Egypt
- No Freebies From Egypt
Asharq Alawsat (Zahi Hawass) Around forty years ago, the Egyptian government approved sending 55 of some of the rarest artefacts belonging to the boy king Tutankhamun [to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in the US] that were discovered by the British archaeologist...
- Exhibition: Treasures Of Ancient Egypt
On the Gulf Daily News website AROUND 15,000 people have already visited the Treasures of Ancient Egypt exhibition at the Bahrain National Museum, officials have revealed. Acting director Fuad Noor declared the event a huge success and said it was one...
- The Mystery Of Tutankhamun
http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/Story.asp?Article=180448&Sn=BNEW&IssueID=30039 An article looking at how Tutankhamun was discovered and why the Pharaoh and his tomb goods generate such interest and enthusiasm. The article is tied into the exhibition...
- Exhibition: Treasures Of Ancient Egypt
http://english.bna.bh/?ID=57235"An international pharaoh exhibition opens under the patronage of minister Shaikh Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa on Wednesday at the Bahrain National Museum. the exhibition, titled The Treasures of Ancient Egypt, is being...
- Exhibition: Tutankhamun To Visit Bahrain
http://tinyurl.com/lq64m (gulf-daily-news.com)"Egypt has agreed that Bahrain can host a roaming exhibition of Pharaoh Tutankhamun in April. Egyptian Ambassador Dr Azmi Khalifa said Bahrain will be the first Arab country in Middle East and North Africa...
Egypt
Exhibition: Treasures of Ancient Egypt
http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/Story.asp?Article=178646&Sn=BNEW&IssueID=30022
This is a somewhat more coherent report than the one I posted yesterday, about the touring exhibition, which starts the Arab leg of its travels in Bahrain, at the Bahrain National Museum: "Thousands of people from Bahrain and abroad are expected to visit the exhibition, which continues until July 31. A total of 122 objects dating back thousands of years ago will be displayed at the exhibition, Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities Egyptology sector head Sabry Abdul El Aziz Khater told the GDN at a Press conference held at the museum yesterday.
The oldest artefacts date back to 2,600 BC during the time of Pharaoh Snefru, who built the first real pyramid and whose son, Khufu, built the Great Pyramid of Giza, he said.
Other pieces come from the time of ancient Egyptian King Ramses II (1304 -1237 BC).
Artefacts found in the tomb of King Tutankhamen (1347-1338 BC), the only tomb found completely intact, will also be on display."
The oldest artefacts date back to 2,600 BC during the time of Pharaoh Snefru, who built the first real pyramid and whose son, Khufu, built the Great Pyramid of Giza, he said.
Other pieces come from the time of ancient Egyptian King Ramses II (1304 -1237 BC).
Artefacts found in the tomb of King Tutankhamen (1347-1338 BC), the only tomb found completely intact, will also be on display."
See the above page for more details.
The website for the Museum appears to be down at the moment.
- No Freebies From Egypt
Asharq Alawsat (Zahi Hawass) Around forty years ago, the Egyptian government approved sending 55 of some of the rarest artefacts belonging to the boy king Tutankhamun [to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in the US] that were discovered by the British archaeologist...
- Exhibition: Treasures Of Ancient Egypt
On the Gulf Daily News website AROUND 15,000 people have already visited the Treasures of Ancient Egypt exhibition at the Bahrain National Museum, officials have revealed. Acting director Fuad Noor declared the event a huge success and said it was one...
- The Mystery Of Tutankhamun
http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/Story.asp?Article=180448&Sn=BNEW&IssueID=30039 An article looking at how Tutankhamun was discovered and why the Pharaoh and his tomb goods generate such interest and enthusiasm. The article is tied into the exhibition...
- Exhibition: Treasures Of Ancient Egypt
http://english.bna.bh/?ID=57235"An international pharaoh exhibition opens under the patronage of minister Shaikh Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa on Wednesday at the Bahrain National Museum. the exhibition, titled The Treasures of Ancient Egypt, is being...
- Exhibition: Tutankhamun To Visit Bahrain
http://tinyurl.com/lq64m (gulf-daily-news.com)"Egypt has agreed that Bahrain can host a roaming exhibition of Pharaoh Tutankhamun in April. Egyptian Ambassador Dr Azmi Khalifa said Bahrain will be the first Arab country in Middle East and North Africa...