and beliefs about the afterlife. With 117 objects, on loan from the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, supplemented with objects from the permanent collection of the Tampa Museum of Art, as well as works from private collections. info: URL info: English press release at URL [update] y) Yale Peabody Museum 170 Whitney Ave, New Haven, CT 06511 * "Unfolding History. Writing in Ancient Egypt" date: May 5, 2026 - November 1, 2026 [new] info: English press release at URL --UK-- [update] f) NEON at Battersea Power Station 2 Circus Road East, SW11 8DQ London * "Ramses the Great and the Gold of the Pharaohs" [new] date: 28 February 2026 - *30 August 2026 info: URL Preliminary end date based on ticket sale info thusfar. [new] * "Horrible Histories: Live At The Museum" date: 27 July 2026 - 2 September 2026, 5-6 September 2026, 12-13 September 2026 Special tour of the exhibition "Ramses the Great and the Gold of the Pharaohs". info: URL "Take a terrible tour of priceless Egyptian treasures with the great Ramses himself!" info: English press report at URL "Meet Ramses II himself as he takes you on a tour of ancient Egypt - with all the horrible bits left in. You’ll laugh through history as you uncover the darkest secrets and strangest occurrences and come face to face with artefacts that have survived for more than 3,000 years." --ITALY-- j) Castello del Buonconsiglio via Bernardo Clesio, 5, 38122 Trento * Reopening of the permanent Egyptian exhibition: "Nelle terre del Nilo" [In the lands of the Nile] date: 25 July 2026 - ongoing info: URL info: Italian press reports at URL "Dal 25 luglio, il maniero di Trento svelerà il nuovo allestimento permanente della sua collezione egizia: «Nelle terre del Nilo»." URL A cat mummy will be presented on 8 July 2026 in preparation of the reopening of the Egyptian section of the museum. [update] k) Museo Archeologico - Sezione Egizia [Egyptian Collection of the Milanese Archaeological Museum] Castello Sforzesco Piazza Castello, 20121 Milano URL * "Reopening Ancient Egypt Gallery" date: 5 March 2026 - Ongoing [new] info: Italian press report at URL A 'tour' by author Luciana Benotto. [update] q) Scuderie del Quirinale via XXIV Maggio 16, 00187 Roma * "Tesori dei Faraoni" [Treasures of the Pharaohs] date: 24 October 2025 - 14 June 2026 [new] info: Italian press report at URL [update] r) CityOval Milano Via Spinola 8, 20149 Milan * "Cleopatra: The Truth" date: 12 November 2026 - 28 January 2027 [new] info: English press report at URL "(..) Following its debut in Milan, the experience will be staged in Cairo before travelling to other cities worldwide." --- For previously listed exhibitions, see section X below. ++ (III) PERSONALS AND SUNDRIES * TBA +++ (IV) READ ON THE WEB --NEWSPAPER REPORTS ONLINE-- * Press report: "A Complete Self-Sufficient Settlement from the Second Intermediate Period Discovered in the Eastern Nile Delta" URL "The Egyptian mission working in the area of Tell el-Ku'a, in the Wadi Tumilat of the Ismailia province, has brought to light a set of tombs, a residential area, and various production facilities dating from the Second Intermediate Period. (..) The team led by archaeologist Mostafa Hassan, head of the Ismailia Antiquities sector and director of the excavation, has documented a series of structures that show the persistence of the settlement until the middle of the 18th Dynasty (..)." With photos. -- Other English press reports: URL "(..) The excavations yielded a rich collection of artifacts. These include scarabs, bronze tools, pottery vessels, alabaster kohl pots, and juglets featuring the distinctive "Tell el-Yahudiyeh" style, which characterizes the Second Intermediate Period. (..)" With more photos (of tombs, scarabs and pottery). URL -- French press report: URL * Press report: "Greece Returns Six Ancient Egyptian Artefacts Under UNESCO Convention" URL "(...) According to Greek authorities, the objects were handed to the National Archaeological Museum by a private citizen in 2018 after being found in the Peristeri area of Athens, wrapped separately inside a paper bag. (..)" With photo. [Submitted by Michael Tilgner] * Press report: "Musei Vaticani, la conferenza "Dal Tevere al Nilo" esplora il ruolo di Roma e dei papi nella nascita dell'Egittologia scientifica" URL "Nel 1839 papa Gregorio XVI inaugurò il Museo Egizio Vaticano, consacrando Roma come culla dell’egittologia; la Spedizione Romana in Egitto mirava a recuperare alabastro e antichità per arricchire il nuovo Museo. (..)" -- See also: "Amenta (Musei Vaticani): 'Nella Roma ottocentesca Papa Gregorio XVI promosse l’Egittologia istituendo nel 1839 il Museo Egizio'" URL Interview with Dr. Alessia Amenta, curator at the Department of Egyptian Antiquities of the Vatican Museums; includes a video report [2:29 mins.]. --Follow-ups-- [Submitted by Ingrid van Sprakelaar] * Press report: "Scanning the past: USC researchers unlock ancient secrets with cutting-edge technologies" URL "USC researchers’ CT scans of two Egyptian mummies demonstrate the power of advanced imaging technologies to bridge the gap between the present day and the ancient world. When Nes-Hor and Nes-Min, two ancient Egyptian mummies, arrived at Keck Hospital of USC on the morning of Jan. 17, Summer Decker was determined to uncover as much detail as possible beneath their linen shrouds. (..) She didn’t have a lot of time: The mummies had been transported to the hospital from the California Science Center in Exposition Park, where they were to be displayed in Mummies of the World: The Exhibition when it opened Feb. 7. On the day of the CT scans, the mummies needed to be back at the California Science Center by 1 p.m. for installation into their displays. (..)" +++ (V) BOOK CORNER --NEW (PAPER) BOOK RELEASES-- * TBA --DIGITIZED BOOKS & ONLINE THESES-- * TBA --NEW ISSUES OF (PAPER) JOURNALS & MAGAZINES-- * TBA --DIGITIZED JOURNAL ARTICLES & ONLINE PAPERS-- * AERAgram (newsletter of Ancient Egypt Research Associates) vol. 24 (2023) and vol. 25 (2024) have become available online at URL The most recent issue (26) is at the moment only available to AERA members. * The e-Jahresbericht des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts [eDAI-J] of 2025 has appeared online: URL Includes a report of the Abteilung Kairo, pp. 149-170. * A new issue of Archäologischer Anzeiger [AA], vol. 2025/2, is online: URL Among the articles [in Open Access]: -- Jenny H. Schlehofer et al, "Zwei Bleisärge aus der Petosiris-Nekropole von Tuna el-Gebel in Mittelägypten" * The latest issue of Bulletin archéologique des Écoles françaises à l'étranger [BAEFE], Opérations de terrain Ifao-CEAlex (2026), is online at URL * A new article has appeared in the online journal ENiM (Égypte nilotique et méditerranéenne): -- Hanane Gaber, "Formes et mécanisme de divinisation de Séthi Ier dans la grande salle hypostyle du temple d’Amon à Karnak" (ENiM 19, p. 131-175 — 26 juin 2026) URL [Submitted by Michael Tilgner] * Verband der Ägyptologie. Newsletter -- no. 8 (Juni 2026) - 37 pp. - pdf-file (4.5 MB) URL --MISCELLANEOUS-- * TBA +++ (VIA) JOBS AND GRANTS ---JOB OPENINGS--- [# = You may request from the editor the often longer announcement of an individual job opening on which the below summaries were based.] [New announcements are placed on top of the list, without (&).] * (&) The Department of Classics, Ancient History and Archaeology at the University of Birmingham is looking to recruit a Teaching fellow in Egyptology (12 months fixed term; 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2027) Application deadline is 6 July 2026. URL * (&) The ERC project "Reassembling Scribal Vernacular Practices: Analysing Coptic Correspondence and Epistolographic Culture in Late Antique and Early Islamic Egypt" at the Universität Heidelberg is pleased to announce the following call for applications: PhD candidate position (65%) available from 1 October 2026 for a fixed term of 4 years until 30 September 2030. Application deadline is 30 June 2026. URL * (&) The American Research Center in Egypt is searching for a US-based Membership, Chapter, and Advancement Manager. Full-time, hybrid. Salary commensurate with experience. Full benefits included. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis beginning June 22, 2026, until the position is filled. To apply, please see the URL: Membership, Chapters & Outreach Manager URL * (&) The American Research Center in Egypt is searching for an Egypt-based Communications and PR Manager. Must have legal authorization to live and work in Egypt. Full-time, on-site in ARCE’s Garden City, Cairo office. Salary commensurate with experience. Full benefits included. To apply: send a c.v./resume, a brief cover letter, a press-facing writing sample, and names of two references to: email, with the subject line "Communications and PR Manager." Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis beginning June 22, 2026. For more details, see the URL: Communications Manager: URL ---GRANTS & SCHOLARSHIPS--- [# = You may request from the editor the often longer announcement on which the below summaries were based.] * (&) The Kemet Klub Research Grant in Memory of Martin Davies is open to undergrad and post grad Egyptology students. Students can apply for up to £500 to support their research. Closing date for the next round of applications is the 1st December 2025. Full details at URL * (&) Every year, the Deutsche Morgenländische Gesellschaft (German Oriental Society) offers up to three travel grants for young academics in one of the fields of Oriental Studies oriented towards cultural studies. Applicants must have a Master's degree or a comparable degree. (..) Applications must be submitted by March 1 of each year (..). Further information: URL * (&) ARCE's Antiquities Endowment Fund (AEF) awards grants for discrete and highly focused professional projects that serve the preservation, conservation, and documentation needs of Egyptian antiquities that are more than 100 years old. More can be found about it here: email The AEF grant has now opened and individuals are more than welcome to submit their proposals/projects. * (&) The Thomas Heagy Foundation is pleased to announce that it is now accepting applications for grants in the arts, music, and higher education. The procedures are the same as for Egyptology grants. For further information contact the Foundation at email * (&) Overview of NINO Funding Opportunities aimed at students/ researchers of the Ancient Near East incl. Egypt (Mobility Grants, Conference and Fieldwork Subsidies, etc). URL --AWARDS, PRIZES & CONTESTS-- * (&) ASTENE Postgraduate Research Competition The Association for the Study of Travel in Egypt and the Near East (ASTENE) invites proposals for the inaugural Postgraduate Research Competition. This competition is intended to reward the most promising and engaging research in the interdisciplinary and cross-period fields of Near Eastern studies and travel history. For full details, see the Call for Papers at URL * (&) The Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten (NINO) annually awards two prizes to the best BA and (res)MA thesis on the ancient Near East (incl. Egypt) at a Dutch university in the current academic year. A call for submissions is open from 1 June to 1 October each year. URL --VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES-- * (&) ARCE is Looking for Website Content Writers Graduate-level students, academics, and experts are invited to explore Egypt’s cultural heritage by writing articles to be published on the American Research in Egypt's website https://arce.org/ Writers will be required to carry out thorough research on the topic they will write about, receive and follow guidelines for the requirements of ARCE’s website content. For examples, please visit our Resources page URL. The estimated word count is 500-900 words maximum, and the article will need to be accompanied by a bibliography. In lieu of financial remuneration, writers will receive a certificate of completion and will be credited when the article is published on ARCE’s website, newsletter and social media pages. Info: email * (&) Save Ancient Studies Alliance (SASA) is looking for Spanish- and/or Arabic-speaking individuals who want to make a difference in Ancient Studies. (..) Since SASA’s 2024 Virtual Conference in Summer 2024 will be tri-lingual in modern English, Spanish, and Arabic, our goal for the coming year is to translate portions of our website and organize the conference. (..) Info on the volunteer opportunities (Assistant Coordinators for the Virtual Conference Team; Outreach Team volunteers and interns; Translators to work on translating our website): URL +++ (VIB) NEW: COURSES AND TRIPS --COURSES-- * (&) EES Online Course (Zoom): "The Valley of the Kings: Its Life and Afterlife" tutor: Dr. Nicholas Brown dates: 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 July 2026; 18:00 BST costs: EES Member £60, Non-Member £120, EES Student £30 info: URL * (&) GlyphStudy, a Free, student run Groups.io group for the study of all phases of the ancient Egyptian language, will offer a new Middle Egyptian study section using James Hoch’s Middle Egyptian Grammar beginning Monday November 17, 2025. You will need to purchase a textbook in order to participate. To sign up send an email with your first and last name and Hoch25 to the owner’s address main+owner@GlyphStudy.groups.io and then apply to join the GlyphStudy list by sending an email to main+subscribe@GlyphStudy.groups.io. For more information visit us on Facebook: URL * (&) GlyphStudy, a Free, student run Groups.io group for the study of all phases of the ancient Egyptian language, will offer a new Middle Egyptian study section using Collier and Manley’s How to Read Egyptian Hieroglyphs: A Step-By-Step Guide To Teach Yourself beginning Monday November 17th. You will need to purchase a textbook in order to participate. To sign up send an email with your first and last name and CM25 to the owner’s address main+owner@GlyphStudy.groups.io and then apply to join the GlyphStudy list by sending an email to main+subscribe@GlyphStudy.groups.io. For more information visit us on Facebook: URL * (&) Kemet Klub Online Courses -- All classes can be joined live, or students can watch via recordings. Dr Massimiliano Nuzzolo - Royal Annals of ancient Egypt (starts this Sunday!) Professor Peter Brand - The many wives and Children of Rameses II Dr Henning Franzmeier - The End of the New Kingdom Maiken Mosleth King - The Wisdom of Ptahhotep (hieroglyph reading class) All details can be found at URL -- "From the archives: Beginners hieroglyphs", Hieroglyphs self-study course with Maiken Mosleth King Pre-recorded course with eight lectures and support materials; access for 120 days (4 months) from the point of enrolment. £39.00. URL * (&) Egyptian Arabic lessons Would you like to speak day-to-day Arabic in Egypt, to travel, to work, or as a passion? Follow an interactive learning technique based on conversation with a French- speaking Egyptian, in Cairo or online. For more information on rates and schedule, contact Rose Milek at email --FIELD SCHOOLS-- * TBA --TRIPS&TOURS-- * TBA +++ (VII) (MULTI)MEDIA --TV&RADIO-- [Submitted by Michael Tilgner] * German TV: -- ZDFneo, July 5, 2026, 14:40-15:25 "Eine kurze Geschichte über ... Das alte Ägypten" -- ZDFneo, July 5, 2026, 15:25-16:10 "Terra X: Tutanchamun - Der Junge hinter der Goldmaske" -- Arte, July 7, 2026, 08:50-10:25 "Ägypten: Das geheimnisvolle Grab des Wesirs" -- ZDFinfo, July 8, 2026, 18:45-19:30 "Metropolen der Antike: Alexandria" -- ZDFinfo, July 9, 2026, 01:15-02:00 "Ägypten - Schatzkammer der Archäologie: Alexander der Große" -- ZDFinfo, July 9, 2026, 02:00-02:45 "Ägypten - Schatzkammer der Archäologie: Das verlorene Grab der Nofretete" -- ZDFinfo, July 9, 2026, 02:45-03:30 "Ägypten - Schatzkammer der Archäologie: Die Geheimnisse Tutanchamuns" -- ZDFinfo, July 9, 2026, 03:30-04:15 "Ägypten - Schatzkammer der Archäologie: Die Herrschaft Tutanchamuns" -- ZDFinfo, July 9, 2026, 04:15-04:45 "Ägypten - Schatzkammer der Archäologie: Bestattungsriten" -- ZDFinfo, July 9, 2026, 04:45-05:29 "Ägypten - Schatzkammer der Archäologie: Geheimnisvolle Kleopatra" -- ZDFinfo, July 9, 2026, 05:30-06:15 "Ägypten - Schatzkammer der Archäologie: Faszination Pyramidenbau" -- ZDFinfo, July 9, 2026, 06:15-07:00 "Ägypten - Schatzkammer der Archäologie: Das Ende der Pyramiden" -- Arte, July 10, 2026, 10:25-12:00 "Tutanchamun - Neues aus dem Grab" --DVDs & CDROMS-- * TBA --SOFTWARE & APPS-- * TBA --GAMES-- * TBA --MUSIC & THEATRE & FILM--- * TBA --ONLINE AUDIO&VIDEO-- * Video of a lecture organised by Staatliches Museum Ägyptischer Kunst: -- "Schuhe, Kartonagen und ein Sarg im Fokus restauratorischer Forschung," by Dr. Ina Schneebauer-Meissner (25 June 2026) [1 h 15 mins.] URL * Video of a lecture organised by Museo Egizio: -- "A rock inscription in the Museo Egizio of Turin? News about the stela of Cleopatra and Caesarion," by Dr. Johannes Auenmüller (25 June 2026) [44 mins.; the lecture is auto-dubbed] URL --SOFTWARE-- * TBA --MISCELLANEOUS-- [Submitted by Abraham Ignacio Fernandez Pichel] * New entries at the Egypopcult Database on Ancient Egypt and Pop Culture: # Comic Books: -- Les dieux du Nil (2012), by Esperanza Macarena Ródenas Perea URL -- Le mystère de la grande pyramide (1951), by Guillermo Juberías URL N.B. Important Update: Over the next few days, the Egypopcult website and database will be hosted on a server owned by the Faculty of Arts at the University of Lisbon, and the URL (web address) will change. The current URL will therefore soon no longer be valid. We will keep you informed. +++ (VIII) WEBSITES * TBA +++ [End of new weekly additions] ========================================================================= [Overview of still current older material follows below] +++ (IX) LECTURES AND SYMPOSIUMS --VIRTUAL LECTURES AND HYBRID CONFERENCES (VL)--- [International conferences are listed first, followed by local lectures.] a) - b) International Symposium on Egyptology in Tokyo * Online event (Zoom): 2nd International Symposium on Egyptology in Tokyo (ISET 2026) date: 16 July 2026; 09:00 – 17:00 JST [takes place after CRE2026 Tokyo] place: a hybrid event -- online (Zoom) or in-person at University of Tsukuba, Tokyo Campus (Lecture Room 120) info: program and registration at URL c) Egypt Exploration Society * Online study day (Zoom): "'Preserving' Egyptian Heritage: A Tale as Old as Time?" date: 27 June 2026; 1 pm – 6 pm BST place: a hybrid event -- online (Zoom) or in-person at Khalili Lecture Theatre, School of Oriental and African Studies, Torrington Square, London WC1H 0XG costs: £15 to £40 info: program and registration at URL d) - e) - f) - g) - h) Huis van Horus * Online lecture (Zoom): "Women, goddesses and the power of hair: Female hair customs in ancient Egypt," by Léa Henrich date: 30 June 2026; 19:30 CEST costs: Members EUR 2.50, non-Members EUR 5 info: abstract and registration ('Bestel') at URL i) ARCE - DC Chapter * Online lecture (Zoom): "Re-exploring the Bab el-Gasus Tomb," by Dr. France Jamen date: July 18, 2026; noon EDT costs: free info: abstract and registration at URL j) - k) - l) - m) ARCE - Chicago Chapter * Online lecture (Zoom): "A Bestiary of Ancient Nubia, an ISAC Special Exhibition," by Dr. Marc Maillot (Director/Chief Curator, ISAC Museum, The University of Chicago) date: July 11, 2026; lecture at 4:00 pm CDT, exhibition tour at 5:00 pm CDT place: a hybrid event -- online (Zoom lecture) and in-person at ISAC Museum (exhibition tour) info: abstract and registration at URL info: Zoom-registration at URL n) Chesterfield Egyptology Society (CHES) * Online lecture (Zoom): "The Hatshepsut erasures," by Dr. Trent Hugler date: 11 July 2026; 1:30 pm BST / 2:30 pm CEST place: a hybrid event -- online (Zoom) or in-person at Chesterfield Library costs: GBP 5 + booking fee info: URL info: abstract and registration at URL o) - p) - q) - r) - s) - --UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)-- a) - --CANADA-- a) Society for the Study of Egyptian Antiquities/Société pour l’Étude de l’Égypte Ancienne * SSEA/SÉÉA Scholars’ Colloquium date: November 6 and 8, 2026 place: a hybrid event -- online (Zoom) or in-person (Toronto) info: deadline for submissions is August 31st, 2026. Papers will be hybrid, delivered both In Person and Live via Zoom. * SSEA/SÉÉA 49th Annual Symposium: "Feasts and Festivals in Ancient Egypt" date: November 7, 2026 place: a hybrid event -- online (Zoom) or in-person (Toronto) info: URL --UNITED KINGDOM (UK)--- a) - b) - --THE NETHERLANDS-- a) - --GERMANY-- a) - b) Ägyptologisches Institut und Ägyptisches Museum –Georg Steindorff– der Universität Leipzig * 57. Ständige Ägyptologie Konferenz (SÄK) 2026 date: 3 - 5 July 2026 info: URL "Erster Rundbrief" (25 November 2025) - 3 pp. - pdf-file (0.3 MB) URL "Die SÄK 2026 wird unter keinem Hauptthema stehen. Stattdessen hat sie ein freies Format und wird für Beiträge aus allen Bereichen unseres vielseitigen Faches offen sein. Damit knüpft sie ein Stück weit an den ursprünglichen Charakter der SÄK früheren Jahren an, mit dem sie sich von anderen Tagungen abhob." info: "Zweiter Rundbrief", 10 February 2026 - 2 pp. - pdf-file (0.5 MB) URL [new] info: "Anmeldeformular" - 1 pp. - pdf-file (0.05 MB) URL --VATICAN CITY-- a) Egyptian Department of the Musei Vaticani and Vatican Coffin Project * Third Vatican Coffin Conference: "When Coffins Speak: at the Crossroads of Research and Practice" date: 24 - 27 February 2027 place: Musei Vaticani info: URL --EGYPT-- a) Fashioning Sudan Project * Conference "Dress and the material culture of the self along the Nile Valley" date: 16th and 17th March 2027 place: in-person in Cairo (at Institut Francais d’Archeologie Orientale & Danish Institute at Beyt Yakan) and online info: deadline for abstracts is August 31st, 2026. info: email --ITALY-- a) - --FRANCE-- a) North Atlantic Conference on Afroasiatic Linguistics (NACAL) * 49th Annual Meeting of NACAL date: 30 September 2026 - 2 October 2026 place: Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales (INALCO), Paris info: URL Deadline for the submission of abstracts: June 15, 2026. b) International Association of Egyptologists (IAE) * 14th International Congress of Egyptologists (ICE XIV) date: 18-23 July 2027 place: Paris info: URL info: URL --SWEDEN-- a) - --BELGIUM-- a) Nederlands-Vlaamse Egyptologendag URL * 53e Nederlands-Vlaamse Egyptologendag date: 7 November 2026; 10:00-17:00 place: Auditorium, Koninklijke Musea voor Kunst & Geschiedenis, Brussels info: email Call for Papers until 1 October 2026. b) - --SPAIN-- a) - --AUSTRALIA-- a) - --DENMARK-- a) - --SWITZERLAND-- a) - --GREECE-- a) - --AUSTRIA-- a) - --POLAND-- a) Mummy Research Center ul. Mordechaja Anielewicza 2 /78, 00-157 Warsaw URL * 4th International Symposium on Animals in Ancient Egypt (ISAAE 4) date: 23-28 May 2027 place: Warsaw --HUNGARY-- a) - --CHINA-- a) - --CZECH REPUBLIC-- a) - --ROMANIA-- a) - --JAPAN-- a) Current Research in Egyptology * CRE 26 date: July 11-15, 2026 place: University of Tsukuba Tokyo Campus info: URL URL info: First Circular available at URL --PORTUGAL-- a) - +++ (X) EXHIBITIONS Most info in this section was collected by Michael Tilgner and Ingrid van Sprakelaar. Ingrid maintains an exhibition calendar [in two complementary formats, i.e. sorted by date and by country] at the Dutch website of the Mehen Study Center.
N.B.: * indicates a preliminary end date based on ticket sale info; so not an official end date set in stone. Notably the virtual exhibitions have moving end dates. --USA-- a) de Young Museum Golden Gate Park 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive, San Francisco, CA 94118 URL * "Treasures of the Pharaohs" date: August 1, 2026 - January 31, 2027 Exhibition of 130 ancient Egyptian artefacts, from the Early Dynastic period through to the Late Period, 108 of which come from the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, two from the Luxor Museum, one from the Museo Egizio in Turin (namely the "Mensa Isiaca"), and the rest from recent discoveries at the area of Luxor (e.g., from the so-called "Golden City", the administrative center of the time of Amenhotep III). Earlier at the Scuderie del Quirinale, Roma (24 October 2025 - 14 June 2026). info: URL info: English press reports at URL "(..) Among the pieces highlighted by organisers is an outer anthropoid coffin dating back to the reign of Amenhotep III. The exhibition also features large-scale statuary, finely crafted ceremonial works, and archaeological discoveries from Luxor’s Golden City (..)." URL b) - c) Getty Villa Museum 17985 Pacific Coast Highway, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272 URL * "Sculpted Portraits from Ancient Egypt" date: January 24, 2024 – January 25, 2027 [was: November 1, 2023 – November 9, 2026] Exhibition dedicated to the sculpted portraits of officials associated with the 26th Dynasty; the artefacts are on loan from the British Museum, London. info: URL info: English press release at URL "(..) “The sculptures on display fall into a category traditionally called ‘private portraits,’ meaning that they represent non-royal historical individuals. The 26th Dynasty was a period in which private portraiture flourished, as the people who made up the dynasty’s complex administration commissioned temple statues and tomb furnishings that express their identity and reflect the prosperity of the era,” says Sara E. Cole, assistant curator of antiquities at the Getty Villa Museum. “We hope that visitors will come away from the exhibition with an expanded idea of what makes a ‘portrait’ as well as an appreciation for Late Period Egyptian art.” (..)" info: English press report at URL [Needs free registration.] "(..) The exhibition will feature four papyri belonging to women named Webennesre, Ankhesenaset, and Aset. Cole said “Book of the Dead” materials belonging to women are rare, because most were reserved for men. Twelve of the manuscripts in the exhibition are written on fragments of linen that were used to wrap the mummified remains of the people they belonged to.(..)" * "The Egyptian Book of the Dead" date: March 4, 2026 - November 30, 2026 Exhibition (previously shown in 2023) featuring Getty's Book of the Dead manuscripts (ca. 19). info: URL d) Museum of Fine Arts 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02115 URL * "Maverick Kings - Three Visionary Pharaohs of Egypt’s Golden Age" date: September 6, 2026 - December 6, 2026 Exhibition focusing on three rulers of the 18th Dynasty: Hatshepsut, Amenhotep III, and Akhenaten. With objects of the MFA collection, plus loans from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Egyptian Museum in Berlin, the Cleveland Museum of Art, and the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas. info: URL e) Brooklyn Museum 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, New York 11238-6052 URL * "Unrolling Eternity: The Brooklyn Books of the Dead" date: January 30, 2026 - ongoing Exhibition of a 21-foot papyrus, containing a complete and gilded copy of the Book of the Dead, that has been restored for the past three years. Complemented with funerary and scribal artifacts. info: URL "(..) The gilded manuscript, dating between 340 and 57 B.C.E., holds nearly all 162 spells known from the longest versions. Unlike most surviving examples, it includes blank opening and closing pages that confirm its completeness. Conservation and curatorial efforts have also revealed its original owner—Ankhmerwer, son of Taneferher (..)." * "A Woman's Afterlife: Gender Transformation in Ancient Egypt" date: December 15, 2016 - long-term [was: till March 24, 2017] Exhibition with 25 ancient Egyptian artefacts that explore the differences between male and female access to the afterlife. info: URL info: press release [PDF] at URL info: English press report at URL "(..) Egyptian medicine taught that an entombed woman faced a biological barrier to rebirth. The ancient Egyptians believed that in human reproduction it was The Man who created the fetus, and transferred it to the woman during intercourse. This ultimately made rebirth impossible for a woman alone. To overcome this perceived problem a priest ritually transformed a woman's mummy into a man long enough to create a fetus. The ritual for this transformation required representing a woman with red skin on her coffin--- the color normally assigned to a man. Furthermore, artisans inscribed the coffin with spells that addressed the woman in masculine pronouns for a priest to recite. The use of "male" color and strategically inflected language had the power to change her gender in the coffin. A woman later returned to her original female state and incubated herself for rebirth into the afterlife as a woman. (..)" URL URL info: English press report at URL "(..) The show demonstrates this concept with a coffin from the museum’s collection (around 1292-1190 BC), which portrays the deceased with male skin (conventionally red) on the coffin’s exterior—addressed by four gods using a masculine pronoun—and with female skin (conventionally yellow) on the mummy’s mask. Around 25 objects from the museum’s collection are on view, including pieces never before exhibited, like a collar with Atum, a male god who created the world all on his own. There is also a statuette of Atum holding his erect phallus in his hand, which is a feminine word in Egyptian. “This is the way [he created the world]—quite literally, masturbating,” Bleiberg says. Other objects, like two wooden statues, show that females are once again treated as women when they enter the afterlife, despite their portrayal with male attributes on their coffins. There are also statues of Osiris and Isis. (..)" URL info: English press report at URL f) Harry Ransom Center University of Texas at Austin 300 West 21st Street, Austin, TX 78712 URL * "Lives and Literacy in Ancient Egypt" date: April 11, 2026 – August 2 [was: 3], 2026 Exhibition about the multilingual, multicultural society from Greco-Roman Egypt, illustrated by papyrus fragments and artefacts on loan from The John Rylands Library and Manchester Museum. info: URL info: English press report at URL "(..) The John Rylands Library holds one of the finest collections of ancient Egyptian papyri in the world – an outstanding collection that has never been exhibited at scale. This exhibition will bring these remarkable artifacts to North American audiences for the first time supported by key objects from Manchester Museum, together offering an extraordinary glimpse of daily life, revealing the lives of ordinary people and their vibrant cultures along the Nile. (..) The John Rylands Library in Manchester will also host a version of this exhibition in Autumn 2027." g) The Saunders Castle at Park Plaza 130 Columbus Avenue, Boston MA 02116 URL * "Discovering King Tut's Tomb" date: February 28, 2026 - *September 6, 2026 Exhibition in the form of a VR experience, plus replicas of artefacts, about the discovery of King Tutankhamun’s tomb. info: URL info: URL Preliminary end date based on ticket sale info thusfar. info: English press reports at URL URL h) Carnegie Museum of Natural History 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 URL * Opening of the new permanent exhibition: "Egypt on the Nile" date: May 1, 2027 - ongoing A new, long-term exhibition on ancient Egypt spanning more than 5,000 years of Egyptian history and examining how the Nile River and surrounding landscapes shaped daily life, religion, and funerary traditions. info: URL With slideshow and video. i) Milwaukee Public Museum 800 West Wells Street, Milwaukee, WI 53233 URL * Move to a new venue (called the Nature & Culture Museum of Wisconsin) date: TBA, 2027 info: URL j) Metropolitan Museum of Art 1000 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10028 * "Giacometti in the Temple of Dendur" date: 12 June 2026 - 8 September 2026 Exhibition of works by the Swiss sculptor Alberto Giacometti (1901–1966) in dialogue with the Egyptian temple of Dendur, highlighting the relationship between modern art and the ancient world. info: URL info: English press report at URL info: Italian press report at URL k) Penn Museum 3260 South Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 URL * "Ancient Egypt in Watercolors - Paintings and Artifacts from Dra Abu el-Naga" date: February 28, 2026 - November (was: TBA), 2026 Exhibition that reveals how collaboration and documentation shape our understanding of the past, by blending art and archaeology. Includes watercolors documenting Egyptian tomb paintings, created by Egyptian artist Ahmed Yousef during Penn Museum excavations in the early 1920s, complemented with 60 ancient Egyptian artifacts. info: URL info: press release at URL info: English press report at URL "(..) A selection of nearly 60 rarely-seen artifacts complements the paintings, including 3,500-year-old bread loaves, statuary of high officials and New Kingdom royalty, funerary stelae, shabti figurines, amulets, ostraca, canopic jars, among others. The eight-month exhibition will feature multimedia elements and two rotations of watercolor paintings: The first group will be on display through June while the second will be on view beginning July 1. (..)" * Closing of the Ancient Egypt and Nubia Galleries for renovation date: November 6, 2023 - December 12, 2026 and TBA, 2028 info: URL "We’re planning for a palace. See this gallery before it closes November 6, 2023 in preparation for new Ancient Egypt and Nubia Galleries." info: English press report at URL "(..) The galleries’ main level, targeted to open in late 2026, will focus on “life and afterlife in ancient Egypt.” (..) The galleries’ upper level will be devoted to gods and pharaohs. (..) These galleries are aimed to be completed by late 2028." info: video report [6 mins.] at URL "(..) The project is unfolding in two phases: Egypt Galleries: Life and Afterlife — Main Level (opens late 2026) Egypt and Nubia Galleries: Royalty and Religion — Upper Level (opens late 2028) (..)" * Opening of the Main level galleries: "Egypt Galleries: Life and Afterlife" date: 12 December 2026 [was: late 2026] - ongoing info: source - press release at URL * Opening of the Upper level galleries: "Egypt and Nubia Galleries: Royalty and Religion" date: late 2028 - ongoing * "Ancient Egypt: From Discovery to Display" date: February 23, 2019 - TBA, 2026 Special exhibition about how Egyptian objects came to the Museum and how they are being prepared for display in the new galleries. Will be in place while the permanent galleries are closed. With more than 200 objects that will become part of the future Ancient Egypt Gallery that is now being renovated. info: URL info: URL l) National Museum of Asian Art 1050 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20560 URL * “A Collector’s Eye: Freer in Egypt” date: January 28, 2023 - ongoing [was: opening December 17, 2022; was: opening October 8, 2022] Exhibition about the collection of Charles Lang Freer who visited Egypt between 1906 and 1909. info: URL "(..) During these years, he acquired a range of works, including the renowned Washington Codex—one of the oldest Bibles in the world—a digital copy of which will be on view in the gallery. He also collected an exceptional group of New Kingdom Egyptian glass vessels, a Byzantine jewelry set, amulets, and hundreds of beads, many of which will be seen in this exhibition for the first time." info: English press report at URL m) Rahr-West Art-Museum 610 N. Eighth Street, Manitowoc, WI 54220 URL * "Antiquity Unveiled: David Roberts' Artistic Exposition, 1838-1839" date: April 12, 2026 - August 2, 2026 Exhibition of the work of David Roberts, a Scottish painter that traveled the world in the 1830s to document ancient antiquities in Spain, Northern Africa, and the Holy Land. Also runs at the Minneapolis Institute of Art ("Along the Nile with David Roberts", December 6, 2025 - June 7, 2026). info: URL n) Kimbell Art Museum 3333 Camp Bowie Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX 76107 URL * "Treasures of the Pharaohs" date: March 14, 2027 - September 19, 2027 Exhibition of 130 ancient Egyptian artefacts, from the Early Dynastic period through to the Late Period, 108 of which come from the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, two from the Luxor Museum, one from the Museo Egizio in Turin (namely the "Mensa Isiaca"), and the rest from recent discoveries at the area of Luxor (e.g., from the so-called "Golden City", the administrative center of the time of Amenhotep III). Earlier at the Scuderie del Quirinale, Roma (24 October 2025 - 14 June 2026); will travel to the The Young Museum, San Francisco (August 1, 2026 - January 31, 2027). info: English press report at URL "(..) Showstopping items include Queen Ahhotep’s golden sarcophagus, and objects recently discovered in a worker’s community in the “Golden City” within Egypt’s Valley of the Kings. (..). Fort Worth will be the exhibition’s second and final stop in North America." o) Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East 6 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138 URL * "Egypt Eternal: 4,000 Years of Fascination" date: September 21, 2025 - ongoing info: URL "(..) In a bright and refreshed gallery with an elegant arched window revealed for the first time in decades, the new exhibition showcases returning favorites such as the mummy case of Padimut (now able to be viewed in 360°), an elaborate teak and ivory reproduction of King Tutankhamun’s throne, the portrait of Idu in his underground tomb chapel, and the award-winning Dreaming the Sphinx augmented- reality experience for the Dream Stela of King Thutmose IV. Many of the objects in the exhibition have been scanned and formed into digital 3D models easily shared with the public. The models enable three coffins to be opened virtually from within the gallery—or anywhere. Other pieces from the museum’s collections are on display for the first time." (with links to 3D models) p) San Antonio Museum of Art 200 West Jones Avenue, San Antonio, TX 78215 URL * "Ancient Beauty and Body Art from Four Continents" date: November 21, 2026 - November 27, 2027 Exhibition exploring how people from four cultures, distant in geography and history, altered and enhanced their appearances to conform to, or deviate from, their societies’ expectations: New Kingdom Egypt (16th–11th c. BC), Early Imperial Rome (1st c. BC–2nd c. AD), Classic Maya (AD 250–950), and Tang Dynasty China (AD 618–907). With objects from SAMA’s collection, plus loans from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the Brooklyn Museum. info: URL q) North Carolina Museum of Art 2110 Blue Ridge Road, Raleigh, NC 27607 URL * "Ancient Nubia: Escavating Treasures of the Nile from the Museum of Fine Arts Boston date: October 17, 2026 - January 10, 2027 Exhibition about the Kingdom of Kush and the work of the MFA Boston in ancient Nubia. info: URL r) Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures (ISAC) Museum The University of Chicago 1155 E 58th St., Chicago, IL 60637 URL * "A Bestiary of Ancient Nubia" date: April 16, 2026 - August 16, 2026 Exhibition about ancient Nubia’s animal world, from the A-Group culture to the medieval period (3800 BCE–900 CE). info: URL s) Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art 3600 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109 URL * "Soulful Creatures: Animal Mummies in Ancient Egypt" date: February 4, 2026 - September 13, 2026 Exhibition of 30 mummies from the Brooklyn Museum collections, plus 69 ancient Egyptian artefacts related to the ritual use of animal mummies. It earlier travelled the USA in 2014-2018, and was in the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore (September 27, 2025 - January 11, 2026). info: URL info: URL t) Berkshire Museum 39 South Street, Pittsfield, MA 01201 URL * "Soulful Creatures: Animal Mummies in Ancient Egypt" date: October 9, 2026 - January 17, 2027 Exhibition of 30 mummies from the Brooklyn Museum collections, plus 69 ancient Egyptian artefacts related to the ritual use of animal mummies. It earlier travelled the USA in 2014-2018, and was in Walters Art Museum, Baltimore (September 27, 2025 - January 11, 2026) and Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art, Las Vegas (February 4, 2026 - September 13, 2026). info: source - URL u) SUNO Museum of Art Southern University at New Orleans 6400 Press Drive, New Orleans, LA 70126 URL * "From the Nile to the Mississippi: King Tutankhamun and the Giovanni Amin Collection" date: February 23, 2026 - February 26, 2027 Exhibition featuring replicas of objects from Tutankhamun's tomb, plus original artifacts from the Giovanni Amin Collection (22 funerary masks). Earlier at the Louisiana Art & Science Museum, Baton Rouge, LA ("Treasures of the Nile - Exploring King Tut and the Amin Egyptian Collection", October 4, 2024 - September 14, 2025) info: URL info: English press reports at URL URL Video of a TV-report. URL Video of a TV-report. v) Toledo Museum of Art 2445 Monroe Street, Toledo, OH 43620 URL * "Cursed! The Power of Magic in the Ancient World" date: March 21, 2026 - July 3 [was: 5], 2026 Exhibition about magic in ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, and Rome; with 75 artefacts on loan from several museums. info: URL info: English press reports at URL URL URL With a video [1:10 mins.]. w) California Science Center 700 Exposition Park Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90037 URL * "Mummies of the World" date: February 7, 2026 - September 7, 2026 Exhibition (that has been travelling the world since 2010) of ca. 40 real human and animal mummies from South America, Europe, and ancient Egypt. This is the final stop. info: URL info: (p. 8) - URL x) Kelsey Museum of Archaeology 434 South State Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1390 URL * "Collaborative Archaeology at Jebel Barkal, Sudan" date: Winter 2027 Exhibition about the archaeological work done at Jebel Barkal, since 2016, by a joint team from Sudan’s National Corporation of Museums and Antiquities and the University of Michigan. info: URL y) Yale Peabody Museum 170 Whitney Ave, New Haven, CT 06511 URL * "Unfolding History. Writing in Ancient Egypt" date: May 5, 2026 - November 1, 2026 Exhibition featuring never before displayed papyri from Elephantine, Egypt, which had been stored (largely untouched) in the Brooklyn Museum since 1916, plus artefacts relating to ancient Egyptian scribes. info: URL With images and an interview with Dr. Victoria Almansa- Villatoro who studied the papyri. info: English press report at URL --CANADA-- a) Laurier Québec 2700 Boulevard Laurier, Québec, QC G1V 2L8 URL * "L’Horizon de Khéops" [The Horizon of Khufu] date: 13 February 2026 - 30 June 2026 A virtual reality presentation of the Khufu pyramid. Earlier at several other venues worldwide. info: URL info: URL Tickets go on sale on January 20. info: French press report at URL info: French press reports at URL URL With photos. b) Royal BC Museum 675 Belleville Street, Victoria, BC V8W 9W2 URL * "Ancient Egypt: Obsessed with Life" date: June 5, 2026 - January 3, 2027 Exhibition exploring ancient Egyptian rituals, beliefs and artistry. Organised by the Moesgaard Museum (Denmark), with artifacts on loan from multiple museums in Europe. info: URL [new] info: English press reports at URL "(..) The 9,000-square-foot space is divided into four themes — mummification, underworld, grave and the afterlife (..). One of the most compelling displays is the scent-diffusion stations, where visitors can smell the embalming oils used by the priests in preparing mummies. (..) [Includes] a spectacular replica of the tomb of artisan Sennedjem, who was active during the reigns of Seti I and Ramses II. (..)" Review by archaeologist Lisa Marie Wolff. URL With a video [1:32 mins.] of a brief tour. --UNITED KINGDOM-- a) - b) - c) The Egypt Centre University, Singleton Park, Sketty, Swansea SA2 8PP URL * "Ancient Egypt: Magic and Medicine. A British Museum Spotlight Loan" date: 18 June 2026 - 20 September 2026 Exhibition of several items on loan from the BM: a cippus and an ostracon. info: URL info: source - URL With a photo of the elaborate cippus. info: English press release at URL d) The NEC (National Exhibition Centre) Marston Green, Birmingham URL * Tutankhamun. The Immersive Exhibition date: 21 April 2026 - 13 September 2026 Exhibition in the from of an immersive experience about Tutankhamun's tomb, with VR tours and some authentic artefacts and replicas. info: URL e) Petrie Museum of Egyptian and Sudanese Archaeology University College London, Malet Place, London WC1E 6BT URL * "Broken, Burnt, Buried: Ritual Lives of Objects in Ancient Egypt" date: 22 July 2025 – 19 September [was: 16 May] 2026 A new display looking at the ritualistic significance of broken objects and acts of intentional breakage. Based on UCL PhD research, the display uncovers the stories behind the Petrie Museum’s remarkable collection of fragmentary, altered and imperfect objects. The broken pots, figurines or amulets on display offer a rare glimpse into the lives and beliefs of ancient Egyptians. Through the deliberate act of damage these objects became powerful tools that ordinary people used to protect, to heal, and even communicate with the divine. info: URL info: press release at URL f) NEON at Battersea Power Station 2 Circus Road East, SW11 8DQ London URL * "Ramses the Great and the Gold of the Pharaohs" date: 28 February 2026 - *12 July [was: 31 May] 2026 Exhibition with 180 ancient Egyptian artefacts from Egypt, with a focus on Ramesses the Great, plus a Virtual Reality Experience show. On an international tour: Houston Museum of Natural Science (November 20, 2021 - June 19, 2022); De Young Memorial Museum, San Francisco (August 20, 2022 – February 12, 2023); Grande Halle de La Villette, Paris (7 April 2023 - 10 September 2023); Australian Museum, Sydney (18 November 2023 - 19 May 2024); Odysseum, Köln (13 July 2024 - 6 January 2025); NEON's Crevia Base, Tokyo (8 March 2025 - 4 January 2026). info: URL info: URL Preliminary end date based on ticket sale info thusfar. info: English press reports at URL URL info: English press report at URL [Available in several languages.] info: French press report at URL info: English press report at URL info: French press reports at URL About the opening ceremony. URL "(..) jusqu'au 30 août. (..)" info: English press report at URL Review, with photos. g) Experience Barnsley Town Hall, Church St, Barnsley, South Yorkshire S70 2TA URL * "Cleopatra and the Queens of Egypt" date: 7 March 2026 - 20 February 2027 Exhibition about Queen Cleopatra and Egypt's earlier queens. With over 100 objects from Bolton Museum’s collection, plus loans from the Egypt Exploration Society, the British Museum, the Egyptomania Museum and more. info: URL info: press release at URL h) Excel London Waterfront Royal Victoria Dock, 1 Western Gateway, ?London, E16 1FR * "Cleopatra. The Experience" date: 26 March 2026 - TBD Exhibition about Cleopatra in the form of an immersive experience combined with 22 original artefacts. info: URL info: French press report at URL info: English press report at URL info: English press report at URL "(...) here’s my review. (..)" i) - j) The Egypt Exploration Society 3 Doughty Mews, London WC1N 2PG URL * "Behind the Scenes" date: June 2026 A month-long exhibition that will place 10 to 15 contemporary photographs in dialogue with archival images from the Society’s collections, focusing on the Egyptian workers whose labour has supported archaeology and tourism across generations. info: English press report at URL\ k) - l) Smith Art Gallery & Museum Dumbarton Road, Stirling FK8 2RQ URL * "A British Museum Spotlight Loan: Ancient Sudan - Enduring Heritage" date: 23 [was: 25] October 2025 – 22 February 2026 [was: 9 August 2025 - 9 November 2025] Exhibition about the Kushite Kingdom, with artefacts on loan from the British Museum. Earlier at the Portsmouth Museum and Art Gallery (1 February 2025 – 11 May 2025). info: URL --THE NETHERLANDS-- a) Rijksmuseum van Oudheden Rapenburg 28, 2311 EW Leiden URL * "Galleria" date: 11 June 2026 - 1 November 2026 [was: 24 April 2026 - 30 August 2026] Exhibition consisting of 12 mini-exhibitions, among them "Het labyrint" (fragments of the temple complex of Amenemhat III), "Anch" (ancient and modern uses of this symbol) and "De tijd tikt" (clocks from the Egyptomania Collectie Humbert). info: URL info: Dutch press report at URL b) Allard Pierson Oude Turfmarkt 127-129, 1012 GC Amsterdam URL * TBA c) Koninklijke Jaarbeurs hal 5, Jaarbeursplein 6, 3521 AL Utrecht URL * "Horizon van Cheops" [The Horizon of Khufu] date: 29 January 2025 - *30 August 2026 Exhibition in the form of a virtual reality presentation of the Khufu pyramid. Earlier (and currently) at many venues in France, UK, Portugal. info: URL info: URL Preliminary end date based on ticket sale info. d) Natuurmuseum Fryslân Schoenmakersperk 2, 8911 EM Leeuwarden URL * "Mummie Mysteries" date: 22 November 2025 - 22 November 2026 [was: 7 November 2025 - 30 August 2026] Exhibition of animal mummies (from ancient Egypt and Fryslân) on loan from the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden. info: URL info: source - URL URL e) Neoseum Eindhoven Heuvel Galerie 102, 5611 DK, Eindhoven * "Voyage of the Pharaohs" date: 20 December 2025 - *30 October 2026 Exhibition in the form of an immersive Virtual Reality experience. info: URL Preliminary end date based on ticket sale info. f) Neomuseum Amsterdam Waterlooplein 6B, 1011 NV URL * "Voyage of the Pharaohs" date: 26 June 2026 - *27 December 2026 Exhibition in the form of an immersive Virtual Reality experience. info: URL Preliminary end date based on ticket sale info. --GERMANY-- a) - b) - c) - d) Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Steintorplatz, 20099 Hamburg URL * "Fotografie neu ordnen: Sara Sallam" date: 31 October 2025 - 17 May 2026 Exhibition in which artist Sara Sallam presents an alternative history of how Tutankhamun would have experienced the discovery of his tomb and the opening of his coffin. info: press release at URL e) Roemer- und Pelizaeus-Museum Am Steine 1-2, D-31134 Hildesheim URL * Closure of the Ancient Egypt Gallery for Renovation date: 30 September 2025 - 12 December 2025 info: URL * "Reopening Egyptian Gallery" date: 13 December 2025 info: URL info: URL Interview with director Dr. Lara Weiss. info: video report [4:07 mins.] at URL "Das Roemer- und Pelizaeus-Museum in Hildesheim (Niedersachsen) verfügt über eine der größten altägyptischen Sammlungen Deutschlands. Ab Mitte Dezember sollen in einer neuen Dauerausstellung mehr als 900 Objekte aus dieser Sammlung präsentiert werden." info: URL info: German press reports at URL With slideshow of the reopening ceremony. URL With audio report [3:25 mins.]. info: video report "Hildesheim: Erste Einblicke in neue Ägypten-Ausstellung" [3:28 mins.] at URL f) Alte Druckerei Hannover August-Madsack-Straße 1, 30559 Hannover * "Tutanchamun: Ein Immersives Abenteuer" [Tutankhamun. An immersive adventure] date: 6 May 2026 - 30 August 2026 Exhibition with more than 800 replicas of objects from the tomb of Tutankhamun and a virtual reality tour (12 mins.). info: URL info: URL info: German press report at URL info: German press report at URL info: German press reports at URL URL With a video report [3:12 mins.]. g) Halle 7 Waidmannstraße 24-26, 22769 Hamburg * "Kleopatra - Die immersive Ausstellung" [Cleopatra - The immersive exhibition] date: 17 April 2026 - *9 July 2026 Exhibition in the form of a multisensory journey through Ptolemaic Egypt, to explore the life of Cleopatra via stage recreations, immersive projections, virtual reality, and holographic technology. info: URL info: URL Preliminary end date based on ticket sale info thusfar. info: German press report at URL This touring exhibition will be presented for the first time in Germany. h) Phoenix des Lumières Phoenixplatz 4, 44263 Dortmund * "Im Reich der Pharaonen. Eine immersive Reise" [The Kingdom of the Pharaohs. An immersive journey] date: 3 July 2026 - *6 September 2026 Exhibition in the form of an immersive Virtual Reality experience. info: URL URL Preliminary end date based on ticket sale info. i) - j) - k) - l) - m) Staatliches Museum Ägyptischer Kunst Gabelsbergerstraße 35, 80333 München URL * "Kindheit am Nil – Aufwachsen im Alten Ägypten" date: 28 October 2025 - 21 [was: 14] June 2026 Exhibition about childhood in Ancient Egypt, with original ancient Egyptian artefacts and child-friendly interactive displays. info: URL info: video [24 mins.] of the exhibition opening at URL info: German press reports at URL "Neun Themenbereiche beleuchten den Alltag am Nil – von Schule, Freizeit, Religion und Magie bis hin zu Kindheitsdarstellungen in Kunst und Literatur. Rund 180 Originalobjekte, darunter Highlights der eigenen Sammlung und bedeutende internationale Leihgaben, erzählen Geschichten aus pharaonischen, römischen und christlichen Zeiten." URL info: German press report at URL "(..) Wie lebten eigentlich die Kinder im Alten Ägypten? Gab es Schulen, Spielzeug, Märchen, Geburtstagspartys? Antworten gibt es im Ägyptischen Museum in München. (..)" info: German press report at URL info: German press release at URL With high-resolution images and some documents, among them the catalogue: Mélanie Flossmann-Schütze, Arnulf Schlüter (eds.), Kindheit am Nil. Aufwachsen im Alten Ägypten, Staatliches Museum Ägyptischer Kunst, München, [2025]. - 370 pp., col. ills. - pdf-file (38.7 MB) URL A print version (ISBN: 978-3-9814386-5-9) is available for EUR 35.00 from the Museum Shop at URL n) Burg Scharfenstein Schloss 1, 09573 Augustusburg * "Im Land der Ägypter" [In the land of the Egyptians] date: 6 June 2026 - 31 October 2026 Exhibition for the whole family, featuring a walk-in pyramid (complete with a burial chamber and sarcophagus) and various rooms in which visitors can learn more about life along the Nile, the pharaohs, and the world of Egyptian gods, via educational hands-on stations and interactive displays. info: URL info: German press report at URL info: German video report [2:00 mins.] at URL o) Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg Steintorplatz, 20099 Hamburg * "Sara Sallam – Fürsorge. Fotografie neu ordnen" [Sara Sallam – Care. Reordering photography] date: 5 June 2026 - 10 January 2027 Exhibition of works of the Egyptian artist Sara Sallam, inspired by, and interacting with, objects from the Museum. info: URL info: German press report at URL p) - q) Neues Museum / Staatliche Museen zu Berlin Museumsinsel Berlin URL * "Schicksal in den Sternen - Die Anfänge des Tierkreises" [Destiny in the Stars: The Beginnings of the Zodiac] date: 21 March 2026 - 10 January 2027 Exhibition of the Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung about the history of the zodiac in Babylonia, ancient Egypt, ancient Greece and Rome. info: URL URL info: some background information of the ZODIAC Project: URL info: English press report at URL info: French press report at URL "(..) La civilisation de l’Egypte Ancienne occupe une place majeure de l’exposition. Le visiteur aperçoit plusieurs papyrus égyptiens renfermant des horoscopes et des calculs astronomiques, des tablettes cunéiformes liées à l’observation du ciel et des monnaies aux effigies zodiacales. Les chefs-d’oeuvre de l’exposition sont le célèbre zodiaque d’Esna, dont les couleurs ont été clarifiées par une restauration récente, et celui de Dendera. (..)" * "100 Jahre Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache" [100 Years of the Dictionary of the Egyptian Language] date: 6 June 2026 - 31 December 2026 Exhibition about the 100th anniversary of the start of the work on the Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache. info: (German) URL info: (English) URL --AUSTRIA-- a) - b) Neue Hofburg Zugang über das Weltmuseum, Heldenplatz, 1010 Wien URL * "Tatort Ephesos - Kleopatra und Rom" date: 20 October 2026 - 29 March 2027 Exhibition about Queen Cleopatra's sister Arsinoë, who was exiled and killed at Ephesus in Anatolia. info: URL c) - d) Immersive Center Donauturm Donauturmplatz 1, Wien, 1220 * "Die Cheops-Pyramide: Eine immersive Reise ins alte Ägypten" date: 13 March 2026 - *6 September 2026 A virtual reality presentation of the Khufu pyramid. info: URL Preliminary end date based on ticket sale info. info: German press report at URL --EGYPT-- a) Museum of Egyptian Antiquities Maydan El Tahrir, Cairo URL * "Al-Khabia: Hidden Treasures" date: 1 February 2026 - TBA Exhibition with 15 coffins plus funerary objects from three major royal and priestly caches discovered during the 19th century. info: English press report at URL * "20 Years of the Papyrus Restoration Laboratory at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo (2005–2025)" date: 17 February 2026 - TBA Exhibition of photographs to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Papyrus Restoration Laboratory at the Egyptian Museum. info: English press reports at URL URL info: French press report at URL b) Bibliotheca Alexandrina Antiquities Museum Al Azaritah WA Ash Shatebi, Bab Sharqi, Alexandria 21526 URL * "Twenty Years of Excavations at Shallalat Gardens (2006–2026)" date: 24 April 2026 - 24 October 2026 Exhibition featuring the archaeological work of the Hellenic Research Institute of Alexandrian Civilization at Shallalat Gardens in Alexandria. info: URL c) Luxor Museum Kornish Al Nile, Luxor City, Luxor * TBA d) - e) - f) - g) Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) Giza URL * Official opening date: 1 November 2025 [was: 3 July 2025] info: teaser video [1:25 mins.] at URL info: English press report at URL "The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) will close its doors to visitors from 15 October to 4 November to complete final preparations for its long-awaited official opening on 1 November 2025. (..)" h) National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC) Ain Elsira – El Foestat, Cairo URL * TBA --ITALY-- a) Museo Egizio di Torino Via Accademia delle Scienze 6, 10123 Torino URL * "Da Parigi per Kha e Merit" [From Paris to Kha and Merit] date: 14 February 2026 - 10 August 2026 Exhibition of the Pyramidion of the Chapel of Kha and Merit (on loan from Muse´e du Louvre) and the Book of the Dead of Merit (on loan from the Bibliothe`que Nationale de France), at the occassion of the 120th anniversary of the discovery of the tomb of Kha and Merit. info: URL info: Italian press report at URL info: Italian press release at URL info: Italian press report at URL Events surrounding the arrival in Turin of the two loans (the Pyramidion of Kha and Merit's Book of the Dead). info: Italian press report at URL With photos - available in several languages. b) - c) - d) Ex Convento dei Crociferi Catania * "Egizio e Catania" [Opening of an annexe of the Museo Egizio di Torino] date: TBA - Ongoing info: Italian press reports at URL "Ora è ufficiale: la sezione distaccata del Museo Egizio di Torino aprirà ad Aprile 2017. (...) L’apertura di una sezione staccata del Museo Egizio di Torino a Catania sarà concretizzata in un’ala vasta circa mille metri quadrati del Convento dei Crociferi, che ancora oggi necessita delle ultime migliorie per essere pronto all’ allestimento del museo entro i primi mesi del 2017, dato che già in primavera si apriranno i battenti. (..)" info: Italian press reports at URL URL Things seem to be much more uncertain than was announced before... URL URL info: Italian press release at URL info: Italian press report at URL "(..) La mostra sarà allestita in uno spazio espositivo di circa 530 mq, ricavato all’interno del Palazzo dei Crociferi. Il progetto è nato con il Protocollo d’Intesa firmato il 24 novembre 2017 tra la Fondazione Museo delle Antichità Egizie di Torino, la Soprintendenza Archeologia, Belle Arti e Paesaggio per la Città Metropolitana di Torino ed il Comune di Catania. Per dare avvio al progetto il Comune di Catania e la Fondazione hanno programmato una mostra temporanea dal titolo “Missione Egitto 1903-1920”, della durata massima di 9 mesi, che verrà allestita nel corso del 2018 sotto la responsabilità del Comune di Catania negli spazi del Nuovo Museo e nell’ambito della quale la Fondazione effettuerà un prestito di determinati reperti. (..)" info: Italian press report at URL "Dovrebbe aprire i battenti a settembre del 2018. Tra qualche mese, dopo un lungo dibattito corredato da polemiche, la succursale catanese del Museo egizio di Torino dovrebbe vedere la luce all’interno di quello che è uno dei complessi architettonici più belli di Catania, l’ex convento dei Padri crociferi, nell’omonima via, un tempo sede di un sindacato e oggi recuperato al pubblico. (...) In attesa che il nuovo polo museale apra definitivamente i battenti, il Comune di Catania e la Fondazione per dare avvio al progetto hanno programmato una mostra temporanea dal titolo 'Missione Egitto 1903-1920', della durata massima di nove mesi, che verrà allestita nel corso del 2018 sotto la responsabilità del Comune negli spazi del Nuovo Museo e nell’ambito della quale la Fondazione effettuerà un prestito di determinati reperti. (..)" info: Italian press report at URL "(..) L'assessore comunale Barbara Mirabella risponde: «I lavori di restauro stanno finendo, entro fine anno si dovrà affidare la gara per l'allestimento per iniziare a lavorarci entro il 2020. Ma siamo avanti, contiamo di aprirlo prima della fine del 2019. (..)" info: Italian press report at URL "Museo egizio sì, no, ni... Sembra una telenovela infinita come infinito è l’iter per rendere il monastero dei Padri Crociferi finalmente una sede museale. (...) L’assessore Barbara Mirabella oggi diffonde ottimismo dicendo che «l’iter sta procedendo...», ma nei fatti a tutt’oggi di museo egizio non c'è neanche un piccolo sarcofago. (...)" info: Italian press report at URL The opening should now be 2023 [was originally 2017]. info: Italian press report at URL "(..) «Non sarà una succursale di quello di Torino - citiene a precisare il direttore del Museo Paolo Di Caro - ma un polo museale che vedrà non solo l'esposizione di un numero importante di reperti che arriveranno in prestito dal museo egizio torinese, ma anche di opere che al momento affollano i depositi del Castello Ursino». (...)" Apparently, it now will no longer be a full branch of the Egyptian Museum Turin, but a center which will display rotating loans from that museum; initially, a mummy and artefacts from Tebtunis will go on display. info: Italian press report at URL Contrary to rumours, the project is not dead. info: Italian press report at URL "(..) “A metà giugno – spiega il direttore dell’assessorato, Paolo Di Caro, verranno a Catania alcuni dirigenti e tecnici di Torino per collaudare gli impianti che sono stati adeguati al monastero dei Padri Crociferi, secondo quelle che sono state le prescrizioni precedentemente indicate. Se l’operazione andrà a buon fine, scatterà l’ultima fase, la più importante, che è quella di decidere i reperti che inviati a Catania in prestito”. (..)" info: Italian press report at URL "(..) A metà giugno – ha dichiarato Di Caro – verranno a Catania alcuni dirigenti e tecnici di Torino per collaudare gli impianti che sono stati adeguati al monastero dei Padri Crociferi, secondo quelle che sono state le prescrizioni precedentemente indicate. Se l’operazione andrà a buon fine, scatterà l’ultima fase, la più importante, che è quella di decidere i reperti che saranno inviati a Catania in prestito” (..)" info: Italian press report at URL The project seems yet again to have been stranded. e) Palazzo dei Pio Piazza dei Martiri, 41012 Carpi (Modena) URL * "Le acque del caos. Alle origini del mondo egizio" [The Waters of Chaos. The origins of the Egyptian world] date: TBA, September 2026 - TBA, March 2027 Exibition illustrating how the Egyptians sought to understand, contain, and harmonize chaos; with artefacts on loan from the Museo Egizio, Turin. info: Italian press reports at URL URL info: Italian press report at URL f) Scuderie del Castello di Miramare Viale Miramare, 34151 Trieste * " 'Una sfinge l'attrae' -- Massimiliano d'Asburgo e le collezioni egizie tra Trieste e Vienna" ["A Sphinx Attracts Him" -- Maximilian of Habsburg and the Egyptian Collections between Trieste and Vienna] [was: "A Miramare, sulle tracce dell'Antico Egitto"] date: 2 April 2026 - 1 November 2026 [was: 26 March 2026 - 12 October 2026] Exhibition about Maximilian of Habsburg's collection of Egyptian antiquities and the historical and cultural relations between Egypt and the city of Trieste in the mid-nineteenth century. With 60 objects on loan from the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna and 20 objects on loan from the J.J. Winckelmann Museum of Antiquities in Trieste. info: URL info: URL info: Italian press reports at URL URL info: Italian press reports at URL URL info: English press report at URL "(...) The exhibition features more than one hundred artifacts, many of them from the Kunsthistorisches Museum’s own Egyptian-Oriental Collection, where they converged after the collection was transferred from Trieste to Vienna. Some objects also arrive from the Civic Museum of Antiquities J. J. Winckelmann in Trieste, helping to reconstruct the cultural and collecting context in which the nineteenth-century passion for ancient Egypt matured in the Adriatic city. (..)" With several photos of artefacts. info: (Italian and English) URL URL info: Italian press reports at URL With photos of objects. URL URL With photos. URL With photos. info: Italian press reports at URL Includes an audio report [5:59 mins.]. URL info: Italian press reports at URL URL "Un programma educativo ampio e articolato che trasforma la visita alla mostra in un’esperienza immersiva e partecipata, capace di intrecciare storia, arte, paesaggio e immaginazione nel segno del dialogo tra Trieste e l’Antico Egitto." info: Italian press report at URL With photos. info: Italian press report at URL With photos. info: Italian press report at URL info: Italian press report at URL With photos. g) Passeggiata Coperta del Bastione di Saint Remy Piazza Costituzione, 09124 Cagliari * "Tutankhamon. La tomba, il tesoro, la scoperta" [Tutankhamun. The tomb, the treasure, the discovery] date: 28 February 2026 - 31 July 2026 Exhibition of official replicas, certified by the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities, of the most representative objects from Tutankhamun's treasure. info: URL info: English press report at URL info: French press report at URL "(...) plus de 1 600 billets vendus en seulement deux jours." info: Italian press report at URL info: Italian press report at URL h) Museo Stibbert Via Federigo Stibbert, 26, 50134 Firenze URL * "L’Egitto sognato. Giuseppe Parvis, ebanista al Cairo" [Dreamed Egypt. Giuseppe Parvis, cabinetmaker in Cairo] date: 27 March 2026 - 1 November 2026 Exhibition that explores the allure of Orientalism between the 19th and 20th centuries through furnishings, drawings, and testimonies of Giuseppe Parvis, who would become one of the most renowned Orientalist furniture manufacturers in the Mediterranean. info: URL info: Italian press report at URL i) - j) - k) Museo Archeologico - Sezione Egizia [Egyptian Collection of the Milanese Archaeological Museum] Castello Sforzesco Piazza Castello, 20121 Milano URL * Closed for renovation (incl. Egyptian Section) date: 5 March 2026 - Ongoing info: URL info: URL info: Italian press reports at URL "(...) il museo egizio, che invece aveva molti appassionati in particolare fra le scolaresche, è chiuso per ristrutturazione da oltre un anno e la riapertura è prevista solo per giugno 2019." URL "Da giugno 2017 a giugno 2019 il Museo Egizio sarà chiuso per rinnovo del percorso espositivo." info: Italian press reports at URL URL "Pronto il piano di recuperi delle sale (chiuse da tre anni). «Debutto nel 2022» (..) Dunque finalmente i lavori del museo egizio, chiuso dal 2017, dovrebbero partire nel luglio prossimo e la riapertura potrebbe così coincidere con il bicentenario della decifrazione della stele di Rosetta ad opera di Jean-François Champollion. (..)" URL "Il nuovo allestimento della collezione egizia del Castello Sforzesco: i lavori partiranno il prossimo anno con il finanziamento di Fondazione Cariplo. (...) Non potendo aumentare lo spazio (sono 400 metri quadrati) sfrutterà al massimo il multimediale esponendo per la prima volta le fotografie d’archivio degli scavi di Achille Vogliano degli anni ‘ 30 del ‘ 900, insieme alle immagini 3D dei reperti ricostruite dal Politecnico e all’applicazione che raccoglie i risultati delle tac fatte sulla mummia e sul sarcofago di Peftauajaset grazie alla collaborazione del laboratorio di antropologia forense dell’università Statale e all’ospedale Galeazzi. (..)" info: Italian press report at URL "La sezione egizia del Civico Museo Archeologico è una delle più visitate del Castello Sforzesco e nel 2022, a duecento anni esatti dalla decifrazione dei geroglifici, aprirà le sue porte in una veste completamente rinnovata. Nuove teche climatizzate per la Sala Viscontea e un’illuminazione al dettaglio che si spegne quando non usata, permetteranno di esplorare l’antico Egitto attraverso un percorso che offrirà un maggior numero di reperti in esposizione." info: Italian press report at URL "Approvate le linee guida per il riallestimento della collezione egizia: eliminazione delle barriere architettoniche, fornire nuove teche e strumenti multimediali da integrare nel percorso. L’intervento viene finanziato da Fondazione Cariplo, che ci mette un milione e 300mila euro grazie all’Art bonus." With slideshow of some of the artefacts. * "Reopening Ancient Egypt Gallery" date: 5 March 2026 - Ongoing info: URL info: new website of the Egyptian Gallery at URL info: Italian press report at URL "Riapre a Milano la sezione dedicata alla civiltà del Nilo con 330 opere esposte, 80 reperti inediti e un allestimento immersivo che invita a scoprire l’antico Egitto tra ricerca scientifica e innovazione. (..)" info: English press report at URL "At the Castello Sforzesco in Milan, the renovated Ancient Egypt Gallery reopens to the public. The new exhibition, expanded and designed with a contemporary twist, features some 330 works, including sarcophagi, amulets, papyri, bronzes, canopic jars and stelae, to offer a journey through Egypt's thousand-year history. (..)" info: Italian press reports at URL URL With photos. URL With a video report [1:18 mins.]. info: English press report at URL "The section dedicated to the Nile civilization reopens in Milan with 330 exhibits, 80 previously unseen artifacts, and an immersive exhibition that invites visitors to discover ancient Egypt through scientific research and innovation." [- available in several languages] info: English press report at URL "Mummies, busts of pharaohs, and ancient scrolls—after about 10 years, the Egyptian Museum in Milan has reopened. Starting March 5, 2026, visitors can admire the collection, which includes approximately 3,000 historical artifacts, as well as follow designated paths to immerse themselves in the era of the pharaohs." info: Italian press reports at URL URL "In venti giorni i visitatori sono stati 12 mila, al Castello 41 mila. L'assessore Sacchi: «Una risposta straordinaria. Il Castello al centro della vita culturale della città» (..)" info: URL Overview of the redesigned galleries displayed in six thematic sections. l) - m) - n) - o) - p) Museo del Papiro "Corrado Basile" Via Nizza, 14, 96100 Siracusa * "2005-2025. I venti anni del Laboratorio di restauro dei papiri del Museo Egizio del Cairo. Il contributo del Museo del Papiro di Siracusa alla conservazione dei papiri in Egitto" [2005-2025. Twenty Years of the Papyrus Restoration Laboratory at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. The contribution of the Syracuse Papyrus Museum to the conservation of papyrus in Egypt] date: 18 December 2025 - ongoing Opening of a permanent photographic exhibition with video projection to mark the twentieth anniversary of the laboratory's opening. The aim of the exhibitions is to illustrate the importance of the laboratory, which since its opening has become a point of reference for papyrus restoration practices in Egypt and beyond. A similar exhibition will be opened in Cairo. info: URL q) - r) CityOval Milano Via Spinola 8, 20149 Milan * "Cleopatra: The Truth" date: 12 November 2026 - 28 January 2027 Exhibition in the form of an immersive Virtual Reality experience, dedicated to Cleopatra VII, aiming to reconstruct the historical profile of the Queen of Egypt through the latest archaeological discoveries. info: Italian press report at URL info: English press report at URL "The project is based on research conducted at Taposiris Magna by Egyptologist Zahi Hawass and archaeologist Kathleen Martinez. (...) According to the organizers, 'Cleopatra: The Truth' goes beyond the traditional exhibition model to offer an immersive experience in which scientific research and digital technologies work together to shape the narrative. (...) The stated goal is to create cultural experiences with an international scope through the integration of artistic design, technological innovation, and production capabilities." s) Museo Castiglioni Parco Toeplitz, Viale Vico 46, 21100 Varese * "Nefertari, la regina immortale" [Nefertari, the immortal queen] date: 4 October 2025 - 5 July 2026 Exhibition about Queen Nefertari, in the form of an immersive experience with as center piece a perfect 1:1 scale reconstruction of the first lateral annex of the burial of the Great Royal Wife of Pharaoh Ramesses II (wall paintings reconstructed using the "TattooWall" technique). info: URL [Scroll down and click on the button "Clicca e scopri di più sulla Mostra" for more information] info: Italian press report at URL --FRANCE-- a) - b) - d) - e) - f) Musée national de Préhistoire 1 Rue du Musée, 24620 Les Eyzies URL * "Gestes d’Éternité" date: April 4, 2026 - November 8, 2026 Exhibition about mortuary and funerary customs in prehistoric cultures, incl. Egypt. info: URL info: URL Lists five ancient Egyptian artefacts loaned by the Musée Champollion to this exhibition. g) Musée Champollion 1, rue du Portail Rouge, 38450 Vif * "Reflets du Nil, du monde antique aux rives d’aujourd’hui" [Reflections of the Nile, from the ancient world to today's banks] date: 4 April 2026 - 22 November 2026 Exhibition of ca. fifty objects that reflect on the links between the Egyptians and the Nile, in antiquity and the present, in regards to daily, religious and cultural practices. info: URL info: English 'blog' report at URL With photos of six artefacts on loan from the Fondation Gandur pour l'Art. h) - i) Musée Camille Claudel 10 rue Gustave Flaubert, 10400 Nogent-sur-Seine URL * "Bartholdi, Champollion et le sphinx" date: 11 April 2026 - 19 July 2026 Exhibition about the history of Auguste Bartholdi's "Monument to Jean-François Champollion", which was previously housed in the courtyard of the Collège de France in Paris. To mark its acquisition by the Museum, a comprehensive exhibition will highlight the history of this statue, Bartholdi's connections to Egypt, and more broadly, the passion for public monuments at the turn of the 20th century, some of which are now the subject of debate. info: URL info: press release "Bartholdi, Champollion et le sphinx. Monuments publics en débat" - 3 pp. - pdf-file (0.3 MB) URL j) Paris Expo Porte de Versailles. 1 Place de la Porte de Versailles, 75015 Paris 15 URL * "Toutankhamon: son tombeau et ses trésors" [Tutankhamun, his tomb, and his treasures] date: 3 July 2026 - 2 September 2026 Exhibition in the form of a VR-experience and a reconstruction of Tutankhamun's tomb, with 1000 replica's of KV62-items. info: French press reports at URL URL URL URL info: English press report at URL "For its return to Paris, _Tutankhamun: His Tomb and Treasures_ is enriched with immersive features, including a virtual reality experience and a 360° screening room." Includes a video trailer [0:29 mins.]. k) - l) - m) - n) - o) - p) - q) - r) Musée de Picardie 2 rue Puvis de Chavannes, 80000 Amiens URL * "Collections inédites et objets révélés: l'Égypte se transforme au Musée de Picardie" [Unseen collections and revealed objects: Egypt is transformed at the Musée de Picardie] date: 11 April 2026 - 20 June 2027 Exhibition of 64 restored artefacts and artefacts from storage, making up about 10% of the Museum's Egyptian collection (that totals 630 objects). (This is a preview for the re-opening of the Egypt Section planned for 2028.) These objects will be supplemented with 10 of the 31 objects on loan from the Louvre (the first ten works will be exhibited from 11 April 2026, the others will follow during the Spring of 2028[?]). info: URL URL info: French press reports at URL URL info: French press report at URL info: French press reports at URL "Pendant des décennies, l’Égypte du Musée de Picardie dormait derrière les vitrines : objets fragmentaires, momie célèbre mais récit inachevé. Ce printemps, le musée la réveille. Conservateurs et restaurateurs ont réexaminé le corpus amiénois : pièces nettoyées, consolidées, parfois sorties des réserves, couleurs ravivées et hiéroglyphes redevenus lisibles. (...) Autour d’une soixantaine d’œuvres choisies, le parcours adopte une approche sensible : rituels de purification, vases canopes, albâtre translucide, figure d’Osiris." URL info: French press reports at URL URL With a short video [1:36 mins.]. info: some videos about the preparations at URL\ info: French press report at URL With photos. * "Égypte éternelle - Photographies de Flore" date: 11 April 2026 - 3 January 2027 Exhibition of 20 photographs by Flore, a French-Spanish artist now living in Roye, who selected some objects from the Egyptian collection of the museum. info: URL info: French press reports at URL URL info: French video report [2:09 mins.] at URL s) IMEX 19/21 rue Saint Sernin, 33000 Bordeaux * "L’Horizon de Khéops" date: 3/4 February 2024 - *31 December 2026 A virtual reality presentation of the Khufu pyramid. Earlier at several other venues worldwide. info: URL Preliminary end date based on ticket info sofar. info: French press reports at URL URL URL info: French press report at URL * "Le trésor des bâtisseurs: : sur les traces du génie égyptien" [The Treasure of the builders: In the footsteps of Egyptian genius] date: 11 December 2025 - *30 September 2026 Exhibition in the form of an immersive virtual reality expedition about the building of the Great Pyramid. A complement to "L'Horizon de Khéops" at the same venue. info: URL Preliminary end date based on ticket sale info thusfar. info: Le dossier de presse - 11 pp. - pdf-file (5.8 MB) URL t) - u) - v) - w) - x) Centre commercial Confluence 112 cours Charlemagne, 69002 Lyon * "L'Horizon de Khéops" [The Horizon of Khufu] date: 3 November 2022 - *18 October 2026 A virtual reality presentation of the Khufu pyramid. Earlier at the L'Institut du monde arabe, Paris (14 June 2022 - 2 October 2022). info: URL Preliminary end date based on ticket sale info thusfar. info: French press report at URL Includes a link to the trailer [0:29 mins.] at URL info: French press report at URL Includes a video report [2:11 mins.] info: French press report at URL info: French press report at URL info: French press report at URL "Depuis le début de l'exposition immersive, près de 80 000 visiteurs sont entrés dans les coulisses de la pyramide de Khéops (..)" * "Le trésor des bâtisseurs: : sur les traces du génie égyptien" [The Treasure of the builders: In the footsteps of Egyptian genius] date: 11 December 2025 - *5 July 2026 Exhibition in the form of an immersive virtual reality expedition about the building of the Great Pyramid. A complement to "L'Horizon de Khéops" at the same venue. info: URL Preliminary end date based on ticket sale info thusfar. info: URL info: Le dossier de presse - 11 pp. - pdf-file (5.8 MB) URL info: French press report at URL --VATICAN CITY-- a) - --BELGIUM-- a) - b) Brussels Expo Place de Belgique/Belgiëplein1, 1020 Brussels URL * "Tutankhamun - The Immersive Exhibition" date: 23 May 2026 - *11 October 2026 Exhibition consisting of a virtual reality tour, plus replicas of objects from the tomb of Tutankhamun. With also some authentic objects on loan from the Félix Cervera Archaeology Gallery in Barcelona. info: URL info: URL URL Preliminary end date based on ticket sale info thusfar. info: French press report at URL info: French press report at URL c) DIVE Carnotstraat 90, 2060 Antwerpen * "Treasures of Tutankhamun" date: 29 [was: 20] May 2026 - *31 August 2026 info: URL URL URL Preliminary end date based on ticket sale info thusfar. info: French press report at URL info: Dutch press report at URL info: French press report at URL d) Musée du Chat et du Cartoon 6 rue Royalle, Bruxelles [yet to be build] * “Le chat dans l’Égypte ancienne” date: TBA, end of 2027 [was: 2025; was: 2024; was: 2023] Exhibition about the cat in ancient Egyptian culture, with artefacts on loan from the Musée Art & Histoire du Cinquantenaire, the Louvre, and the British Museum. info: Flyer of the museum to be build - URL Wikipedia page: URL info: French press report at URL info: Dutch press reports at URL URL e) Musée du Malgré-Tout Rue de la Gare 28, 5670 Treignes URL * "Égypte Pluri’elles”. Ancient Egypt through a female perspective" date: 26 April 2026 - 13 November 2026 Exhibition of over 100 artefacts that illustrate life in ancient Egypt through a female perspective. info: URL info: English 'blog' report at URL With photos of eleven artefacts on loan from the Fondation Gandur pour l'Art. f) Liège-Guillemins Exhibition Space Liège * "Cléopâtre Superstar" date: 20 December 2025 - 5 July 2026 Exhibition about Cleopatra, combining original historical objects, contemporary scenography and interactive installations. Curated by Europa Expo and Royal Museum of Mariemont. info: URL Includes a press release in French, Dutch and English - 4 pp. - pdf-file (2.3 MB) info: URL URL info: French press report at URL info: French press release of the Fondation Gandur pour l'Art at URL "La Fondation participe à l’évènement en prêtant 14 objets archéologiques." With photos of the artefacts loaned by the Fondation. g) Tour & Taxis Avenue du Port / Havenlaan 86c, B-1000 Brussels * "L'Horizon de Khéops. Un voyage en Égypte ancienne" / "Horizon van Khufu: reis naar het oude Egypte" date: 17 [was: 16] February 2026 - 30 June 2026 A virtual reality presentation of the Khufu pyramid. info: (in French, Dutch, English) URL URL URL info: French press report at URL info: French press report at URL --SPAIN-- a) - b) Museu de Prehistòria de València Centro Cultural La Beneficencia, C/ de la Corona, 36, Ciutat Vella, 46003 València URL * "Arqueología canaria en Egipto. Fotografías de José Miguel Barrios Mufrege" [Canarian Archaeology in Egypt. Photographs by José Miguel Barrios Mufrege] date: 29 April 2026 - 25 October 2026 Exhibition that illustrates the work carried out in recent years by a team from the University of La Laguna (Tenerife, Spain) at the Assasif Sur necropolis, via images taken by the mission's photographer, José Miguel Barrios Mufrege. info: URL info: Spanish press report at URL c) Fever Hub Madrid | Experiencias Inmersivas Calle Raimundo Fernández Villaverde 57, Madrid, 28003 * "L’Orizzonte di Cheope: una spedizione nell’antico Egitto" [The Horizon of Cheops: an expedition through ancient Egypt] date: 25 April 2026 - *30 August 2026 Exhibition in the form of a virtual reality presentation of the Khufu pyramid. info: URL URL Preliminary end date based on ticket sale info thusfar. info: Spanish press report at URL d) The Palace Hotel, Madrid Plaza De Las Cortes 7, Madrid 28014 * "Exposición Museo Egipcio de Melilla -- Tesoros del más allá" date: 2-4 July 2026. Exhibition with ca. 60 artefacts from the former collection of the Egyptian Museum of Melilla. Hosted by the Madrid Numismatic Event 2026. info: URL With videos. info: blog report at URL With videos. e) Museo Arqueológico Nacional Serrano, 13. 28001 Madrid URL * "Misterios de la materia. Ciencia del patrimonio en las colecciones del MAN" [Mysteries of Matter. Heritage science in MAN's collections] date: 27 May 2026 - 18 October 2026 Exhibition of a selection of pieces from the MAN collection and the scientific research conducted on them. Among the pieces are the coffins of the priest Pairusejer (dyn. 21) and highpriest Amenemhat (dyn. 21). info: URL With English and Spanish brochures. f) - g) - h) Museu Egipci de Barcelona / Museo Egipcio de Barcelona Calle València, 284, 08007 Barcelona URL * "Ptolomeu, faraó d'Egipte. La descoberta del seu temple / Ptolomeo, Faraón de Egipto. El descubrimiento de su templo" [Ptolemy, Pharaoh of Egypt - The discovery of his temple] date: 16 December 2021 - TBA [2nd prolongation; was: till 31 December 2022] [1st prolongation; was: till 30 August 2022] Exhibition with 3D replicas of decorated blocks of the temple of Ptolemy I at Sharuna (ancient Hut-nesut), plus ca. 50 artefacts illustrating the Ptolemaic dynasty. info: URL info: Spanish press reports at URL "La misión del Museo Egipcio de Barcelona en Sharuna descubre un título desconocido hasta ahora de Ptolomeo I y presenta una exposición sobre sus hallazgos. (..)" URL URL info: English press report at URL info: ticket info for exclusive tours - URL * "Tutankhamon. Història d'un descobriment" / "Tutankhamón. Historia de un descubrimiento" [Tutankhamun. History of a discovery] date: 16 January 2022 - TBA [prolongation; was: till 31 December 2022] Exhibition commemorating the discovery of KV62, with displays dedicated to the main characters involved, the archaeological methods used, and the media impact of the discovery. info: URL info: source - URL info: ticket info for exclusive tours - URL i) - j) Nave 16 – Matadero Madrid Plaza de Legazpi, 8., 28045, Madrid * "Cleopatra. La exposición inmersiva" [Cleopatra. The immersive exhibition] date: 19 September 2025 - *28 June 2026 Exhibition in the form of a multisensory journey through Ptolemaic Egypt, to explore the life of Cleopatra via stage recreations, immersive projections, virtual reality, and holographic technology. info: URL URL info: URL Preliminary end date based on ticket sale info thusfar. info: Spanish press report at URL info: German press report at URL info: English press report at URL --AUSTRALIA-- a) - b) Cairns Aquarium - Annex 122B Lake Street, Cairns, QLD 4870 URL * "Tomb of the Pharaohs" date: 28 June 2025 - *31 January 2027 / permanent (?) Exhibition consisting of a 3D immersive experience of recreated scenes of royal burial tombs and featuring 300+ museum grade replicas. info: URL Preliminary end date based on ticket sale info thusfar. info: English press report at URL [Needs registration; or try URL.] --MONACO-- a) - ---SWITZERLAND--- a) Exhibition hall of the University of Geneva 66, Boulevard Carl-Vogt, 1205 Genève * "Mémoires et impressions: 60 ans d’archéologie Suisse au Soudan" [Memories and impressions: 60 years of Swiss archaeology in Sudan] date: 19 June 2026 - 31 July 2026 Exhibition of photographs, archival material, and videos about Swiss excavations in northern Sudan at Tabo, Kerma, and Dukki Gel. info: URL info: flyer at URL --SWEDEN-- a) - --CROATIA-- a) Arheološki muzej u Zagrebu/Archaeological Museum in Zagreb 19 Nikola Subic Zrinski Square, 10000 Zagreb URL URL * "Reopening museum after renovation" date: 17 July 2024 - ongoing info: URL The museum has ca. 3000 Egyptian artefacts, of which 600 will be on display. info: English press report at URL ---DENMARK--- a) - --FINLAND-- a) - --CZECH REPUBLIC-- a) Mestské muzeum Moravská Trebová Svitavská 18, Moravská Trebová 571 01 URL * Reopening of the Museum date: June 6, 2026 - Ongoing info: URL The Egyptian collection will also be on display again, with as centerpiece the mummy and coffins of Hereret (dyn. 22); among the other 40-50 ancient Egyptian artefacts are animal mummies, shabtis, and statues. --SLOVAK REPUBLICA-- a) - --POLAND-- a) - --JAPAN--- a) - b) Tutankhamun Project LLC Tutankhamun Museum (PLOT48) 4-3-1 Minatomirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture * "Mystery of Tutankhamun: An Interactive Ancient Egyptian Exhibition" date: 13 December 2024 - ongoing? [was: till December 25, 2025] Exhibition using analog and digital technologies to provide an immersive experience, featuring over 130 replicas in a recreated tomb of King Tutankhamun. info: URL info: Japanese press reports at URL URL c) - d) Nagano Prefectural Art Museum 1-4-4 Hakoshimizu, Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture 380-0801 URL * "Unraveling the Mysteries of Ancient Egypt from the Brooklyn Museum" date: 27 June 2026 - 27 September 2026 Exhibition with a selection of 150 artefacts from the Brooklyn Museum's ancient Egyptian collection (sculptures, coffins, jewelry, pottery, papyrus, and human and cat mummies). Itinerary: Mori Arts Center Gallery, Tokyo (25 January 2025 - 6 April 2025), Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art. (19 April 2025 - 15 June 2025), Toyota City Museum, Aichi (28 June 2025 - 7 September 2025), Hiroshima Prefectural Art Museum, Hiroshima (20 September 2025 - 30 November 2025), Fukuoka Art Museum (13 December 2025 - 8 March 2026), Abeno Harukas Art Museum, Osaka (20 March 2026 - 14 June 2026). info: URL info: source - URL URL --PORTUGAL-- a) Calouste Gulbenkian Museum Av. de Berna, 45A, 1067-001 Lisbon URL * Museum closure for renovation date: 18 March 2025 - July 2026 info: URL info: cp. the Egyptian collection at URL b) Sala Subterrânea da Estação do Metro Terreiro do Paço Terreiro do Paço, 1100-278 Lisboa * "Horizonte de Quéops: Viagem ao Antigo Egito" [Horizon of Khufu: Journey in Ancient Egypt] date: 5 December 2025 - *31 July 2026 A virtual reality presentation of the Khufu pyramid. Earlier at several venues wordlwide. info: URL info: URL Preliminary end date based on ticket sale info thusfar. info: French press report at URL info: English press report at URL [Available in several languages.] c) Museu Nacional de Arquologia Praça do Império, 1400-206 Lisboa URL * Closure due to renovation date: 18 April 2022 - TBA, 2026 info: URL URL The ancient Egyptian collection consists of 584 objects: URL d) Museu Atkinson, WOW Rua do Choupelo, 132, Vila Nova de Gaia URL * "Egyptian Treasures" date: 19 June 2026 - TBA Exhibition in the form of an immersive Virtual Reality experience, with ca. 100 reproductions of ancient Egyptian artifacts. info: Portuguese press report at URL info: English press report at URL "(..) The tour takes visitors through different themed environments: the Temple of Luxor, the Avenue of the Sphinxes, the world of the pharaohs, hieroglyphic writing, and rituals related to spirituality and the afterlife. One of the highlights is the recreation of Tutankhamun’s world, his burial treasures, and the Egyptian view of eternity, as well as references to Napoleon’s campaign, the discovery of the Rosetta Stone, and the work of Jean-François Champollion, which was crucial to the decipherment of hieroglyphs." --ARGENTINA-- a) El Cubo – Complejo Al Río Av. Libertador 101, Vicente López * "Tutankamón, la experiencia" [Tutankhamun, the experience] date: 4 June 2026 - 28 June 2026 Exhibition in the from of an immersive experience about Tutankhamun's tomb, with VR tours and replicas. info: URL info: Spanish press report at URL --RUSSIA-- a) - ---ISRAEL-- a) - REPUBLIC OF SOUTH KOREA-- a) Sejong Museum of Art Sejong Center for the Performing Arts 175 Sejong-daero (Sejongno) Jongno-gu, Seoul 110-821 URL * "The Glory of the Pharaohs" date: May 28, 2027 - September 16, 2027 Exhibition of 343 ancient Egyptian artifacts on loan from the Museo Egizio in Turin. The exhibition will later travel to the Haengso Museum at Keimyung University, Daegu (October 2027 - March 2028). info: English press release at URL info: English press report at URL ---PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA--- a) - b) Hubei Provincial Museum No. 160, East Lake Road, Wuchang District, Wuhan City, Hubei Province * "Egyptian collection of the Accademia dei Concordi" [working title] date: TBA Travelling exhibition of part of the ancient Egyptian collection of the Accademia dei Concordi; among the 500 artefacts are two mummies (Meryt and Baby). Earlier at the Pallazo Roncale, Rovigo (14 April 2018 - 29 July 2018; "Egitto ritrovato"); will travel to three other museums in China. info: Italian press reports at URL URL URL URL c) - d) - e) Hong Kong Palace Museum West Kowloon Cultural District, 8 Museum Drive, Kowloon URL * "Ancient Egypt Unveiled: Treasures from Egyptian Museums" date: 20 November 2025 - 31 August 2026 Exhibition that features 250 artefacts on loan from seven major Egyptian museums, including the Egyptian Museum, Luxor Museum and Suez Museum, along with the latest findings done in Saqqara (since 2018). Earlier in Shanghai Museum ("The Top of the Pyramids: Ancient Egyptian Civilization", 19 July 2024 - 17 August 2025, which had much more artefacts). info: URL info: English press release at URL info: English press reports at URL "(..) The exhibition will feature 250 relics on loan from Egypt, including a 2.8-meter-tall statue of Pharaoh Tutankhamen, mummified cats, anthropoid coffins, and a statue of the goddess Bastet holding a sistrum. (..)" URL "(..) The exhibition will showcase recently excavated artifacts from the Saqqara archaeological site, alongside a carefully curated selection of items presently exhibited in the "At the Summit of the Pyramid: Civilization of Ancient Egypt" exhibition in Shanghai. (..)" info: English press report at URL info: English press report at URL "(..) Unlike its Shanghai counterpart, the Hong Kong edition will include a series of multimedia features, including an immersive installation recreating the grandeur of the colossal statue of Tutankhamun. (..)" With photos of seven highlights. [Just ignore the pop-up.] info: English press report at URL info: French press report at URL ---REPUBLIC OF INDIA--- a) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS) 159-161, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Fort, Mumbai – 400023 URL * "Networks of the Past - A Study Gallery of India and the Ancient World" date: December 13, 2025 - December 13, 2028 Exhibition that illustrates India’s ancient history as part of a global network (i.e., the connections with Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, Rome, Persia, and China). With 250-300 objects on loan from six international and eight Indian museums. info: URL info: URL info: video [2:32 mins.] of the galleries at URL ---TAIWAN--- a) Chimei Museum 717015 Nr. 66, Sectie 2, Wenhua Road, Rende District, Tainan City URL * "Pharaoh: King of Egypt" date: January 29, 2026 - January 10, 2027 Exhibition with 280 ancient Egyptian artefacts on loan from the British Museum, London, ranging from jewelry and burial items to sculptures, coffins, and papyrus documents. Travelled Spain and Australia in 2018-2024. info: URL info: URL info: Chinese press report at URL info: English press report at URL info: English press report at URL ----GREECE---- a) - ----EL SALVADOR--- a) - +++ ==================================================================== Please send any contributions to: A. K. Eyma This list is not meant for distribution to any other public channel than the Egyptologists' Electronic Forum. ====================================================================