Ancient Egypt - Finestre sull'Arte

An exhibition at the Galleria Estense in Modena reveals for the first time the Este family's passion for ancient Egypt

From November 6, 2024 to May 4, 2025, the Estense Gallery in Modena is hosting the exhibition Reflections of Egypt. Fascinations and Traces in the Este Collections, curated by Maria Chiara Montecchi. The exhibition reveals for the first time a littl...
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How to explore the complexity of the Egyptians: talks Paolo Marini (Egyptian Museum)

Paolo Marini is an Egyptologist whose career is distinguished by the link between academic research and curating international exhibitions. A graduate and Ph.D. in Egyptology from the University of Pisa, Marini has developed an interest in Egyptian g...
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The Great Egyptian Museum partially opened: first 12 rooms opened

Imposing, innovative, impressive. The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) in Cairo finally began to partially open its doors on October 16, 2024 introducing 12 rooms that present a comprehensive eye on Egyptian civilization. Located near the pyramids of Giza...
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Rare discovery in Egypt: here is the tomb of the governor's daughter

Important archaeological discovery in Egypt, where an Egyptian-German archaeological mission led by Sohag University and the Free University of Berlin has discovered, inside the tomb of Governor Djefai-Hapi in the Assiut region (which Djefai-Hapi adm...
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Rare discovery in Egypt: the original colors of the Temple of Horus at Edfu return to light

Splendid colored reliefs covered in ancient times the walls of the Temple of Edfu, a great shrine dedicated to the god Horus located insouthern Egypt. Indeed, the archaeological mission of the Julius-Maximilians-Universität in Würzburg, Ger...
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Egypt, military fort discovered: it was to defend the Egyptians from the mysterious Sea Peoples

Archaeological discovery in Egypt, where the archaeological mission of the Supreme Council of Antiquities led by archaeologist Ahmed Said Al-Kharadli has uncovered a set of mud-brick architectural units used in ancient times as a military fort, which...
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Nefertari's burial outfit returns to the Egyptian Museum in Turin: inaugurates new exhibit dedicated

The Egyptian Museum of Turin will inaugurate on August 9, 2024, the new display dedicated to Queen Nefertari's burial trousseau, which after a journey that saw it displayed in various museums around the world returns to the Piedmontese capital. One h...
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How has Ancient Egypt entered the art of black artists over the past 150 years? An exhibition at the Metropolitan

From Nov. 17, 2024, to Feb. 17, 2025, the Metropolitan Museum in New York presents the exhibition Flight into Egypt: Black Artists and Ancient Egypt, 1876-Now, curated by Akili Tommasino with McClain Groff, which aims to examine how black artists eng...
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