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EEF NEWS (1308) ==================== September 21, 2023 (II Peret 7)
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, Slovakia, China, Czech Republic, Argentina, Japan, Portugal (X) Exhibitions on Ancient Egypt USA, Canada, UK, Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Egypt, Italy, France, Vatican City, Belgium, Spain, Australia, Monaco, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia, Denmark, Finland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Japan, Portugal, Brazil, Russia, Israel, South Korea, China, Türkiye, New Zealand, Chile, Mexico, Venezuela 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: Michael Tilgner [(II) - Germany (k), Italy (s)] ================================================================== +++ (I) NEW: LECTURES AND SYMPOSIUMS * TBA --- For previously listed lectures and conferences, see section IX below. +++ (II) NEW: EXHIBITIONS --GERMANY-- k) United Scene Gaußstraße 190A, 22765 Hamburg URL * "Tutanchamun - das immersive Ausstellungserlebnis" [Tutankhamun - the immersive experience] date: 3 November 2023 - 31 January 2024 Exhibition to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb. Apparantly it has no artefacts or replicas, but is an "immersive, digital experience". Created by Madrid Artes Digitales. It runs (partly at the same time) at different venues worldwide. info: URL info: German press report at URL --EGYPT-- a) Museum of Egyptian Antiquities Maydan El Tahrir, Cairo * "Nile and Life" date: 27 August 2023 - end of October 2023 Exhibition about the importance of the Nile and its impact on the formation of civilization. With 72 pieces including 9 on loan from the Coptic Museum and 11 on loan from the Museum of Islamic Art. info: French press report at URL "Les trois grands musées du Caire — de la place Tahrir, copte et d’art islamique — organisent conjointement trois expositions sous le thème « Le Nil et la Vie » (..)" g) Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) Giza URL * "Tutankhamun: The Immersive Exhibition" date: TBA November 2023 - TBA Exhibition to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb. Apparently it it has no artifacts or replicas, but is an "immersive, digital experience". Created by Madrid Artes Digitales. It was earlier at the Matadero Madrid - Nave 16, Madrid (4 November 2022 - 25 July 2023) and runs (partly at the same time) at different venues (e.g., IDEAL, Barcelona (15 September 2023 - 30 April 2024), Marx Halle, Wien (19 October 2023 - 21 January 2024), and United Scene, Hamburg (3 November 2023 - 31 January 2024)). info: English press reports at URL URL URL i) Kafr El-Sheikh Museum URL * "Writings through the Ages" date: 8 September 2023 - 15 October 2023 Exhibition shedding light on the birth of writing in ancient Egypt and its developments through the different eras. info: French press report at URL With photos. --ITALY-- [update] s) Centro Trevi-Trevilab Via Cappuccini, 28, 39100 Bolzano * "Antichi Egizi: maestri dell'arte" [Ancient Egypt: Masters of art] date: 21 September 2023 - 10 December 2023 [new] info: Italian press report at URL "Giovedì 21 settembre alle ore 17 inaugurazione ufficiale al Centro Trevi della mostra dedicata alle arti dell’antico Egitto. L'esposizione raccoglie 18 reperti originali provenienti dal Museo Egizio." --AUSTRALIA-- [update] d) National Gallery of Victoria 180 St Kilda Road, Melbourne * "Pharaoh: king of Egypt" date: 14 June 2024 – 6 October 2024 [new] info: English press report at URL "(..) The National Gallery of Victoria’s 2024 Winter Masterpieces blockbuster (..) will showcase more than 500 individual pieces from the British Museum’s permanent collection, exclusive to Melbourne, in the largest international loan the London institution has ever undertaken. (..) It features massive architecture and sculpture, including a reassembled limestone wall from an Old Kingdom mastaba tomb carved with hieroglyphic texts, and a 1.5-tonne 1.5m-wide fist of Ramses II, a fragment of a colossal statue designed to convey the pharaoh’s immensity and power. (..)" --- For previously listed exhibitions, see section X below. ++ (III) PERSONALS AND SUNDRIES * TBA +++ (IV) READ ON THE WEB --NEWSPAPER REPORTS ONLINE-- * Press report: "Egypt uncovers underwater temple of goddess Aphrodite in Abu Qir Bay" URL "A joint Egyptian-French archaeological mission between the Supreme Council of Antiquities and the European Institute for Underwater Archeology has uncovered a temple of the goddess Aphrodite from the fifth century BC, alongside other archaeological finds belonging to the temple of Amun-Gereb. The discovery was made during underwater excavations in the sunken city of Thonis-Heracleion in Abu Qir Bay , Alexandria. (..)" -- Other English press reports: URL URL URL URL "(..) At the site, the archaeologists discovered artifacts from the [Amun] temple's treasury, including gold jewelry and a "Djed pillar," a symbol of stability, made of a blue semi-precious stone called lapis lazuli. They also found silver platers and an alabaster container that were likely used to contain perfumes and unguents during ritual ceremonies. (..)" With many photos. URL With photos. URL "(..) Demonstrating the Greek presence in Ancient Egypt, a delicate bronze duck-shaped pourer was discovered among ceramics at the site of a newly discovered Greek sanctuary to Aphrodite in the submerged ruins of Thonis-Heracleion. (..)" With photos. -- French press report: URL -- Spanish press report: URL * Press report: "Harold Jones blue plaque honours Barnsley-born archaeologist who helped find Tutankhamun's tomb" URL "Egyptology royalty Lady Carnarvon and TV’s Prof Joann Fletcher have helped to unveil a blue plaque in Barnsley to honour the Yorkshire birthplace of Harold Jones - whose work led to the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb. (..)" -- Another English press report: URL * Press report: "Cleopatra’s Daughter: Prisoner, Survivor, and Queen" URL "Queen Cleopatra (VII Philopator) is one of the most recognizable names in history, but her daughter, who managed to survive the chaos that befell Ptolemaic Egypt, is much less well known. (..) Cleopatra II Selene would go on to reclaim a royal title after the demise of her parents. (..) She rose to become the queen of Mauritania, Numidia, and Cyrene. (..)" [Next two items submitted by Michael Tilgner] * Press report: "Torino, Museo Egizio: l’Archivio storico fotografico si arricchisce grazie Università di Torino" URL "L’Archivio storico fotografico del Museo Egizio (Torino) si arricchisce grazie a una collaborazione con diverse istituzioni, tra cui l’Università di Torino, l’Archivio di Stato di Torino e il Centro di Egittologia Francesco Ballerini di Como. Questa partnership ha portato all’acquisizione di circa un migliaio di fotografie risalenti all’inizio del Novecento, documentando l’attività di scavo archeologico del Museo in Egitto. L’obiettivo principale è creare un archivio digitale accessibile gratuitamente, riunendo in un’unica piattaforma tutti i documenti storici e le fotografie legate al Museo Egizio, in vista del suo bicentenario nel 2024. (..)" -- Another Italian press report: URL -- Archivio fotografico Museo Egizio: URL * Press report: "La Congiura dell’Harem per far fuori Ramses III: un complotto riuscito solo a metà" URL "Ramses III venne assassinato in un feroce gioco di potere, ma la congiura non ebbe esattamente gli esiti sperati: solo negli ultimi anni, analizzando la mummia del sovrano, è stata ricostruita l’esatta dinamica dei fatti, raccontata nel Papiro della Congiura dell’Harem. (..)" --MISCELLANEOUS-- * New entries at the blog of the Ankh-Hor Project in Asasif: -- "First exciting news in Week 1" (Sept 8) URL -- "Capturing objects from TT 414 in 3D – first stunning results" (Sept 14) URL -- "Summary of week 2 of the 2023 season" (Sept 15) URL -- "Depictions of pairs of jackals on wooden coffins from TT 414" (Sept 16) URL * New entry at the blog of the South Asasif Conservation Project: -- "South Tower of the First Pylon of the tomb of Karabasken (TT 391)" (Sept 18) URL * New entry at the blog of the MUAFS Project (Munich University Attab to Ferka Survey Project, Sudan): -- "Digitally Documenting a Fortified Islamic House in Attab East" (Sept 18) URL * New entry at the 'Wonderful Things' blog of the Griffith Institute, University of Oxford: -- "Flying – 2" (Sept 13) URL +++ (V) BOOK CORNER --NEW (PAPER) BOOK RELEASES-- [Next two items submitted by Kai Metzler] * Alexa Rickert und Sophie Schlosser (eds.), Gestaltung, Funktion und Bedeutung antiker Treppenanlagen. Multiperspektivische Analyse einer transkulturellen Konstante. (Kasion 11). Münster: Zaphon, 2022. Hb, 486 pp. ISBN 978-3-96327-214-1. EUR 125. URL "As part of a symposium, the approach to a culture-immanent perspective on ancient architecture was tested using the case study of "staircases". (..) 18 contributions to staircases in the Ancient Near East, Ancient Egypt, the Greek and Roman worlds and late antiquity. (..)" The volume includes five Egyptological articles. N.B. The book is also available in Open Access! * Theresia Schusser, Christliche religiöse Gewalt im spätantiken Ägypten. Hagiographische Schriften im Fokus kultur- und mentalitätsgeschichtlicher Fragestellungen (Ägypten und Altes Testament 118). Münster: Zaphon, 2023. Hb, 170 pp. ISBN 978-3-96327-234-9. EUR 65. TOC at URL "(..) As part of the investigation of religious violence exercised by Christians of the 5th-7th century, three Coptic hagiographic writings are examined with regard to their depiction of violent conflicts and discussed in detail against the background of the "social identity theory" of social psychology. (..)" [Next two items submitted by Michael Tilgner] * Peter Jánosi, Regina Hölzl (eds.), Vom Nil an die Donau. Die Geschichte der ägyptischen Wandtapeten im Kunsthistorischen Museum Wien. Kulturverlag Kadmos, Berlin, 2023. Pb, 176 pp., 114 ills. ISBN 978-3-86599-544-5. EUR 28.90. URL "Die Wände der ägyptischen Schausäle im Kunsthistorischen Museum Wien beeindrucken durch großformatige ägyptische Wandmalereien, die einem Felsgrab in Beni Hassan (Mittelägypten) nachempfunden sind. Als Vorlage für die Anfertigung dieser auf farbige Kartonbahnen aufgebrachten Dekorationen dienten Zeichnungen, die während der Preußischen Expedition nach Ägypten und Nubien (1842–1845) angefertigt wurden. Ursprünglich waren diese Malereien jedoch nicht für das Museum, sondern für die Wiener Weltausstellung 1873 konzipiert worden, wo ein Nachbau des Beni Hassan-Grabes auf dem Ausstellungsgelände im Prater bewundert werden konnte. Nach dem Ende der Weltausstellung wurden die Kartonbahnen gesichert, jedoch erst später an den Wänden des neu errichteten und 1891 eröffneten Kunsthistorischen Museums angebracht. Zum 150-Jahr-Jubliläum der Wiener Weltausstellung (2023) sind diese Malereien umfassend restauriert und erstmals auch einer ausführlichen wissenschaftlichen Untersuchung unterzogen worden." * Jean-Luc Fournet, Champollion 1822. Et l’Égypte ancienne retrouva la parole. Collège de France, Paris, 2022. Pb., 128 pp. ISBN 978-2-7226-0602-9. EUR 27.00. TOC at URL "Catalogue de l'exposition organisée au Collège de France du 17 septembre au 25 octobre 2022, cet ouvrage retrace toutes les tentatives d'interprétation et de compréhension des hiéroglyphes depuis l'époque romaine jusqu'à la découverte de la pierre de Rosette. Il présente ensuite la vie et le travail de Champollion, le déchiffrement la langue hiéroglyphique qu'il réussit à accomplir grâce à ses connaissances en copte et en grec, puis son voyage en Égypte dans le cadre de l'expédition franco-toscane de 1828. Une troisième partie décrit le parcours académique de Champollion, en particulier au Collège de France où il a occupé la première chaire d'égyptologie et présente ses héritiers. L'ouvrage se termine par une analyse de la statue, parfois sujette à controverses, que lui consacra le sculpteur Auguste Bartholdi." -- Extract (36 pp.) - pdf-file (2.4 MB) URL --DIGITIZED BOOKS & ONLINE THESES-- [Next two items submitted by Michael Tilgner] * Digitized book of The Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters: -- H. O. Lange, O. Neugebauer, Papyrus Carlsberg no. I. Ein hieratisch-demotischer-kosmologischer Text, København, 1940 (Historisk-filologiske skrifter, vol. 1, no. 2). - 92 pp., 7, 31* pls. - pdf-file (50.1 MB) URL "Wir publizieren hier einen Text von bisher einzigartigem Charakter: in demotischer Schrift und Sprache werden hieratische Sätze ausführlich kommentiert, die sich in den berühmten Deckengemälden des Kenotaph Seti’s I in Abydos und teilweise auch im Grabe Ramses IV in Theben finden und die Darstellung des Laufs von Sonne, Mond und Sternen über den Leib der Himmelsgöttin Nut und durch die Unterwelt betreffen. Dass ein solcher Text sowohl von philologischem Gesichtspunkt wie von Seiten der Geschichte der aegyptischen Mythologie und Astronomie von höchstem Interesse ist, bedarf keiner weiteren Begründung. Die vorliegende Edition ist das Resultat einer engen Zusammenarbeit der beiden Unterzeichneten. Wir verschliessen uns keineswegs der Einsicht, dass wir viele Einzelfragen unbeantwortet lassen mussten und dass das volle Verständnis vieler hierhergehöriger Fragen eine ungleich gründlichere Bearbeitung der aegyptischen Texte astronomischer Richtung verlangen würde, als sie heute vorliegt. Wir wollten aber lieber einen so einzigartigen Text der Mitarbeit auch anderer Gelehrten zugänglich machen als seine Edition auf unbestimmte Zeit hinauszuschieben. Der oft nur provisorische Charakter vieler unserer Lesungen und Interpretationen dieses schwierigen Textes möge hierdurch entschuldigt sein." * Online thesis: Sarah Massingham, Uncovering the Tooth: Interventive Dental Therapy in Ancient Egypt. Department of Ancient History, Macquarie University, Sydney, 2020. - vii, 111 pp. - pdf-file (7.7 MB) URL "Utilising an embodied and biocultural approach, this project appraises the available osteological evidence relating to ancient Egyptian dental therapy within the timeframe of the Old Kingdom – Graeco-Roman Period (c. 2686 BC – AD 323), to assess the accuracy of previous therapeutic interpretations. The investigation reveals that only three specimens can plausibly be attributed to dental therapy including the Tura el-Asmant Bridge and two carious lesion fillings. The appraisal also elucidates the need for continued scientific analysis of the corpus and addresses the historiographical issues apparent within the discourse. To determine the validity of past suggestions that the ancient Egyptians were the first culture to employ dental bridges, this project additionally investigates the larger corpus of dental devices from antiquity, including Phoenician, Etruscan, Greek and Roman devices. This research instead indicates that the Etruscans were the first culture to employ dental devices; however, the development of this technology was significantly influenced by regular cultural exchange in the ancient world." --NEW ISSUES OF (PAPER) JOURNALS & MAGAZINES-- * TBA --DIGITIZED JOURNAL ARTICLES & ONLINE PAPERS-- * Mohy-Eldin E. Abo-Eleaz, "The Harsh Life of Diplomatic Messengers in Egypt in the Late Bronze Age", in: ANE Today, vol. 11, no. 9 (September 2023) URL * The latest issue of Prague Egyptological Studies, vol. 28 (2022), is available in Open Access: URL With 5 relevant articles. * The latest issue of Annals of the Náprstek Museum, vol. 44, no. 1 (2023), is available in Open Access: URL With 3 relevant articles. * The latest issue of Ancient Egyptian Heritage and Archaeology Fund Newsletter, vol. 9 (2023), is online (as PDF) at URL * The latest issue of CIPEG e-News, no. 19 (2023), is online (as PDF) at: 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 (&).] [Submitted by Anna Uhlig] * The Classics Program at the University of California, Davis invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position, beginning July 1, 2024: Assistant Professor of the Ancient Mediterranean Applicants’ research interests should focus on Ancient Mediterranean culture(s) outside of Europe (e.g., Ancient Egypt, North Africa, the Levant). (...) Application deadline: November 1, 2023 (the first review date; the position remains open until filled, with final review date being January 31, 2024). URL [Submitted by Marc Elie Lucien Maillot] * The University of Chicago Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures (ISAC) and the Field Museum of Natural History invite applications for a Postdoctoral Scholar for the 2024—2027 academic years. This is a thirty-six-month, non-renewable appointment. (..) Start date is March 15th, 2024. (..) Preferred Qualifications: Ph.D in Digital Studies (..), Strong computer design skills needed, with knowledge of 3D design software such as Revit, Rhino, SketchUp, or other similar programs. (..) Application deadline: September 20th, 2023 (the first review date; but the position remains open until filled). URL * The IFAO offers one position as Egyptian Associate Researcher The researcher is appointed for a term of one year from 1st January 2024 to 31 December 2024, renewable twice, i.e. until 31st December 2026. (..) Applicants must be Egyptian, less than 60 years old, and hold a position as lecturer, assistant professor or professor in an Egyptian university, or as researcher in an Egyptian research centre. (..) The deadline for applications is October 31, 2023. URL * (&) The Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at Yale University invites applications for a tenure-track appointment as Assistant Professor of Egyptology with an expected start date of 1 July 2024. (..) Deadline of applications: open until filled (review of applications will begin November 1, 2023). URL URL URL * (&) The Department of Near Eastern Studies, College of Arts and Sciences, Cornell University, seeks to appoint a tenure track Assistant Professor, Ancient Mesopotamia and/or Egypt Deadline for applications: October 30, 2023. URL * (&) The Department of Egypt and Sudan at the British Museum has two job openings: -- Curator: Late Period, Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt URL Application deadline: 8 September 2023 -- Curator: Egyptian Archaeology URL Application deadline: 8 September 2023 * (&) The Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures and the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations of the University of Chicago invite applications for a tenure-track position as Assistant Professor of Egyptian Archaeology The appointment would commence on July 1, 2024, or as soon as possible thereafter. Application deadline: October 9, 2023 URL * (&) The Department of Egyptology and Assyriology at Brown University invites applications for a tenure-track appointment as Assistant Professor of Egyptology with an expected start date of 1 July 2024. Application deadline: 18 September 2023 URL * (&) The Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations in the Faculty of Arts & Science at the University of Toronto invites applications for a Assistant Professor - Egyptology with a focus on Ancient Egyptian Language and Written Culture. Anticipated start date is July 1, 2024. Application deadline: November 01, 2023. URL * (&) The Faculty of Archaeology at the University of Warsaw, Chair of Archaeology of Egypt and Nubia, is looking for a Assistant Professor (field archaeology of Pharaonic Egypt) Fluency in English and Polish required. Starting date: 1th October 2023 Application deadline: 14 August 2023 URL * (&) The Musée du Louvre, Paris, is looking for a Documentaliste scientifique au Département des Antiquités égyptiennes (DAE) Starting date: 1 September 2023 (?). Application deadline: 30 July 2023 (?). URL URL * (&) The University of Toronto has an opening for a Sessional lecturer Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations - NMC344 - Hyksos, Subjects to Empire Builders: Cultural and Political History of Ancient Egypt II" Sessional Dates of Appointment: September 1, 2023 – December 31, 2023. Please note this position is tentative, pending final course determinations and enrolments. Application deadline: -- URL * (&) The British Museum, London is looking for a Curator: Funerary Culture of the Nile Valley (Egypt and Sudan) Application deadline: 10 July 2023. URL * (&) The Roemer- und Pelizaeus Museum, Hildesheim is looking for a Projektleitung Neuinstallation Ägypten Application deadline: 31 July 2023. URL * (&) Am Ägyptologischen Institut der Universität Leipzig ist ab dem 1. November 2023 die Stelle eines Wissenschaftlichen Mitarbeiters (50 %) zu besetzen. Gesucht wird ein:e Doktorand:in mit einem Promotionsvorhaben zur ägyptischen Religion, vorzugsweise mit Schwerpunkt auf dem griechisch- römischen Ägypten. (..) Closing date for applications: August 15, 2023 URL * (&) The Faculty of Arts of KU Leuven (Archaeology Research Group) and the Royal Museums of Art and History (RMAH, Brussels) are jointly offering a full-time position in Egyptology in the framework of the Belgian federal FED-tWIN program: Full-time Tenure Track Position in Egyptology (50% at KU Leuven and 50% at RMAH) The appointment will commence on January 1, 2024. (..) This vacancy falls within the research profile OLDEgypt: Objects of Life and Death: study and recontextualization of the Egyptian collection of the Royal Museums of Art and History through excavations and historiographical research. (..) You are an expert in the study of Ancient Egypt, with specialisation in epigraphy and philology and expertise in innovative methodology applied to digital epigraphy. (..) Application deadline: July 31, 2023 URL * (&) The Department of Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies of The Pennsylvania State University invites applications for a Assistant/Associate Teaching Professor in Egyptology for the 2023–2024 academic year, beginning August 14, 2023. This is a non-tenure-track, 36-week term appointment (two academic semesters), with the possibility of reappointment. (..) Application deadline: until filled. To apply, please visit URL * (&) The Department of History and Archaeology, Macquarie University Wallumattagal Campus (North Ryde), is seeking to employ a part-time (0.5 FTE) Postdoctoral Research Fellow (for Qubbet el-Hawa Research Project and Beni Hassan) for a 2 year fixed term appointment, who will be responsible for documenting and analysing the material culture from the sites of Beni Hassan and Qubt el-Hawa as part of an ARC funded Discovery project led by Professors Martin Bommas and Naguib Kanawati. (..) You will be a highly motivated academic with a PhD in a relevant field, with specialised knowledge of Old and Middle Kingdom Egypt, and experience in documenting and analysing ancient Egyptian material culture and relevant archival material. (...) Commencement Date: August 2023 Applications Close: Sunday, 16 July 2023 Full information at URL URL ---GRANTS & SCHOLARSHIPS--- [# = You may request from the editor the often longer announcement on which the below summaries were based.] * (&) The Cairo Department of the German Archaeological Institute (DAI) offers one 4-month research scholarship starting on 01/01/2024 to PhD holders in the field of Egyptology or a closely related discipline: Research Scholarship “Luxor-Scholarship” (Spring 2024) Application deadline: 01/10/2023. URL * (&) 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-- * (&) 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: "The Lost Cities of Egypt" tutor: Dr Carl Graves dates: Thursday evenings, 6-7:30pm (UK Time), 21st September-19th October 2023 plus recordings costs: EES Member: £60; Non-Member: £120; Student EES Member: £30 info: booking at URL * (&) EES Online Course: "Beyond Beginners Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs" Tutor: Dr. Joseph Clayton Dates: Tuesday evenings, 6-7:30 pm BST, 5th September-3rd October 2023, plus recordings costs: EES Member: £60; Non-Member: £120; Student EES Member: £30 info: details and booking at URL * (&) Online classes organised by the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures: -- "Introduction to Hieratic" tutor: Dr. Foy Scalf dates: Mondays, October 2 – November 20, 2023 (8 weeks), 7–9pm Central (Chicago) Time on Zoom and recorded costs: Non-members ($392), Members ($314), Docents/ Volunteers/ISAC Travellers ($157), UChicago Lab/Charter, Students, Faculty, and Staff ($98). info: URL -- "Introduction to Late Egyptian" tutor: Dr. Foy Scalf dates: Tuesdays, March 5 – April 23, 2024 (8 weeks), 7–9pm Central (Chicago) Time on Zoom and recorded costs: Non-members ($392), Members ($314), Docents/ Volunteers/ISAC Travellers ($157), UChicago Lab/Charter, Students, Faculty, and Staff ($98) info: URL -- "Introduction to Demotic" tutor: Dr. Foy Scalf date: Tuesdays, May 7 – June 25, 2024 (8 weeks), 7–9pm Central (Chicago) on Zoom and recorded costs: Non-members ($392), Members ($314), Docents/ Volunteers/ISAC Travellers ($157), UChicago Lab/Charter, Students, Faculty, and Staff ($98) info: URL -- Registering for all three classes at once saves 15%. * (&) Egypt Exploration Society Online Course: "A History of Ancient Egypt in Thirty Temples" tutor: Kelly Accetta Crowe date: Thursday evenings, 6-7:30pm (UK Time), 17th August - 14th September 2023, plus recordings costs: EES Member: £60; Non-Member: £120; Student EES Member: £30 info: program and booking at URL * (&) E-course "Ancient Egyptian Jewellery" Tutor: Sigrid van Roode Costs: EUR 40,= URL --FIELD SCHOOLS-- * TBA --TRIPS&TOURS-- * TBA +++ (VII) (MULTI)MEDIA --TV&RADIO-- [Submitted by Michael Tilgner] * German TV: -- ZDFinfo, September 23, 2023, 04:00-04:45 "Geheimnisvolle Mumien: Der Prinz und der kranke Herrscher" -- ZDFinfo, September 23, 2023, 04:45-05:25 "Geheimnisvolle Mumien: Die Lady und der Pharao" -- ZDFinfo, September 23, 2023, 05:25-06:10 "Geheimnisvolle Mumien: Der Kriegerkönig und die Königin" -- ZDFinfo, September 23, 2023, 06:10-06:55 "Ägypten - Schatzkammer der Archäologie: Rätselhafte Mumien" -- ZDFinfo, September 23, 2023, 15:00-15:45 "Mythen und Monster - Sphinx" -- Arte, September 23, 2023, 20:15-21:05 "Geheimnisvolle Mumien (1/3)" -- Arte, September 23, 2023, 21:05-22:00 "Geheimnisvolle Mumien (2/3)" -- Arte, September 23, 2023, 22:00-22:55 "Geheimnisvolle Mumien (3/3)" -- ZDFinfo, September 25, 2023, 13:25-14:10 "Der Untergang antiker Völker: Athen und Ägypten" -- ZDFinfo, September 28, 2023, 10:30-11:15 "Mythos - Die großen Rätsel der Geschichte: Kleopatra" -- ZDFinfo, September 28, 2023, 11:15-12:00 "Mythos - Die großen Rätsel der Geschichte: Die vergessene Pyramide von Gizeh" -- ZDFinfo, September 29, 2023, 18:45-19:30 "Der Nil - Lebensader für die alten Ägypter: Versunkene Städte" -- ZDFinfo, September 29, 2023, 19:30-20:15 "Der Nil - Lebensader für die alten Ägypter: Geheimnisse des Pyramidenbaus" -- ZDFinfo, September 29, 2023, 20:15-21:00 "Der Nil - Lebensader für die alten Ägypter: Tempel von Luxor" -- ZDFinfo, September 29, 2023, 21:00-21:45 "Der Nil - Lebensader für die alten Ägypter: Transport und Technik" -- ZDFinfo, September 29, 2023, 21:45-22:30 "Ägyptens Totenstadt - Die Geheimnisse von Sakkara" -- ZDFinfo, September 29, 2021, 22:30-23:15 "Die vergessenen Pharaonen - Ägyptens schwarze Könige" -- ZDFinfo, September 29, 2021, 23:15-00:00 "Tutanchamun - Der Fluch des Pharao" --DVDs & CDROMS-- * TBA --SOFTWARE & APPS-- * TBA --ONLINE AUDIO&VIDEO-- * Videos of the most recent Graeco-Aegyptiaca lectures at the Palladion, Budapest: -- "Graeco-Aegyptiaca #2/6 - Imagining a Greek Home for an Egyptian Goddess: Time, Landscape, and Architecture in Greek Sanctuaries to Isis", by Lindsey Mazurek (30 May 2023) [1 h 20 mins.] URL * Video of an event at The Palladion, Budapest: -- "Listening to Tutankhamun" - Online screening of multidisciplinary artist Sara Sallam’s short film "I Prayed For The Resin Not To Melt" (26 May 2023) [1 h 21 mins.] URL * Video of a lecture organised by the Institute of Egyptian Art & Archaeology at the University of Memphis: -- "Walking Among Pharaohs: George A. Reisner, Harvard’s First Egyptologist," by Dr. Peter Der Manuelian (6 April 2023) [51 mins.] URL --MUSIC & THEATRE & FILM--- * TBA +++ (VIII) WEBSITES * TBA +++ [End of new weekly additions] ========================================================================= [Overview of still current older material follows below] +++ (IX) LECTURES AND SYMPOSIUMS --VIRTUAL LECTURES AND CONFERENCES (mostly via ZOOM)--- [International conferences are listed first, followed by local lectures.] a) - b) ARCE - Missouri Chapter * Online symposium (Zoom): Fifth Annual Missouri Egyptological Symposium (#MOEgypt5) "New Directions in Teaching Ancient Egypt and Nubia: Practical Matters, Innovation, and Collaboration" date: Saturday, 21 October 2023 costs: free and open to all info: email info: URL Deadline for abstracts is 21 August 2023. c) Red Iberoamericana de Investigadores en Próximo Oriente Antiguo (RIIPOA) * Online conference (YouTube): I Jornadas RIIPOA - Aportes para el Estudio del Próximo Oriente Antiguo date: 12-15 September 2023 info: program and links at URL d) -e) - f) Southampton Ancient Egypt Society (SAES) * Online Study Weekend (Zoom): "The Gebel el Silsila Project" (13 talks) with John Ward and Dr. Maria Nilsson date: 9-10 December [was: 15-16 July] 2023 costs: £20 for SAES members, £25 for non-members (this is a fundraising event for the Project!) (payment details will soon be available on SouthamptonAncientEgyptSociety.co.uk) info: email info: abstract at URL info: registration at URL info: press release at URL g) ARCE - Northern California Chapter and ARCE - Orange County Chapter * Online lecture (Zoom): "The Upper Egyptian Temple of Edfu - Its Architecture as an Image of the World," by Dr. Dieter Kurth (Prof-Dr. Emeritus, Hamburg University) date: Sunday, October 15, 2023; 1:30 pm PDT info: abstract at URL info: registration at URL info: email h) Carlisle And District Egyptology Society * Online lecture (Zoom): "Pharaohs Behaving Badly: Pot Belly and the worst of the Ptolemies," by Sarah Griffiths (Deputy editor Ancient Egypt Magazine) date: 28 September 2023; 2 pm BST / 14:50 CEST costs: members free, guests GBP 5 info: abstract and booking at URL i) New York Adventure Club * Online lecture: "Egyptomania: The 20th Century Obsession with Ancient Egypt," by Lucy Jane Santos date: Tuesday, July 18, 2023; 11:30 pm - 1 am CEST costs: USD 10 info: abstract at URL info: booking at URL j) Seminários de Egiptologia LAOP 2023. Universidade de São Paulo * Online lecture (Google): "Mutilated and left for dead? Revisiting the ancient Egyptian use of incomplete hieroglyphs of living beings," by Dr Rune Nyord (Emory University) date: 31 August 2023; 11 am BRT / 16:00 CEST / 14:00 GMT costs: free, but registration required. info: abstract and registration at URL k) - * Online day school (Zoom): "Sacred Groves - Trees: Divine Emblems in Ancient Egypt," by Dr Joanne Backhouse date: Sunday, 10th September 2023; 2.00 - 5.30 pm BST / 15:00 - 18:30 CEST costs: £19.12 info: abstract and booking at URL l) ARCE - Chicago Chapter * Online lecture (Zoom): "Horses and Chariots in New Kingdom Egypt: An Interdisciplinary Ride," by Peter Raulwing (Associate at ISAC) date: September 9, 2023; 5 pm CDT place: a hybrid event -- online (Zoom) and in-person (LaSalle Bank Room, Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures (ISAC) at The University of Chicago) info: abstract and registration at URL info: Zoom registration at URL m) ARCE - DC Chapter * Online lecture (Zoom): “Postpartum Rituals in Ancient Egypt,” by Dr. Marie-Lys Arnette (assistant professor at the Johns Hopkins University) date: Saturday, September 23, 2023; noon EDT costs: free info: abstract and registration at URL n) Essex Egyptology Group * Online lecture (Zoom): "The Cleopatras: the forgotten Queens of Egypt," by Prof. Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones date: Sunday, 1 October 2023; 15.00 BST costs: free for members, £5 non-members info: abstract and booking at URL o) ARCE - Chicago Chapter * Online lecture (Zoom): "A Single Image Narrative: “The Cat, The Mouse, and the Boy”," by Jennifer Miyuki Babcock (Assistant Professor, Pratt Institute) date: October 7, 2023; 5 pm CDT place: a hybrid event -- online (Zoom) or in-person at LaSalle Banks Room at the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures, University of Chicago, 1155 E 58th St, Chicago, IL costs: registration required info: abstract and registration at URL info: Zoom registration at URL * Online lecture (Zoom): "Touching Ptah: Gouges on the Ptah Temple, Karnak," by Dr. Julia Troche (Associate Professor of History, Missouri State University) date: November 4, 2023; 5 pm CDT place: a hybrid event -- online (Zoom) or in-person at LaSalle Banks Room at the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures, University of Chicago, 1155 E 58th St, Chicago, IL costs: registration required info: abstract and registration at URL info: Zoom registration at URL p) Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East and Harvard Museums of Science & Culture * Online lecture (Zoom): "Finding the God Osiris: Latest Excavations at Abusir and Saqqara," by Dr Miroslav Bárta (Charles University, Czech Institute of Egyptology) date: Thursday, September 28, 2023; 6:00 pm EDT place: a hybrid lecture -- online (Zoom) or in-person at Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 costs: free; registration required info: registration at URL * Online lecture (Zoom): "The Living Dead in Ancient Egypt," by Dr Julia Troche (Associate Professor, Missouri State University; Visiting Scholar in Egyptology and Assyriology, Brown University) date: Wednesday, October 11, 2023; 6:00 pm EDT place: a hybrid lecture -- online (Zoom) or in-person at Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 costs: free; registration required info: registration at URL --USA-- a) ARCE - Northern California Chapter * "Preparing for Eternity: Funerary Models & Wall Scenes from the Old and Middle Kingdom," by Dr. Georgia Barker (Macquarie University/CSU San Bernardino) date: Sunday, September 10, 2023; 3 pm PDT place: Room 20 Social Sciences Building (formerly Barrows Hall), UC Berkeley info: URL info: email --CANADA-- a) Society for the Study of Egyptian Antiquities (SSEA) * SSEA’s 2023 Symposium: "Sakkara: Where the Pyramids were Born" date: Saturday, November 4, 2023. * SSEA Annual Scholars’ Colloquium date: Friday November 3 and Sunday November 5, 2023. --UNITED KINGDOM--- a) - b) Fitzwilliam Museum Trumpington St, Cambridge CB2 1RB * Conference: "Coffins in Context" date: 22-24 February 2024 place: a hybrid event (TBA) info: Call for Papers and registration at URL Deadline for abstracts is 22 September 2023. c) - d) Egypt Exploration Society * TBA e) The British Museum Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG * Annual Egyptological Colloquium: "The Archaeology of Egypt’s Western Desert" date: 7 and 8 September 2023 place: Stevenson Lecture Theatre, BM costs: £75 info: programme and booking at URL * Annual Distinguished Lecture in Egyptology: "Mut al-Kharab: 3,000 years of activity at a cult centre in Dakhleh Oasis," by Dr. Colin A. Hope (Dakhleh Oasis Project) date: 7 September 2023; 17.30–18.30 costs: £25 (joint ticket with the AEC: £85) info: URL --THE NETHERLANDS-- a) International Association of Egyptologists * Thirteenth International Congress of Egyptologists (ICE XIII): "The Future of Ancient Egypt" date: 6-11 August 2023 place: Leiden info: URL info: First Circular at URL The deadline for submitting paper abstracts is 1 October 2022. info: Second Circular at URL "The Call for Papers is closed. The Call for Posters is open until 31 March 2023." info: the Preliminary Programme is now at URL info: registration form participants at URL --GERMANY-- a) Gustav-Lübcke-Museum Neue Bahnhofstr. 9, 59065 Hamm * 55. Ständige Ägyptologen-Konferenz (SÄK) 2024 date: 28 - 30 June 2024 info: (more information will folow in September 2023) b) - c) University of Muenster * 13th International Conference for Meroitic Studies date: 9 – 13 September 2024 info: URL info: Second circular at URL info: Third circular at URL Registration is now open (until December 31). d) - e) Tage der Ägyptologie * 15. Tagen der Ägyptologie / 2. Rainer-Hannig-Tagen der Ägyptologie: "Vom Nil bis an die Weser" date: 18-20 August 2023 place: Koptisches Kloster Brenkhausen costs: EUR 159 (Students EUR 99). info: program and registration form at URL --VATICAN CITY-- a) - --EGYPT-- a) Studies in Egyptian Archaeology and Science (SEAS) * Conference: "Materials and Technology. Working with Ancient Egyptian Artefacts in the Field and in Museums" date: 24 - 27 November 2023 place: a hybrid event -- online (Zoom) and in-person at Aswan, Egypt info: registration at URL b) Institut français d’archéologie orientale * Workshop: "Reading reuse. Image recycling in Egypt and beyond" date: October 31st - November 2nd, 2023 place: IFAO, Cairo info: Call for Abstracts at URL Deadline for abstract submission is February 15th, 2023. c) Centre for History of the School of Arts and Humanities of the University of Lisbon & Misr University of Science and Technology & Vatican Coffin Project & National Museum of Egyptian Civilization. * Second Gate of the Priests Conference: "From Thebes to Tanis: Egypt during the 21st Dynasty" date: 10th-12th December 2023 place: Cairo info: email info: URL Deadline for abstracts is 13 May 2023. --ITALY-- a) Department of Asia, Africa and Mediterranean of the University of Naples “L’Orientale” * International Conference "Ancient Egypt - New Technology" date: July 5-7, 2023 place: Palazzo Corigliano, Piazza San Domenico Maggiore 12, Naples, info: URL b) Center for Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies * International Conference: "You Established the Sky, You Illuminated It with Light. Sacredness at Deir el-Medina" date: 14-15 March 2024 place: Ex-Church of S. Jacopo, Via Faenza, 43, Florence costs: EUR 80 (Speaker EUR 130) info: Call for Papers (abstracts on all aspects of sacredness and religion at Deir el-Medina) with deadline September 30, 2023, at URL --FRANCE-- a) - --SWEDEN-- a) - --BELGIUM-- a) Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences * "Third International Conference on the Rock Art of Northern Africa" date: 12-14 September 2023 place: Palace of the Academies, Hertogsstraat / Rue Ducale 1, 1000 Brussels info: URL info: flyer - URL info: program and book of abstracts at URL --SPAIN-- a) - --AUSTRALIA-- a) - --DENMARK-- a) - --SWITZERLAND-- a) University of Basel * "23rd Current Research in Egyptology (CRE 2023)" date: 10–14 September 2023 info: URL info: First Circular at URL info: program and book of abstracts at URL URL --GREECE-- a) - --AUSTRIA-- a) - --POLAND-- a) - --SLOVAKIA-- a) - --CHINA-- a) - --CZECH REPUBLIC-- a) - --ARGENTINA-- a) - --JAPAN-- a) - --PORTUGAL-- a) - +++ (X) EXHIBITIONS Most info in this section was collected by Michael Tilgner and Ingrid van Sprakelaar. Ingrid maintains an exhibition calendar [in a complementary format, i.e. sorted by date (and country)] at the Dutch website of the Mehen Study Center. --USA-- a) - b) Cleveland Museum of Art 11150 East Boulevard Cleveland, Ohio 44106 URL * “Egyptomania: Fashion’s Conflicted Obsession” date: April 1 [was: January 4], 2023 – January 28, 2024 Exhibition of 50 objects that explore the influence of Egyptomania in fashion by juxtaposing contemporary fashion and jewelry loaned from around the world with fine and decorative artworks from the CMA collection. info: URL 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 * "The Egyptian Book of the Dead" date: November 1, 2023 – January 29, 2024 Exhibition featuring the Getty's Book of the Dead manuscripts, which have never been on public view. info: URL d) - e) Brooklyn Museum 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, New York 11238-6052 URL * "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) Exhibition Hub Atlanta Art Center 5660 Buford Highway NE, Doraville, GA 30340 URL * “Tutankhamun: His Tomb and his Treasures” date: 28 September 2023 - TBA, December 2023 Exhibition with more than 1000 replicas of KV62 objects. Several of these exhibitions are travelling worldwide; this is likely the one that was most recently at COSI Center of Science and Industry, Columbus, OH (March 18, 2023 – 4 September 2023). info: URL info: English press reports at URL URL g) - h) Houston Museum of Natural Science 5555 Hermann Park Dr., Houston,Texas 77030 URL * “World of the Pharaohs” date: May 17, 2024(?) - December 31, 2024 Exhibition that features more than 200 objects on loan from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Including monumental sculptures of King Ramesses II and Queen Hatshepsut, funerary reliefs, stelae, and false doors, temple offerings and burial goods; jewelry, amulets, and cosmetic vessels. info: source - URL [Needs confirmation.] i) - j) The Corner Gallery at Playhouse Square 1305 Euclid Avenue (Corner of E. 13th St. & Euclid Ave.), Cleveland, Ohio 44115 URL * "Mummies of the World: The Exhibition" date: September 23, 2023 - January 28, 2024 Exhibition with ca. 40 human and animal mummies from many cultures, incl. Egypt. It has been travelling North America (and Europe) since 2015, most recently at the Frost Museum of Science, Miami (May 27, 2023 – September 4, 2023). info: URL info: English press report at URL k) Penn Museum 3260 South Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 URL * Closing of the Ancient Egypt and Nubia Galleries for renovation date: November 6, 2023 - TBA, 2026 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." * "Ancient Egypt: From Discovery to Display" date: TBA 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) The Metropolitan Museum of Art 1000 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10028 URL * “The Good Life: Collecting Late Antique Art at The Met” date: May 24, 2021 – January 7, 2024 [was: till May 7, 2023] Exhibition with objects from the collection of third- to eighth-century art from Egypt, to explore themes connected to social status, wealth, and living well in Late Antiquity. info: URL * "Proof: Maxime Du Camp’s Photographs of the Eastern Mediterranean" date: October 23, 2023 - January 21, 2024 Exhibition of 125 paper negatives of photographs made by Maxime Du Camp in October 1849 during his trip across the eastern Mediterranean (Egypte, Nubia, Palestine and Syrie). info: URL * "Africa & Byzantium" date: November 19, 2023 - March 3, 2024 Exhibition of nearly 180 works that explores the tradition of Byzantine art and culture in North (and East) Africa from the 4th through the 15th century and beyond. Will later travel to The Cleveland Museum of Art (April 14, 2024 – July 21, 2024) info: URL info: paper exhibition catalogue at URL n) - o) NoCo Center 712 N Hogan St, Jacksonville, FL 32202 URL * "Beyond King Tut: The Immersive Experience" date: June 9, 2023 - October 22 [was: September 3], 2023 Exhibition to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb; it has no artefacts but is an "immersive art experience", with "soaring imagery and cinematic storytelling", plus a virtual reality experience titled "Tutankhamun: Enter the Tomb". Created by National Geographic. Has been at many North American venues, most recently at National Geographic Museum, Washington, D.C. (17 June 2022 - 6 February 2023). info: URL info: English press report at URL p) Connecticut Convention Center 100 Columbus Blvd, Hartford, CT 06103 URL * "Beyond King Tut: The Immersive Experience" date: August 11, 2023 – October 15, 2023 Exhibition to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb; it has no artefacts but is an "immersive art experience", with "soaring imagery and cinematic storytelling", plus a virtual reality experience titled "Tutankhamun: Enter the Tomb". Created by National Geographic. Has been at many North American venues (also simultaneously). info: URL info: URL q) - r) - s) - t) - u) - v) Metropolitan Museum of Art 1000 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10028 URL * "Reclaiming Egypt: African American Artists and Ancient Egypt, 1876-Now" (working title) date: November 20, 2024 - TBA info: source - URL --CANADA-- a) - b) - c) - d) Pointe-à-Callière Cité d'archéologie et d'histoire de Montréal 350 Place Royale, Vieux-Montréal, QC, H2Y 3Y5 URL * "Égypte. Trois mille ans sur le Nil" [Egypt. Three thousand years on the Nile] date: 20 April 2023 - 15 October 2023 Exhibition with more than 300 authentic objects from the collection of the Museo Egizio of Turin. info: source - URL info: (in French and English) URL URL info: press release (in French and English) at URL URL info: French press report at URL With photos of displays. info: French press reports at URL A review. URL "L’imposante statue d’Amenhotep II (..) peut être observée au musée montréalais de Pointe-à-Callière ces jours-ci." URL info: Italian press report at URL info: French press report at URL "Présentée pour la première fois en Amérique du Nord, l’exposition regroupe plus de 300 objets authentiques – outils de travail et du quotidien, bijoux, sculptures, statues monumentales, sarcophages, stèles, momies – en provenance du Museo Egizio de Turin en Italie." info: French press report at URL A detailed description of the exhibition (also available in Arabic: URL). --UNITED KINGDOM-- a) The Egypt Centre Museum of Egyptian Antiquities Swansea University Singleton Park, Swansea SA2 8PP URL * "Causing Their Names to Live" date: 7 October 2023 - TBA Exhibition about the Harrogate collection (being catalogued by the Egypt Centre). info: source - blog entry at URL With details about the Egypt Centre's Twenty-fifth Anniversary Event (lectures; hybrid event). b) - c) Manchester Museum The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL * “Golden Mummies of Egypt” date: 18 February 2023 - 31 December 2023 Exhibition with 107 artefacts from Graeco-Roman Egypt, from the Manchester Museum collection. Earlier at the Buffalo Museum of Science (February 8, 2020 - January 3, 2021), the North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh (March 6, 2021 – July 11, 2021), the Beijing World Art Museum (August 15, 2021 - November 15, 2021, as "Meet Egypt: The Exhibition of the Golden Mummies"), and the Meet You Museum, Shanghai (December 28, 2021 - April 20, 2022, as "Meet Egypt: The Exhibition of the Golden Mummies"), and Nanshan Museum, Shenzhen (24 June 2022 – TBA). info: URL info: URL info: URL End date based on ticket dates. info: blog entry at URL info: English press report at URL "(..) “The idea that we inherited from the Victorians, that it was all done to keep a dead body just as it was in life, is not right,” said Campbell Price, a leading Egyptologist whose book will accompany the exhibition. “It is flawed, and we now believe it was intended to steer them towards divinity.” (..)" info: French press report at URL info: English press report at URL info: English press report at URL info: English press report at URL Interview with Dr. Campbell Price. info: English blog report at URL info: English press report at URL Interview with curator Campbell Price. info: English blog report at URL Review by Dr. Hannah Pethen. d) - e) Petrie Museum of Egyptian and Sudanese Archaeology University College London, Malet Place, London WC1E 6BT URL * "Tutankhamun the Boy: Growing Up in Ancient Egypt" date: 30th September 2022 - 1st December 2023 [was: September 2022 - September 2023] Exhibition that will explore Tutankhamun’s life as a young boy at the royal palaces of Amarna and Gurob, and the lives of other ancient Egyptian children at Amarna. info: URL info: source - URL f) - g) - h) - i) - j) - k) - l) - m) - n) - o) Irish Linen Centre & Lisburn Museum Market Square, Lisburn, BT28 1Ag, N.I. URL * "Egyptian Hieroglyphs: Unlock the Mystery" [was: “Hieroglyphs: Unlocking ancient Egypt”] date: 28 June 2023 – 12 October 2023 [was: 24 June 2023 – 15 October 2023] Exhibition that looks at how hieroglyphs were deciphered and what the impact was on our understanding of ancient Egypt. Earlier at the British Museum, London (13 October 2022 - 19 February 2023); however, it will be a 'spotlight tour', with only 10 objects (and not the 240 that were at the BM). Earlier in this reduced form at Ferens Art Gallery, Hull (as "Hieroglyphs: Unlocking ancient Egypt") (17 March 2023 – 18 June 2023). info: URL info: source - URL p) Torquay Museum 529 Babbacombe Rd, Torquay, TQ1 1HG. URL * “Hieroglyphs: Unlocking ancient Egypt” date: 21 October 2023 – 18 February 18, 2024 Exhibition that looks at how hieroglyphs were deciphered and what the impact was on our understanding of ancient Egypt. Earlier at the British Museum, London (13 October 2022 - 19 February 2023); however, it will be a 'spotlight tour', with only 10 objects (and not the 240 that were at the BM). info: URL info: source - URL info: English press report at URL "If Ancient Egypt is your passion and you would like exclusive access and some unique rewards please help our Crowdfunding campaign raise much needed funds for the museum. (..) The British Museum kindly supports many of the direct costs associated with the loan of the exhibition including transport and graphic design. However, some costs such as printing of the interpretation panels and labels still have to be covered by Torquay Museum. We also had to commission two new display cases for some of the objects that will be part of the show. (..)" --THE NETHERLANDS-- a) Rijksmuseum van Oudheden Rapenburg 28, 2311 EW Leiden URL * "De Ontdekking van Egypte" [Egypt, Land of Discoveries] date: TBA Exhibition with 270 objects from the collection of the National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden (250 pharaonic antiquities and 20 19th century plates); it will first tour to eight Japanese cities (July 2020 - August 2022). b) Allard Pierson Oude Turfmarkt 127-129, 1012 GC Amsterdam URL * “Oog in oog. De mensen achter mummieportretten” [Face to Face: The People behind the Mummy Portraits] date: 6 October 2023 – 25 February 2024 Exhibition feauturing 32 ancient Egyptian mummy portraits, plus the results of a current technical research project on such portraits. info: URL info: Dutch and English press releases of the Museum at URL URL "(..) The Allard Pierson is launching an international study of twelve mummy portraits, two from its own collection and ten from partner museums in Europe, with the help of advanced analysis techniques. (..)" info: German press release of the Ägyptische Sammlung Heidelberg, that loans some of the mummy portraits, at URL --GERMANY-- a) - b) - c) Reiss-Engelhorn-Museums Museum Peter & Traudl Engelhornhaus Eingang C4,12 (Toulonplatz), 68159 Mannheim URL * "Ugo Dossi: Zeichen und Wunder" [Ugo Dossi: Signs and Wonders] date: 29 July 2023 - 30 June 2024 Exhibition of works by modern artist Ugo Dossi, characterized by archetypal symbols and signs of early higher cultures, notably ancient Egypt. info: URL d) - e) Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle Mercedesstraße 69, 70372 Stuttgart * "Tutanchamun. Das immersive Ausstellungserlebnis" [Tutankhamun. The immersive exhibition experience] date: 8 December 2023 - 25 February 2024 Exhibition to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb. Apparantly it it has no artefacts or replicas, but is an "immersive, digital experience". Created by Madrid Artes Digitales. info: URL info: URL info: German press report at URL Includes a slideshow. f) smac – Staatliches Museum für Archäologie Chemnitz Stefan-Heym-Platz 1, 09111 Chemnitz URL * "Von Ägypten nach Chemnitz - Wie altägyptische Objekte nach Sachsen gelangten" [From Egypt to Chemnitz - How Ancient Egyptian objects came to Saxony] date: 5 July 2023 - 3 September 2023 Exhibition of 50 objects from the collection of Eduard Beyer (1825-1907) and from the Deutsche Orient-Gesellschaft. info: URL Includes a video report [1:40 mins.] info: German press release "Skarabäus, Statuette und der Arm einer Mumie" at URL "(..) Gezeigt werden originale Listen und Übergabedokumente, Amulette, Gefäße, Geräte sowie Zeugnisse der Mumifizierung. Die Objekte stammen aus der Zeit zwischen dem 4. Jahrtausend v. Chr. und den ersten Jahrhunderten n. Chr., also von der vorgeschichtlichen bis in die römische Zeit Ägyptens." info: German press reports at URL URL Includes several photos. info: video report [9:18 mins.] at URL info: video report "Wie Artefakte aus dem alten Ägypten nach Chemnitz kamen" URL g) Staatliches Museum Ägyptischer Kunst (SMÄK) Gabelsbergerstraße 35, 80333 München * "Naga – Die verschüttete Königsstadt" date: 12 May 2023 – 22 October 2023 Exhibiton about Naga, one of the centers of the kingdom of Meroe. info: URL h) Museum Quintana Osterhofener Str. 2, 94550 Künzing URL * "Im Auftrag des Pharaos – Sennedjem, Kunsthandwerker am Nil" [By order of the Pharaoh - Sennedjem, artist at the Nile] date: 31 March 2023 - 4 October 2023 Exhibition with a 1:1 replica of Sennedjem's tomb. There will also be information about Egyptian gods and ancient arts and crafts of the workers in Deir el-Medina. info: URL info: URL info: German press report at URL info: German press report at URL i) - j) - k) - l) Ägyptisches Museum der Universität Bonn Regina-Pacis-Weg 7, 53113 Bonn URL * Temporary closure date: 1 August 2023 - first quarter of 2024 info: German press release at URL "Wegen der Vorbereitungen für den anstehenden Umzug in ein Interimsquartier bleibt das Museum ab dem 1. August 2023 für mehrere Monate geschlossen! Voraussichtlich im ersten Quartal 2024 wird es dann am neuen Standort Poststraße 26 / In der Sürst 8–10* (Bonner Innenstadt, zwischen Hauptbahnhof und Münster) wieder eröffnet. Hintergrund ist die Generalsanierung des Uni-Hauptgebäudes, für die ein Zeitraum von 10–12 Jahren angesetzt ist." More information at URL m) Herzogliches Museum Schloss Friedenstein, Schlossplatz 1, 99867 Gotha URL * "Freimaurer und Mysterien Ägyptens in Gotha" date: 23 April 2023 – 15 October 2023 info: URL "(..) Als vermeintlich älteste und vollkommenste Mysterienkultur galt das Alte Ägypten im 18. Jahrhundert bei den Freimaurern als Inbegriff des symbolischen Ausdrucks und der Mysterien. Ein spezieller Ausstellungsbereich widmet sich ausführlicher dieser spirituellen Ägypten-Begeisterung, die auch in Gotha zahlreiche Spuren hinterließ. (..)" info: German press release of the Universität Erfurt at URL English version at URL "The exhibition under the patronage of the Grand National Mother Lodge 'Zu den drei Weltkugeln' zu Berlin is dedicated to Freemasonry in the royal seat of Gotha during the reign of Ernst II of Saxony-Gotha-Altenburg. (...) The presentation, which gathers a large number of original objects from the cosmos of Freemasonry, also provides information about who the members of the Masonic Lodge were and how the secret societies functioned and worked socially according to the latest research findings. (...) Supposedly the oldest and most perfect mystery culture, Ancient Egypt was considered by 18th century Freemasons to be the epitome of symbolic expression and secret cults. A special exhibition area is dedicated to this spiritual enthusiasm for Egypt, which left its traces in Gotha." info: German press report at URL "(..) Zu sehen sind unter anderem Kleidung, Ritualgegenstände und Alltagsaccessoires der Logenmitglieder. Auch auf die Bedeutung der zahlreichen Freimaurer-Symbole wie das Winkelmaß und den Zirkel wird eingegangen. Insgesamt werden ab Sonntag 160 Exponate gezeigt - Logenhammer und Porzellan mit Freimaurer-Motiven etwa. Ein Höhepunkt seien die frisch restaurierten Mumiensärge aus Ptolemäischer Zeit, sagte Uta Wallenstein, wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin und Kuratorin der Ausstellung. Einer der Särge stamme ursprünglich aus einer Hamburger Freimaurerloge und sei mit diesem Kontext ein Unikat. (..)" info: German press report at URL "Die Freimaurer sahen sich vielfach als Erben der Kultur des Alten Ägyptens. Ihre Faszination für Mumien und Ägyptika zeigt sich zum Beispiel an der Ägypten-Expedition des Forschers Ulrich Jasper Seetzen, der selbst Freimaurer war und von der Vereinigung gefördert wurde. Objekte, die er in Ägypten erwarb und nach Gotha brachte, sind gerade im Herzoglichen Museum ausgestellt." n) - o) - p) - q) Neues Museum Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung Bodestraße, 10178 Berlin URL * "Geplündert, Geschunden, Gerettet (?) – die Gräber der Qubbet el-Hawa-Nord" date: 15 September 2023 - 10 March 2024 Exhibition about the archaeological work being done in Qubbet el-Hawa North. info: URL "(..) In der Ausstellung werden die aktuellen Forschungsergebnisse der letzten Jahre präsentiert und die einzelnen Grabanlagen und ihre Besitzer vorgestellt. Ein besonderer Anziehungspunkt dürfte die maßstabsgetreue Fotoreplik der dekorierten Wände aus dem Grab des Bürgermeisters von Elephantine, namens User, aus der Zeit Amenophis III. um 1360 v. Chr. darstellen, die von einzigartiger Qualität und Farbigkeit sind." info: source -- German blog report at URL "Friederike Seyfried, Direktorin des Ägyptischen Museums, über die Nekropole der Qubbet el-Hawa Nord, Malereien von bestechender Schönheit und das Scherben-Puzzle. (..)" Interview. info: exhibition catalog (to appear) - URL --AUSTRIA-- a) Marx Halle Karl-Farkas-Gasse 19, 1030 Wien * "Tutanchamuns - Das immersive Erlebnis" [Tutankhamun - the immersive experience] date: 19 October 2023 - 21 January 2024 Exhibition to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb. Apparantly it it has no artefacts or replicas, but is an "immersive, digital experience". Created by Madrid Artes Digitales. info: URL info: German press report at URL "(..) Die Welt der Götter und Pharaonen will man auf 2.000 Quadratmeter zum Leben erwecken. Zu hören ist dabei auch die Stimme des britischen Ägyptologen Howard Carter, der die Grabkammer Tutanchamuns am 4. November 1922 entdeckte. Ankündigt wird auch ein Augmented-Reality-Erlebnis, wobei das Publikum in einem interaktiven Erlebnisraum mehr über die Hieroglyphenschrift erfahren kann. (..)" b) Museum Gröbming Dr. F. X. Mayr-Straße 251, 8962 Gröbming * "Das Geheimnis der Hieroglyphen" [The secrets of hieroglyphs] date: 15 May 2023 - 31 October 2023 [reopening; ran earlier: 4 June 2022 - 31 October 2022] Exhibition about hieroglyphs, their decipherment and other writing systems curated by Wilfried Seipel, former director of the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna. info: URL info: German press report at URL c) Papyrusmuseum der Österreichischen Nationalbibliothek Neue Burg, Heldenplatz, 1010 Wien * "Ein Geschenk des Nils. Die Macht des Wassers im Alten Ägypten" [A Gift of the Nile. The Power of Water in Ancient Egypt] date: 14 June 2023 - 5 May 2024 Exhibition of Egyptian papyri from the Greco-Roman period that document large-scale, state-controlled water management. info: (German and English) URL URL info: German press reports at URL URL --EGYPT-- a) Museum of Egyptian Antiquities Maydan El Tahrir, Cairo URL * "Qantir – Pi-Ramesses: A Century of Excavations and Research in the Ramesside Residence" date: 16 July 2023 - 16 October 2023 Exhibition of a collection of 250 artefacts discovered over the past century around Qantir. info: English press reports at URL With photos of objects. URL Report on the opening ceremony. info: French press report at URL b) Bibliotheca Alexandrina (West exhibition hall) Al Azaritah WA Ash. Shatebi, Bab Sharqi, Alexandria 21526 * TBA c) Luxor Museum of Ancient Egyptian Art Corniche El-Nil, Luxor * "Treasures of Vizier Amenhotep-Huy" date: 12 December 2021 - TBA, 2023 [prolongation; was: till 12 December 2022] Exhibition highlighting the work of Proyecto Visir Amen-Hotep Huy, illustrated by 155 discovered artefacts. info: video at URL info: English press reports at URL With photo gallery. URL URL info: Spanish press report at URL info: Spanish press report at URL Interviewing excavators Francisco Martín Valentín and Teresa Bedman; with some photos. info: French press report at URL "(...) Les responsables de la mission pour retrouver les deux tombes ont organisé une exposition du contenu de la nécropole du vizir avec la coordination du musée de Louxor, qui se poursuivra tout au long de l'année 2023." info: Spanish press report at URL "(..) Tras la finalización de la presente campaña, la misión española, en colaboraciób con el Museo de Luxor, ha organizado una exposición para mostrar algunos de los hallazgos realizados. Entre ellos destaca un sarcófago con una momia de una cantora del dios Amón, una sacerdotisa que murió hacia el año 1000 a.C., así como un sarcófago que contiene la momia de un escriba de la mesa de ofrendas del dios Amón. La exposición, que continuará el año que viene, cuenta con "enterramientos intactos y objetos de plata que en aquella época tenía más valor que el oro", subraya con satisfacción Martín." d) Nubian Museum Aswan * "Una década de excavaciones en Qubbet el-Hawa. Los resultados de la Universidad de Jaén" [A decade of excavations in Quebbet el-Hawa. The results of the University of Jaén] date: 25 November 2021 - TBA, 2023 Exhibition highlighting the work of Proyecto Qubbet el-Hawa, illustrated by 300 discovered artefacts. info: Spanish press release at URL info: Spanish press reports at URL URL info: Spanish press report at URL info: Spanish press reports at URL URL "(...) "En principio, (la exposición) está un año. Vamos a solicitar otro año de prórroga", ha explicado a Europa Press el director del Proyecto Qubbet el-Hawa y profesor doctor de Egiptología, Alejandro Jiménez. (..)" e) Sohag National Museum of Antiquities * "Sohag Museum: Between the Past and the Present" date: 12 August 2023 - ca. 12 October 2023 The exhibition, marking the 5th anniversary of the opening of the Museum, features 122 archaeological pieces from the area. info: English press reports at URL "(..) The exhibit showcases pottery fragments, ceramic vessels, ivory cards unearthed from the Abydos region, devotional paintings, offering tables, and an assorted assortment of contracts, bracelets, and amulets uncovered by the Egyptian archaeological mission within the Raqana area of the Sohag Governorate. (..)" URL f) Giza Plateau Cairo * “Forever is Now 03: The Future is Ours” date: 26 October 2023 – 18 November 2023 Exhibition of contemporary art that brings together artists from throughout the region and the world to contemplate the wonder of an ancient civilization through the lens created by their present-day interests, concerns, and passions. info: English press report at URL g) - h) National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC) Ain Elsira – El Foestat, Cairo URL * TBA --ITALY-- a) Palazzo Zaguri Calle Zaguri, 2667, 30124 Venezia URL * "Tutankhamun: 1922 - 2022, 100 Anni di Misteri" date: 29 October 2022 - 8 October 2023 [prolongation; was: till 1 May 2023] Exhibition to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb, with 1100 objects (KV62 replicas from Egypt, plus artefacts on loan from private collections and museums) and immersive experiences. info: URL info: URL info: Italian press reports at URL URL URL URL [Although the press reports mention authentic artefacts, the number of 1000 objects and the photos (KV62 recreations) suggest it must be one of the touring exhibitions with SCA replicas - notably the one that was in Budapest with the similar title "Tutankhamun's Mystery and Treasure" (8 November 2019 - 10 January 2021)? AKE] info: Italian press report at URL "(..) Ai visitatori basterà infatti indossare uno dei 50 visori virtuali messi a punto da Webn'Go di Treviso per venire immediatamente proiettati di fronte allo splendore che ha affascinato generazioni di appassionati dell’Antico Egitto. 'Abbiamo lavorato al più avanzato progetto di ricostruzione 3D della tomba di Tuthankhamon, impiegando le più innovative tecnologie grafiche realtime e di fotogrammetria' spiega Fabio Visentin, amministratore di Web'nGo - OneVR società che ha sede in Italia, Germania e Florida (...)" info: Italian press reports at URL URL "(..) La mostra espone centinaia di reperti originali, alcuni in anteprima mondiale, grazie alla collaborazione con importanti istituzioni egiziane. (..)" URL info: Italian press reports at URL Includes a video report [4:15 mins.]. URL URL Includes several video reports. info: Italian press reports at URL URL info: URL End date based on ticket sale info (thusfar). info: Italian press report at URL "In poco meno di un mese e mezzo sono stati staccati oltre 65.000 ingressi, di cui 30.000 in pochi giorni e 35.000 in prevendita, alla biglietteria della mostra 'Tutankhamon: 100 anni di misteri' allestita nel polo espositivo di Palazzo Zaguri." b) Museo Civico Archeologico Via dell'Archiginnasio 2, 40124 Bologna URL * "Sekhmet, la Potente. Una leonessa in città" [Sekhmet, the powerful one. A lioness in the city] date: 7 July 2021 - 31 December 2023 Exhibition surrounding a large statue of Sekhmet (with a height of 2.13 m) from the Museo Egizio, Turin. info: URL info: Italian press reports at URL URL info: Italian press report at URL "L’iniziativa è resa possibile dalla collaborazione con cui il Museo Egizio di Torino ha concesso in prestito uno dei suoi capolavori più significativi: la scultura è materializzazione terrestre della temibile divinità egizia con testa di leonessa e corpo di donna, di cui il museo torinese conserva ventuno esemplari, tra le più grandi collezioni fuori dall’Egitto." 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) - f) - g) Mantova Collectioni Antiche (MACA) Palazzo San Sebastiano, Largo XXIV Maggio, 12, 46100 URL * “Opening Mantova Collectioni Antiche – Collection Giuseppe Acerbi" date: 17 February 2023 – ongoing Opening of the new museum; the Egyptian section contains the Egyptian antiquities collected by Giuseppe Acerbi (1773-1846), consul of Austria in Egypt. info: URL info: Italian press report at URL h) - i) Collezioni Egittologiche via San Frediano, 12 (Primo Piano), 56126 Pisa * "Dall’Egitto a Pisa: Gaetano Rosellini e le sue collezioni" [From Egypt to Pisa: Gaetano Rosellini and his collections] date: 19 February 2022 - 30 September 2023 [3rd prolongation; was: till 30 April 2023] [2nd prolongation; was: till 31 October 2022] [1st prolongation; was: till 31 August 2022] The exhibition will display some masterpieces which were given to the Opera della Primaziale Pisana as a gift in 1830 by Gaetano Rosellini, an uncle of Ippolito Rosellini who led the French-Toskan expedition to Egypt. Gaetano participated as engineer and architect. This exhibition also marks the reopening of the Egyptian Collection of the University of Pisa. info: URL info: (in Italian) URL info: URL info: source - URL info: Italian press report at URL info: website of the Collezioni Egittologiche “Edda Bresciani” dell’Università di Pisa - URL info: Italian press reports at URL URL URL "(..) La mostra e il nuovo allestimento hanno poi l’obiettivo di celebrare Edda Bresciani, egittologa di fama internazionale e prima donna di ruolo nella Facoltà di Lettere a Pisa a ricoprire la cattedra di Egittologia. Nel 1978 ha fondato la rivista 'Egitto e Vicino Oriente' (EVO) con cui ha dato un grandissimo impulso all’Egittologia italiana e internazionale, tanto da ricevere dal Presidente della Repubblica la medaglia d’oro 'Per la scienza e la cultura'." j) - k) Museo Archeologico - Sezione Egizia [Egyptian Collection of the Milanese Archaeological Museum] Castello Sforzesco Piazza Castello, 20121 Milano URL * Reopening of the museum after renovation date: TBA - ongoing info: URL info: URL * Closed for renovation date: 6 November 2021 - 31 December 2023 [was: till 30 June 2023; was: till 31 December 2022; was: till 3 October 2022; was: till 30 June 2021; was: till 2020] info: URL The first phase of the renovation ended July 2021; the second phase will start in October 2021 with the installing of the Egyptological displays. 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. l) Museo Egizio Via Accademia delle Scienze 6, 10123, Torino URL * “Nel laboratorio dello studioso” [In the Researcher’s Workshop] date: 26 April 2021 – 31 December 2023 [prolongated; was: till 5 [was: 1] June 2022] A cycle of temporary exhibitions meant to introduce visitors to the research carried on daily on the objects on display in the galleries of the Museo Egizio and kept in its storerooms. Every two months, a new artifact will be placed under the magnifying glass to reveal unseen details and yet untold stories. N.B. Current theme in the exhibition cycle is now "Un falso autentico: la statua di Neshor" [An authentic fake: the statue of Neshor] (11 August 2023 - 15 October 2023). info: URL info: URL info: Italian press reports at URL URL URL info: Italian press report at URL info: Italian press reports at URL URL info: Italian press report at URL info: Italian press report at URL info: Italian press report at URL info: Italian press report at URL info: Italian press report at URL info: Italian press report at URL "Dall’ 11 agosto al 15 ottobre 2023 la nuova mostra del ciclo “Nel laboratorio dello studioso” si occupa di 'Un falso autentico: la statua di Neshor'." Includes a video report [4:20 mins.]. m) - n) Museo Archeologico al Teatro Romano Regaste Redentore, 2, 37129 Verona * "Animali nel mondo antico" [Animals in the ancient world] date: 25 October 2022 - 1 October 2023 Exhibition about the role of animals in the art, religion, and daily life of ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome; with 130 artefacts. info: URL info: Italian press report at URL o) - p) - q) - r) - s) Centro Trevi-Trevilab Via Cappuccini, 28, 39100 Bolzano * "Antichi Egizi: maestri dell'arte" [Ancient Egypt: Masters of art] date: 21 September 2023 - 10 December 2023 Exhibition of Ancient Egyptian objects on loan from the Museo Egizio, Turin. info: URL info: press release (in Italian and German) at URL URL info: Italian press report at URL [new] info: German press reports at URL Includes an interview with Dr. Paolo Marini, Egyptologist and curator of the exhibition. URL "Gezeigt werden 19 Originalfundstücke aus den Bereichen Architektur, Statuen, Tiefreliefs sowie verschiedene Techniken wie die Verarbeitung von Terracotta (Koroplastik), von Keramik und die Kunsttischlerei. Einige der Exponate werden erstmals ausgestellt." info: Italian press report at URL t) Domus Aurea Parco archeologico del Colosseo Piazza Santa Maria Nova, 53, 00186-Roma * "L'Amato di Iside. Nerone, la Domus Aurea e l'Egitto" [The Beloved of Isis. Nero, the Domus Aurea and Egypt] date: 14 June 2023 - 14 January 2024 Exhibition about the special interest that Emperor Nero had for Egypt (e.g., his monumental project of the Domus Aurea in Rome was inspired by the Alexandrian palaces of the Ptolemies) and the spread of the Isiac cults in Rome in the first century AD. info: Italian press report at URL info: Italian press report at URL info: French press report at URL "(..) L’idée de l’exposition vient des récents travaux de restauration qui ont révélé la présence d’un décor égyptianisant, avec des sujets liés au culte de Isis dans le Grand Crypto portique de la Domus Aurea – expliquent les commissaires (..)" info: Italian press reports at URL With slideshow. URL URL info: Italian press report at URL info: Italian press report at URL info: Italian press report at URL u) - v) Museo del Vicino Oriente, Egitto e Mediterraneo P.le Aldo Moro, 5 - Roma * Temporary closure for renovations date: 19 June 2023 - 14 October 2023 info: URL --FRANCE-- a) - b) - c) Musée d'Archéologie Nationale Domaine National de Saint-Germain-en-Laye 78100 Saint Germain en Laye URL * "Terres du Nil : L’art des potiers avant Pharaon" [Lands of the Nile: The art of the potters before Pharaoh] date: 14 October 2023 - 8 January 2024 Exhibition of 120 pieces of Predynastic pottery from the 19th c. collection of Jacques and Henri de Morgan. info: URL info: French press report at URL d) Musée d'Art et d'Archéologie du Périgord 22 cours Tourny, 24000 Périgueux * "Sommeil éternel sur le Nil" [Eternel sleep on the Nile] date: 15 June 2023 - 10 December 2023 Exhibition that illustrates the history of the Egyptian archaeological collection of the museum. info: URL e) Le Musée de Picardie Palais de Malte, place Saint Jean de Malte, 13100 Amiens URL * “Le retour de la momie & des cercueils” date: 11 February 2023 - TBA Exhibition about the mummy and coffins of Setjaimengaou (dyn. 25-26) that are back on display after restoration. info: URL info: French press report at URL "La momie du Muse´e de Picardie rejoint les salles d’arche´ologie apre`s un passage au Centre de recherche et de restauration des muse´es de France. Retrouvailles festives les 11 et 12 fevrier. (..)" info: sources - URL Gives 11 February 2024 as end date. URL Gives 31 December 2023 as end date. f) Musée Champollion 45 rue Champollion, 38450 Vif * "Musée Champollion en Isère – Un chantier déchiffré" [was: "Musée Champollion, un chantier déchiffré"] date: 21 [was: 22] October 2022 - 31 October [was: 22 May] 2023 Exhibition to celebrate the Museum's first year of opening. info: URL info: source - URL info: French press report at URL "(..) Une exposition consacrée aux travaux qui ont permis à la demeure familiale des Champollion de devenir un musée dédié à la mémoire des deux frères, et à l’égyptologie en général. (..)" info: French press reports at URL URL About animal mummies in the exhibition. URL info: English press report at URL g) Centre National et Musée Jean-Jaurès 2 place Pélisson, 81100 Castres URL * "De Napoléon à Toutânkhamon, plus d’un siècle d’égyptologie" [From Napoleon to Tutankhamun - more than a century of Egyptology] date: 30 September 2022 - 30 September 2023 [prolongation; was: till 30 April 2023] Exhibition about the 'birth' of Egyptology after the Expedition of Napoleon to Egypt and the decipherment of hieroglyphs by Champollion, till the discovery of KV62. info: URL info: French press report at URL info: French press report at URL info: French press report at URL h) - i) Musée Champollion - Les Écritures du Monde Place Champollion, 46100 Figeac URL * "Petit Noun et les signes secrets" date: 24 June 2023 – 1 October 2023 Exhibition of plates showing the illustrations that were made by Anja Klauss for the children's book 'Petit Noun et les signes secrets' written by Géraldine Elschner. Petit Noun is the name of the faience hippopotamus statuette in The Louvre that comes to life and starts exploring. info: URL j) Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon 20, place des Terreaux, 69001 Lyon URL * "Les formes de la ruine" date: 1 December 2023 - 3 March 2024 Exhibition about ancient ruins featuring in art. info: URL info: French press reports at URL URL k) Parc des Expositions, Hall 5 Avenue Herrenschmidt, 67000 Strasbourg URL * "Toutankhamon. A la découverte du pharaon oublié" [Tutankhamun. Discovering the forgotten pharaoh] date: 11 October 2023 - 23 February 2024 Exhibition to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb, with 242 replicas made by the SCA Replica Production Unit. Earlier in La Sucriere, Lyon (29 September 2022 - 13 August 2023). info: URL info: source - URL info: French press report at URL info: French press reports at URL URL info: French press report at URL l) Musée de la Figurine 46 rue du Château, 26790 Tulette URL * "L'Égypte" date: 1 April [was: 26 March] 2023 - TBA Exhibition with 94 model figures and dioramas on Napoleon's campaign in Egypt. Earlier ran 6 April 2022 - 6 November 2022, and after a temporary closure during the Winter months, it will reopen in Spring 2023. info: URL info: URL m) Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle 12 rue Fontaine Neuve, 66000 Perpignan URL * "Egypte, La passion des mondes" date: 13 May 2023 - 31 December 2023 Exhibition about the role of Egypt in art. Includes some ancient Egyptian artefacts. info: URL n) - o) - p) - q) - r) - s) - 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 - 24 December 2023 [was: till 9 July 2023; was: till 21 May 2023; was till: 23 March 2023] 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 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 (..)" y) - z) - za) Musée dauphinois 30 rue Maurice Gignoux, 38031 Grenoble URL * "Égyptomania. La collection Jean-Marcel Humbert" date: 5 [was: 4] November 2022 - 27 November 2023 Exhibition of objects relating to Egyptomania, from the collection of Jean-Marcel Humbert. info: URL info: source - URL info: French press reports at URL URL info: French press report at URL "La collection de l’égyptologue (et égyptophile un brin obsessionnel) Jean-Marcel Humbert est présentée au Musée dauphinois. Du kitch considéré comme un des beaux-arts… (..)" info: French press report at URL Includes a slideshow. info: French press report at URL info: French press reports at URL URL Includes a video report [1:44 mins.] --VATICAN CITY-- a) Vatican Museums Viale Vaticano, 00165 Vatican City * “Collezioni in dialogo – il Sarcofago della sacerdotessa e cantatrice di Amon, Djedmut” date: 11 October 2022 - 30 September 2023 info: source - URL With photos of the display. --BELGIUM-- a) - b) - c) - d) Musée du Chat et du Cartoon 6 rue Royalle, Bruxelles [yet to be build] * “Le chat dans l’Égypte ancienne” date: TBA, 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 info: French press report at URL info: Dutch press report at URL e) Musée Wellington Chaussée de Bruxelles 147, 1410 Waterloo URL * "Egypte, des Pharaons au Général" / "Egypte: van de Farao’s tot de Generaal" [Egypt: From the Pharaohs to the General] date: 16 June 2023 - 14 January 2024 Exhibition about the influence of Egypt from Antiquity to the Expedition of Napoleon Bonaparte. With objects from antiquity (e.g., Egyptian votive bronzes and statuettes) and relics from the Egyptian expedition. info: (in English; also available in French, Dutch and German) URL info: French press report at URL f) - g) Museum Kunst en Geschiedenis / Musée Art & Histoire Jubelpark 10, 1000 Brussel / Parc du Cinquantenaire 10, 1000 Bruxelles URL * “Expeditie Egypte"/ "Expéditions d'Égypte" [Expedition Egypt] date: 31 March 2023 – 1 October 2023 Exhibition with more than 200 objects from the Museum's collection, some shown to the public for the very first time. Coincides with the centenary of the Fondation Egyptologique Reine Elisabeth. info: (in Dutch, French, English) URL URL URL "(..) Highlights include the sumptuously decorated coffins from the priestly cache of Deir el-Bahari, and the beautifully illustrated Book of the Dead of the dignitary Neferrenpet. (..) Objects like funerary stelae, canopic vases for the entrails of the deceased, and shabti figurines meant to accompany the dead in the afterlife, will introduce the visitors to the Egyptian world of the gods and eternal life. The exhibition will also be richly provided with unique historical photographic material. (..)" info: German press report at URL "Hier wird die Geschichte von zwei Jahrhunderten faszinierender archäologischer Entdeckungen und des Zustandekommens der ägyptischen Sammlung des Museums erzählt. Im Rahmen dieser Ausstellung sind mehrere Jubiläen und Jahrestage in Sachen belgisch-ägyptischer Geschichte zu erzählen." info: French press report at URL "(..) plus de 200 objets sont exposés pour la première fois au grand public. Parmi les objets exposés figurent les sarcophages richement décorés de la Cachette des prêtres de Deir el-Bahari, une sculpture monumentale de la déesse Sekhmet ainsi que le Livre des Morts de Neferrenpet. (..)" info: Dutch press report at URL About the history of the collection, narrated by curator Elisabeth Van Caelenberge, Dr. Harco Willems, and Dr. Marleen De Meyer. info: French press report at URL With photos. info: German press report at URL "(..) Die meisten der im Rahmen der Ausstellung gezeigten Stücke, rund 85 Prozent, wurden bislang noch nie der Öffentlichkeit präsentiert. Sie lagerten seit Jahrzehnten in den Magazinen des Museums. Nicht, weil sie uninteressant wären, sondern schlicht und einfach, weil die Brüsseler Sammlung viel zu umfangreich ist. 'Darunter ist eine ganze Reihe von kleinen Meisterwerken, die wir nun endlich mal zeigen können', so Delvaux." Includes an audio report [4:39 mins.] info: English press report at URL info: French press report at URL info: French press report at URL * “Sara Sallam” date: 31 March 2023 – 1 October 2023 Exhibition of contemporary art with the works of Egyptian artist Sara Sallam, inspired by modern Egypt and ancient Egyptian heritage. [Perhaps the same exhibition as the one at the Museo Egizio, Torino ("Through Tutankhamun’s Eyes: Alternative Perspectives on Egyptology”, 4 November 2022 – 31 January 2023).] info: URL --SPAIN-- a) - b) Cartagena Puerto de Culturas Augusteum Calle Caballero, 6, 30202 Cartagena, Murcia * "Tesoros de Egipto" [Treasures of Egypt] date: 29 March 2023 - 30 September 2023 Exhibition of 100 replicas of famous ancient Egyptian artefacts. info: URL URL info: Spanish press reports at URL URL URL info: Spanish press reports at URL With photos, a video, and an MP3-file. URL info: Spanish press report at URL Already 8,000 visitors. With info on activities surrounding the exhibition. c) - d) La CaixaForum Valencia Àgora, Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències, Valencia URL * "Momias de Egipto. Redescubriendo seis vidas" [Mummies of Ancient Egypt: Rediscovering Six Lives] date: 4 October 2023 – 28 January 2024 Exhibition of six mummies from the British Museum and the research (CT scanning) done on them. The present tour will include the Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo (14 October 2021 – 12 January 2022), Kobe City Museum, Kobe (5 February – 8 May 2022, "British Museum Mummy Exhibition: Six Stories of Ancient Egypt"), La Caixa Forum Madrid (14 July – 26 October 2022), La Caixa Forum Barcelona (1 December 2022 – 2 April 2023), Caixa Forum Sevilla (20 April 2023 – 3 September 2023), CaixaForum Valencia (4 October 2023 – 28 January 2024). Earlier it toured (as "Egyptian Mummies: Exploring Ancient Lives" and "Momies égyptiennes : Passé retrouvé, mystères dévoilés") Australia (2016/2017), Hong Kong and Taiwan, and Canada (2019/2021). Will go to La Caixa Forum Zaragoza (21 February 2024 – 9 June 2024). info: URL info: Spanish press reports at URL URL e) Universidad de Navarra Campus Universitario, 31009 Pamplona, Navarra URL * "Tesoros egipcios de la familia Matthews-Beyens" [Egyptian treasures of the Matthews-Beyens family] date: 18 July 2023 - 13 November 2023 Exhibition of part of the collection belonging to the Matthews-Beyens family (since the mid-19th century), displaying 64 objects, of which 48 are authentic archaeological pieces. info: URL info: Spanish press reports at URL With photos. URL "(...) El origen de esta colección se debe al Barón Eugène Henri Leonard Beyens, diplomático belga que ejerció su trabajo en Francia y que estuvo relacionado tanto con Napoleón III como con Ferdinand de Lesseps. (...)" The exhibition is a result of a project that studied 414 objects from the collection (out of a total of 650) and that resulted in a doctoral thesis: Olga Navarro Cía, Tesoros egipcios de la familia Matthews-Beyens: génesis y desarrollo de una colección (2019) (summary at URL) f) - g) CaixaForum Av. de Anselmo Clavé 4, 50004 Zaragoza URL * "Momias de Egipto. Redescubriendo seis vidas" [Mummies of Ancient Egypt: Rediscovering Six Lives] date: 21 February 2024 – 9 June 2024 Exhibition of six mummies from the British Museum and the research (CT scanning) done on them. The present tour will include the Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo (14 October 2021 – 12 January 2022), Kobe City Museum, Kobe (5 February – 8 May 2022, "British Museum Mummy Exhibition: Six Stories of Ancient Egypt"), La Caixa Forum Madrid (14 July – 26 October 2022), La Caixa Forum Barcelona (30 November 2022 – 26 March 2023), Caixa Forum Sevilla 3 May 2023 – 3 September 2023), CaixaForum Valencia (4 October 2023 – 28 January 2024). Earlier it toured (as "Egyptian Mummies: Exploring Ancient Lives" and "Momies égyptiennes : Passé retrouvé, mystères dévoilés") Australia (2016/2017), Hong Kong and Taiwan, and Canada (2019/2021). info: source - URL 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, 2023 [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, 2023 [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) IDEAL Doctor Trueta 196-198, 08005 Poblenou Barcelona * "Tutankamon. L'experiencia immersiva" [Tutankhamun. The immersive experience] date: 15 September 2023 - 30 April 2024 Exhibition to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb. Apparently it it has no artifacts or replicas, but is an "immersive, digital experience". Created by Madrid Artes Digitales. It was earlier at the Matadero Madrid - Nave 16, Madrid (4 November 2022 - 25 July 2023). info: (in Catalan, Spanish, and English) URL URL URL "Our immersive, interactive and virtual reality rooms will immerse you in the world of Tutankhamun as you could never have imagined through a space of more than 2000 m². In addition, you can enjoy a new experience with the premiere of a new metaverse space to celebrate the centenary of the greatest archaeological discovery of all time: access to the tomb of Tutankhamun." End date is not yet fixed, but ticket sales are thusfar planned till April 30th (see FAQS). info: Spanish press report at URL info: trailer [1:41 mins.] at URL info: Catalan press report at URL info: Spanish press report at URL j) - k) Museo de Huesca Plaza de la Universidad, 1, 22002 Huesca * "Joaquín Lizana, Pasión por Egipto" [Joaquín Lizana, passion for Egypt] date: 22 December 2021 - mid-January 2023 [prolongation; was: till 3 July 2022] Exhibition of a large part of the Egyptian collection donated to the Museum by Joaquín Lizana, plus some other objects from the museum collection. info: URL info: Spanish press report at URL info: Spanish press report at URL "La excepcional colección egipcia del Museo de Huesca se dota de un texto divulgativo para ahondar en su conocimiento en una nueva publicación, editada por el Gobierno de Aragón y con Paula Canales, doctoranda especialista en arte egipcio, como autora de la misma. (...) La publicación recoge la totalidad de los fondos donados sucesivamente por el egiptólogo Joaquín Lizana desde 1975 hasta 2020, objeto de investigación de Canales. Asimismo, incluye también las piezas egipcias anteriores a la llegada de la colección Lizana. (..)" info: Spanish press report at URL "La excepcional colección egipcia del Museo de Huesca se dota de un texto divulgativo para ahondar en su conocimiento en una nueva publicación, editada por el Gobierno de Aragón y con Paula Canales, doctoranda especialista en arte egipcio, como autora de la misma. (..)" info: Spanish press report at URL info: Spanish press report at URL "Tras el éxito de las visitas y la participación en todas las actividades planteadas en torno a la exposición 'Joaquín Lizana, pasión por Egipto', el Museo de Huesca ha decidido prorrogarla hasta mediados de enero de 2023." --AUSTRALIA-- a) Western Australian Museum Boola Bardip Perth Cultural Centre, Perth WA 6000 URL * "Discovering Ancient Egypt" date: 10 June 2023 – 8 October 2023 Exhibition of 231 ancient Egyptian artefacts and 13 individual mummified remains (both human and animal), on loan from the National Museum of Antiquities, Leiden. It will later travel to the National Museum of Australia, Canberra (14 December 2023 – 8 September 2024) and the Queensland Museum Network, Brisbane (25 October 2024 – 5 May 2025). info: URL info: URL With a full item/provenance list in PDF. b) Australian Museum 1 William Street, Sydney, NSW 2010 URL * "Ramses the Great and the Gold of the Pharaohs" date: 18 November 2023 - 19 May 2024 Exhibition with 183 ancient Egyptian artefacts, including animal mummies, royal masks, amulets, etc., Exhibition with 181 ancient Egyptian artefacts from Egypt, with a focus on Ramesses the Great. On an international tour (November 2021 - January 2025): 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 ). info: URL info: source - URL info: source - URL info: English press report at URL "(..) It'll be the largest collection of Ramses II items to ever leave Egypt, in fact, and will also mark the first time in more than three decades that items connected with the pharaoh have left their home country. (..)" info: English press reports at URL URL "(..) The Australian Museum has locked in a new exhibition that showcases 183 rare objects from the Egyptian Museum in Cairo after its highly anticipated King Tutankhamun blockbuster scheduled for this year was cancelled. (..)" info: video with trailer at URL info: English press report at URL info: English press report at URL c) - d) National Gallery of Victoria 180 St Kilda Road, Melbourne URL * "Pharaoh: King of Egypt" date: 14 June 2024 – 6 October 2024 Exhibition that explores, through more than 500 objects on loan from the British Museum, the ideals, symbolism and ideology of the pharaohs, as well as the realities of life in Egypt. Expanded version of an exhibition that was earlier in Spain (several CaixaForum venues, June 2018 - July 2023, as “Faraón. Rey de Egipto”). info: source - URL e) National Museum of Australia Lawson Crescent, Canberra ACT 2601 URL * "Discovering Ancient Egypt" date: 15 [was: 14] December 2023 – 8 September 2024 Exhibition of 231 ancient Egyptian artefacts and 13 individual mummified remains (both human and animal), on loan from the National Museum of Antiquities, Leiden. Earlier at Western Australian Museum, Perth (10 June 2023 – 8 October 2023); it will later travel to the Queensland Museum Network, Brisbane (25 October 2024 – 5 May 2025). info: URL With a full item/provenance list in PDF. info: URL f) Queensland Museum Corner of Grey and Melbourne Streets, South Bank, South Brisbane, Queensland 4101 URL * "Discovering Ancient Egypt" date: 25 October 2024 – 5 May 2025 Exhibition of 231 ancient Egyptian artefacts and 13 individual mummified remains (both human and animal), on loan from the National Museum of Antiquities, Leiden. Earlier at Western Australian Museum, Perth (10 June 2023 – 8 October 2023) and National Museum of Australia, Canberra (14 December 2023 – 8 September 2024). info: URL With a full item/provenance list in PDF. --MONACO-- a) - ---SWITZERLAND--- a) - --SWEDEN-- a) - --ESTONIA-- a) - ---DENMARK--- a) Moesgaard Museum Moesgård Allé 15, 8270 Højbjerg URL * "Egypten – Besat af livet" [Egypt - Obsessed with Life] date: 13 October 2023 - TBA Exhibition about the ancient Egyptian mummification process, the burial, and the funeral cult, and the existing ideas about the Afterlife. info: URL info: English press report at URL The exhibition will contain the results of a recent study on the scents present in a "mummification workshop" (canopic jars of Senetnay, wet nurse for Pharaoh Amenhotep II). --FINLAND-- a) - --CZECH REPUBLIC-- a) Muzeum Jana Amose Komenského Premysla Otakara II. 37, 688 12 Uherský Brod URL * "Na brezích Nilu" [On the Banks of the Nile] date: 16 June 2023 - 1 October 2023 Exhibition about several aspects of the ancient Egyptian landscape: on the animal world along the Nile, on the processing of natural materials and of animal and plant products, on gardens and flora along the Nile Valley, and on the Afterlife and its depictions. Earlier at the Náprstek Museum, Praha (24 July 2019 – 10 January 2021). info: URL With video [2 mins.] --HUNGARY-- a) - --POLAND-- a) - b) - c) - d) Muzeum Archeologicznym w Poznaniu ul. Wodna 27 – Górka Palace, 61-781 Poznan URL * "Mumia Tajemniczej Damy. Studia i perspektywy" [The Mummy of a Mysterious Lady. Studies and Perspectives] date: 30 May 2023 - 22 October 2023 Exhibition that showcases the applicability of non-invasive research methods in the study of Egyptian mummies; it focusses on the results of a radiological study of an ancient Egyptian female mummy (stored in the coffin of a male priest called Hor-Djehuti) by the Warsaw Mummy Project. Earlier at the Muzeum Slaskie, Katowice (4 November 2022 - 5 March 2023). info: URL info: Polish press report at URL With a video [9 mins] of an interview with curator Prof. Agnieszka Maczynska. --JAPAN--- a) - b) - c) Higashi-Hiroshima City Museum of Art 9-1 Saijo Sakaemachi, Higashihiroshima City, Hiroshima URL * "The Gateway to Ancient Egypt" date: October 10, 2023 - November 26, 2023 Exhibition introducing the collection of Japan's only museum specializing in ancient Egypt, the Ancient Egyptian Museum Shibuya, via 200 artefacts on display. Earlier venues: Fukuoka Asian Art Museum (April 8, 2023 - May 28, 2023) and Iwaki City Museum of Art (June 24, 2023 - August 20, 2023); will travel to Tottori Prefectural Museum (April 6, 2024 - May 12, 2024). info: URL info: source - URL d) Tottori Prefectural Museum 2-124 Higashimachi, Tottori City URL * "The Gateway to Ancient Egypt" date: April 6, 2024 - May 12, 2024 Exhibition introducing the collection of Japan's only museum specializing in ancient Egypt, the Ancient Egyptian Museum Shibuya, via 200 artefacts on display. Earlier venues: Fukuoka Asian Art Museum (April 8, 2023 - May 28, 2023), Iwaki City Museum of Art (June 24, 2023 - August 20, 2023), and Higashi-Hiroshima City Museum of Art (October 10, 2023 - November 26, 2023). info: source - URL --PORTUGAL-- a) - b) - c) Museu Nacional de Arquologia Praça do Império, 1400-206 Lisboa URL * Closure due to renovation date: 18 April 2022 - TBA, 2025 info: URL The ancient Egyptian collection consists of 584 objects: URL d) Immersivus Gallery Porto, Alfândega do Porto Rua Nova da Alfândega, 4050-430 Porto * "Misterioso Egito" [Mysterious Egypt] date: 9 April 2023 - TBA Exhibition that was earlier at Reservatório Mãe d'Agua das Amoreiras, Lisboa (21 April 2022 - 3 September 2023). info: (in Portuguese and English) URL URL "This multimedia journey, created from original content available in various international museums and libraries, transports you to the Egyptian civilization, where you are invited to explore some of the most iconic moments and elements." --BRAZIL-- a) Shopping Pátio Paulista Rua Treze de Maio, 1947, Bela Vista, 01327-900, São Paulo/SP * "Egito Antigo" [Ancient Egypt] date: 20 July 2023 - 24 September [was: 27 August] 2023 info: URL "A coleção conta com um acervo incrível, com peças originais e réplicas de sarcófagos, múmias, estátuas e utensílios utilizados na época." info: Portuguese press report at URL info: Portuguese press report at URL "Mais de cinco mil pessoas já foram ao Shopping Pátio Paulista, em São Paulo, ver uma mostra com peças sobre o Egito. Múmias são atração favorita. Objetos integram coleção de Maisur Musa, de ascendência palestina." info: Portuguese press report at URL --RUSSIA-- a) - ---ISRAEL-- a) Israel Museum Derech Ruppin 11, Jerusalem URL * “100 Years since the Discovery of Pharaoh Tutankhamun’s Tomb” date: November 3, 2022 – TBA Exhibition to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the discovery of the tomb Tutankhamun, by putting on display two finger rings bearing his name. info: URL With photos. REPUBLIC OF SOUTH KOREA-- a) - ---PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA--- a) Ningbo Museum 1000# Shounan Middle st, YinZhou Ningbo, Zhejiang URL * "Civilizations of the Great Rivers" date: 6 July 2023 - 8 October 2023 Exhibition with ca. 200 artefacts, of which 108 on loan from Italian museums and 13 from Chinese museums; they cover ancient Mesopotamia, ancient Egypt, ancient India and ancient China. Earlier at the Zhengzhou Museum (3 March 2023 - 3 June 2023). info: URL Includes a slideshow. info: English press report at URL Includes a photograph of the Egyptian section. b) Hubei Provincial Museum No. 160, East Lake Road, Wuchang District, Wuhan City, Hubei Province URL * "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) Nanjing National Lingjun Talent Venture Park (East Gate) Laifeng St, Qinhuai District, Nanjing. Jiangsu * "Meet Egypt: The Exhibition of Rare Relics and Mummies" date: 3 August 2023 – 25 October 2023 Exhibition of 120 ancient Egyptian artefacts on loan from the Jordi Clos Private Archaeological Foundation, Egyptian Museum of Barcelona. Earlier at the Meet You Museum venues in Chengdu (18 August 2022 - November 13, 2022), Hangzhou (30 December 2022 - 26 March 2023), and Beijing (20 April 2023 - 9 July 2023). info: URL ---TÜRKIYE--- a) - ---NEW ZEALAND--- a) Auckland War Memorial Museum Auckland Domain, Parnell, Auckland URL * "Egypt: In the Time of Pharaohs" date: 15 June 2023 - 12 November 2023 Exhibition about daily life in ancient Egypt, with over 341 original artifacts, 10 replicas and 9 interactive, true-to-scale models of houses, cities and landscapes. Has earlier been in Germany ("Pharao - Leben im Alten Ägypten", 2017), Canada (“Egypt: The Time of Pharaohs”, 2018), USA (“Egypt: The Time of Pharaohs”, 2019). info: URL info: URL info: English press release at URL The exhibition "is a joint venture between Lokschuppen Rosenheim, the University of Aberdeen Museums, Roemer- und Pelizaeus-Museum Hildesheim and Museums Partner Austria." info: English press reports at URL The exhibition "features the largest collection of Egyptian artefacts to ever arrive in New Zealand." URL Interview with co-curator Dr. Regine Schulz. info: English press report at URL ----CHILE--- a) - ----MEXICO--- a) La Casa del Mendrugo Calle 4 Sur 304, Centro, 72000 Puebla * "Los Tesoros de Egipto" [The treasures of Egypt] date: 9 June 2023 - November 2023 Exhibition with exact replicas (made with 3D printing and by hand) of ceremonial and everyday objects that marked the history of Ancient Egypt (incl. the Bust of Queen Nefertiti, the Mask of Tutankhamun, a sculpture of Anubis and the funerary boat of Pharaoh Cheops). info: Spanish press report at URL info: Spanish press report at URL "La exposición 'Tesoros de Egipto' es una muestra de 250 réplicas que se exhibirán hasta el mes de noviembre en el Museo Casa del Mendrugo" b) Edificio Carolino, Centro de la Cultura y los Saberes Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla C. 4 Sur 104, Centro histórico de Puebla, 72000 Puebla, Pue. * "El Egipto que cautivó a Napoleón" [The Egypt that captivated Napoleon] date: 17 August 2023 - 17 December 2023 Exhibition of monumental books from the José María Lafragua Historical Library, among them copies of the Description de l'Égypte and of the Monuments de l'Égypte et de la Nubie, some smaller books, and some artefacts. info: Spanish press release at URL info: English press report at URL info: Spanish press release of BUAP at URL About the opening ceremony, with photos. info: Spanish press report at URL +++ ==================================================================== Please send any contributions to: A. 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