Inside the $1bn Grand Egyptian Museum as 50,000 artifacts go on display from Tutankhamun to Khufu’s solar boat

The building, as big as Vatican City with a collection larger than the Louvre, has been in the making for over 30 years and is finally set to formally open in November, Maira Butt writes
Artnet

3 Ways Ancient Egypt Left Its Mark on Modern Art

Here's how artists and designers have borrowed from the ancient civilization's rich visual vocabulary. A recreation of King Tutankhamun's death mask, on view at "Tutankhamun - His Tomb and his Treasures" in Munich, Germany, 2009. Photo: Lennart Preiss ...
Pratt Institute

HAD-303 History of Ancient Egyptian Art and Design

Ancient Egyptian art and design includes painting, sculpture, architecture, ceramics, furniture, textiles and other material objects produced by the civilization living in the Nile Valley from roughly 5000 BCE to 300 CE. For many people, ancient Egypt art ...
Al-Monitor

‘Divine Egypt’ brings ancient gods to life at New York’s Met

The Metropolitan Museum of Art's new exhibition on ancient Egypt features nearly 100 pieces from international institutions and focuses on the iconography identifying deities.
Greek Reporter

Greek Prima Ballerina Stars in Grand Egyptian Museum’s Historic Opening Gala

Antigoni Tsiouli, the Principal Ballerina of the Cairo National Opera, will perform a choreography dedicated to Egyptian civilization.
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