Ancient Egypt February listings – The Past

SCULPTED PORTRAITS FROM ANCIENT EGYPT 

Sculpted Portraits explores revival and renewal during Egypt’s Twenty-sixth Dynasty, through a series of sculpted portraits of court officials and priests, created for display in tombs and temples. The artefacts at the exhibition are on special loan from the British Museum.

A statue of the Twenty-sixth Dynasty official Nakhthorheb, a highlight of the Sculpted Portraits from Ancient Egypt exhibition at the Getty Villa Museum. Image: © Trustees of the British Museum

Getty Villa Museum, 17985 Pacific Coast Highway, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272, USA http://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions, Until 25 January 2027

ANCIENT EGYPT: OBSESSED WITH LIFE

Examining ancient Egyptian perceptions of the afterlife, this exhibition follows the journey of the deceased from mummy to eternity. Visitors will be able to smell the newly recreated ancient embalming fragrance, ‘The Scent of Eternity’. 

A New Kingdom scarab necklace featured in the exhibition Ancient Egypt: obsessed with life at the Moesgaard Museum in Denmark.  Image: Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden

Moesgaard Museum (MOMU) Højbjerg, Moesgård Allé 15, 8270 Højbjerg, Denmark http://www.moesgaardmuseum.dk, Until 18 August 2024

AFRICA & BYZANTIUM

An exhibition exploring the tradition of Byzantine art and culture in North Africa, Egypt, Nubia, Ethiopia, and other powerful African kingdoms, from the 4th to the 15th century AD and beyond. On display are more than 180 masterworks in mosaic, sculpture, pottery, metalwork, painting, and manuscript form. 

A tapestry from Egypt dating to the 5th century AD – part of Africa & Byzantium at the Cleveland Museum of Art.Image: © Trustees of the British Museum

Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio, 11150 East Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA http://www.clevelandart.org, 14 April-21 July 2024

IMMERSIVE EXHIBITIONS

• HORIZON OF KHUFU: JOURNEY IN ANCIENT EGYPT

An immersive expedition to visit the Great Pyramid of Giza and explore spaces previously closed to the public, followed by a trip 4,500 years back in time to attend the funeral of King Khufu. The experience is based on research by the Giza Project at Harvard University.

Lyon, Paris, Bordeaux, London, and Montreal – various dates in 2024, https://horizonkheops.com

• TUTANKHAMUN: THE IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE

An immersive digital multimedia experience exploring Tutankhamun and his tomb, accompanied by the real voice of Howard Carter. The exhibition includes an augmented-reality experience of the tomb, and an interactive experience room focusing on hieroglyphs and original-sized treasures.

Cairo, Vienna, Hamburg, Barcelona, and Stuttgart – various dates in 2024 http://www.madridartesdigitales.com/en/tutankhamun-other-cities

A scene from Tutankhamun: the immersive experience at the Grand Egyptian Museum, Cairo, and various European venues. Image: © Madrid Artes Digitales

ONGOING EXHIBITIONS

ROBBED – RANSACKED – RESCUED[?]: THE TOMBS OF THE QUBBET EL-HAWA NORTH, BERLIN

http://www.smb.museum, Until 10 March 2024

RAMSES AND THE GOLD OF THE PHARAOHS, SYDNEY

The mummy of a child from Hawara, Roman period, around AD 40-55, from the Egyptian Mummies: exploring ancient lives exhibition in Zaragoza.Image: © Trustees of the British Museum

http://www.australian.museum, Until 19 May 2024

EGYPTIAN MUMMIES: EXPLORING ANCIENT LIVES, ZARAGOZA

http://www.caixaforum.org, Until 2 June 2024

DISCOVERING ANCIENT EGYPT, CANBERRA

http://www.nma.gov.au/exhibitions, Until 8 September 2024

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