Ancient Egypt October listings – The Past

AFRICA & BYZANTIUM

An exhibition of nearly 180 works exploring the tradition of Byzantine art and culture in North Africa, Egypt, Nubia, Ethiopia, and other powerful African kingdoms, from the 4th century to the 15th century and beyond. On display are masterworks in mosaic, sculpture, pottery, metalwork, and painting, along with exceptional manuscripts, many of them never before seen in public.   

A plaster relief of Bishop Petros protected by St Peter,  from Faras, Sudan, c.late 10th century, part of the Africa Byzantium exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Image: © National Museum, Warsaw

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, The Met Fifth Avenue, 1000 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10028, http://www.metmuseum.org, 19 November 2023-3 March 2024

DISCOVERING ANCIENT EGYPT

This new exhibition from the Dutch National Museum of Antiquities, presents more than 200 objects spanning over 3,000 years of civilisation. Highlights include decorated coffins, art, jewellery, sculpture, as well as everyday artefacts, a life-sized temple, and hands-on activities.

Detail from the outer coffin of Panesy (Twenty-second Dynasty) from the Discovering Ancient Egypt exhibition at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra. Image: © Rijksmuseum van Oudheden (Leiden, the Netherlands)

National Museum of Australia, Canberra, Lawson Crescent, Acton Peninsula, Canberra, Australia, http://www.nma.gov.au/exhibitions, 15 December 2023-8 September 2024

TUTANKHAMUN: THE IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE

An exhibition in the form of an immersive digital multimedia experience – without artefacts or replicas – 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. 

Face-to-face with Tutankhamun, part of Tutankhamun: The Immersive Experience in Stuttgart. Image: © Alegria Exhibition GmbH

Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, Mercedesstraße 69, 70372 Stuttgart, Germany, http://www.alegria-exhibition.de/tutanchamun, 8 December 2023-25 February 2024

EGYPTIAN MUMMIES: EXPLORING ANCIENT LIVES

This is a touring exhibition organised by La Caixa Foundation, in collaboration with the British Museum. The exhibition explores the hidden history behind six ancient Egyptian mummies, as revealed by state-of-the-art, non-invasive technology. 

The mummy of a young man from the Late Ptolemaic to early Roman Periods, from the Egyptian Mummies: Exploring Ancient Lives exhibition in Zaragoza. Image: © Trustees of the British Museum

La Caixa Forum, Zaragoza, http://www.caixaforum.org, 21 February-9 June 2024

RAMSES & THE GOLD OF THE PHARAOHS

An international touring exhibition exploring the life, reign, and legacy of Ramesses II. On display are more than 180 artefacts from the Nineteenth Dynasty, including sarcophagi, mummies, jewellery, royal masks, amulets, statues, and a colossal limestone standing statue of the king.  

A colossal statue of Ramesses II from the Sydney exhibition Ramses & the Gold of the Pharaohs. Image: © Cityneon Group & World Heritage Exhibitions

Australian Museum, Sydney, 1 William Street, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia, http://www.australian.museum, until 19 May 2024

Ongoing Exhibitions (for details see previous issues)

THE BELOVED OF ISIS: NERO, THE DOMUS AUREA AND EGYPT – ROME

http://www.colosseo.it, Rome, until 14 January 2024

THE EGYPTIAN BOOK OF THE DEAD – MALIBU

http://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions, until 29 January 2024

FACE TO FACE: THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE MUMMY PORTRAITS – AMSTERDAM

http://www.allardpierson.nl, until 25 February 2024

TUTANKHAMUN: DISCOVERING THE FORGOTTEN PHARAOH – STRASBOURG

http://www.expo-toutankhamon.com, until 10 March 2024

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