Egypt
Guardian Unlimited (Charlotte Higgins)
A good summary of the current grouches between Britain and Egypt.
There's a lovely photograph of novelty Tutankhamun pens which goes a long way to supporting the addage about a picture painting a thousand words!
- News: Egypt To Demand The Rosetta Stone
Times Online (Christina Ruiz) Not really "news" if you've been following the repatriation themes recently. Hawass first asked the British Museum to lend the Rosetta Stone to Egypt for a temporary display. However, he was angered when trustees asked...
- Exhibition: Tutankhamun Unaffordable For Australia
Sydney Morning Herald (Catharine Munro and Jason Koutsoukis) A BLOCKBUSTER exhibition of King Tutankhamun will not tour Australia because museums cannot afford it. Egypt wants to send the world's most successful tour of artefacts from the tomb of...
- Exhibition: More Re Tutankhamun In London
http://www.theartnewspaper.com/article01.asp?id=616"The Tutankhamun exhibition opening at the Dome (now renamed the O2) on 15 November could transform the UK exhibition scene. Over 2m visitors are expected for the Egyptian treasures which will remain...
- Zahi Hawass And Stolen Treasures
http://www.cairomagazine.com/?module=displaystory&story_id=1238&format=html A Cairo Magazine article about Zahi Hawass on "stolen"artefacts, and in particular the Rosetta Stone which is on display at the British Musem: "Egypt is once again calling...
- Not A Loan
This article is on the Rosetta stone and Egypt's Secretary general of the Supreme counsel of antiquities desire to have it back not as a loan but permanent. In recent weeks Dr. Zahi Hawass has become less diplomatic with not only the British museum...
Egypt
Bad feeling over the potential of the Rosetta Stone loan
Guardian Unlimited (Charlotte Higgins)
A good summary of the current grouches between Britain and Egypt.
Dr Zahi Hawass, the sometimes explosive and always colourful secretary general of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, today criticised the British Museum for allegedly stalling on its decision whether to lend the Rosetta Stone for the opening of Egypt's $600m Grand Museum, in 2012."The answer is not straightforward yes or no from the British Museum. They say they must see the museum; but they know it is not finished until 2012. Other museums also have played with us. We are not trying to keep these artefacts for ever. I am disappointed."
He added that the Egyptians had extended goodwill to Britain by lending the 130 objects that form the Tutankhamun exhibition, but that the trust he has shown in Britain and the other venues for the touring show has not been reciprocated.
Dr Hawass also defended the record-high ticket price to the show, at London's O2: £20 for an adult at weekends, or £15 during the week. "If you go to the cinema you pay £15, and maybe you go to sleep. Here you see beautiful artefacts, you learn."
The article goes on to question whether the British public will respond favourably to the blockbuster approach to displaying the exhibits in "an atmosphere bordering on that of an American mall".
There's a lovely photograph of novelty Tutankhamun pens which goes a long way to supporting the addage about a picture painting a thousand words!
- News: Egypt To Demand The Rosetta Stone
Times Online (Christina Ruiz) Not really "news" if you've been following the repatriation themes recently. Hawass first asked the British Museum to lend the Rosetta Stone to Egypt for a temporary display. However, he was angered when trustees asked...
- Exhibition: Tutankhamun Unaffordable For Australia
Sydney Morning Herald (Catharine Munro and Jason Koutsoukis) A BLOCKBUSTER exhibition of King Tutankhamun will not tour Australia because museums cannot afford it. Egypt wants to send the world's most successful tour of artefacts from the tomb of...
- Exhibition: More Re Tutankhamun In London
http://www.theartnewspaper.com/article01.asp?id=616"The Tutankhamun exhibition opening at the Dome (now renamed the O2) on 15 November could transform the UK exhibition scene. Over 2m visitors are expected for the Egyptian treasures which will remain...
- Zahi Hawass And Stolen Treasures
http://www.cairomagazine.com/?module=displaystory&story_id=1238&format=html A Cairo Magazine article about Zahi Hawass on "stolen"artefacts, and in particular the Rosetta Stone which is on display at the British Musem: "Egypt is once again calling...
- Not A Loan
This article is on the Rosetta stone and Egypt's Secretary general of the Supreme counsel of antiquities desire to have it back not as a loan but permanent. In recent weeks Dr. Zahi Hawass has become less diplomatic with not only the British museum...