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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Heritage
3/1/2022 10:14:49 PM
The Grand Egyptian Museum, the first eco-friendly museum in Egypt, is being readied for its grand opening with the arrival of gigantic ancient Egyptian colossi
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
2/28/2022 6:14:47 PM
The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) received on Monday a collection of gigantic colossi from the Egyptian museum in Tahrir that includes a pair of statues of the Ancient Egyptian gods Amun-Re and Mut, a red granite column of king Ramses II, a limestone statue of the goddess Isis holding her son — Horus — along with other gigantic artefacts.
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
2/22/2022 3:44:23 PM
Minister of Antiquities and Tourism Khaled El-Enany and Minister of Culture Ines Abdel-Dayem attended on Monday evening a major musical and dance show at the foot of Abu Simbel Temple in Aswan ahead of the biannual solar alignment at the site.
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Antiquities
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Museums
2/17/2022 5:47:22 PM
A temporary exhibition entitled “Royal Artifacts of Ancient Egyptian Rulers of the Oasis,” is organized at the New Valley Museum marking his 29th anniversary.
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
2/14/2022 1:48:19 PM
A number of Egyptian museums are celebrating Valentine's Day by showcasing artefacts, some of which are being displayed for the first time, that highlight the concept of love in ancient Egypt.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Heritage
2/8/2022 9:25:19 PM
The largest ancient Egyptian embalming cachette ever found has been unearthed at the site of Abusir, reports Nevine El-Aref
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Heritage
2/1/2022 7:20:19 PM
Dozens of statues of ancient Egyptian scribes have been put on special display to mark the launch of this year’s Cairo International Book Fair
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Heritage
1/11/2022 10:11:51 PM
The use of new technology as part of the Egyptian Royal Mummy Project is revealing the secrets of the ancient Egyptian royal mummies, writes Zahi Hawass
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
1/10/2022 3:37:00 PM
An Egyptian archaeological mission unearthed remains from an ancient mining mission in South Sinai that dates to Ancient Egypt’s Middle Kingdom, the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) announced on Monday.
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
12/28/2021 2:25:14 PM
The first-ever digital unwrapping of a mummy, which was conducted on ancient Egyptian King Amenhotep I, has revealed for the first time the king’s facial features as well as details related to his mummification process and reburial.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Culture
12/18/2021 7:05:00 PM
A new Paris exhibition adds to Lebanon’s position as a major modern and contemporary art centre of the Arab world while another, at the Giacometti Foundation in Paris, drew connections between the Swiss artist and ancient Egypt.
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
11/10/2021 9:52:14 PM
The archaeological unit at Safaga maritime port foiled an attempt earlier this week to smuggle 16 ancient Egyptian artefacts, Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities announced.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Heritage
11/9/2021 9:00:20 PM
How could the ancient Egyptians have brought together the architectural brilliance and technical skills required to build the Pyramids, asks Zahi Hawass
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
11/6/2021 10:43:55 PM
The Egyptian-German mission has uncovered a collection of decorated blocks and fragments from the King Nactanebo I temple at the Matariya archaeological site in Heliopolis.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Culture
11/2/2021 10:51:19 PM
A new exhibition draws attention to the use of papyrus as a writing material in ancient Egypt, arguing that it was the country’s single greatest invention, while a slightly older one brings together recent titles in French on the Arab Maghreb, writes David Tresilian
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
10/10/2021 2:31:43 PM
Under the title “The Secrets of Gold”, Secretary General of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities Mostafa Waziri inaugurated a temporary exhibition at luxor Museum highlighting the use of gold in the fabrication of jewellery since ancient Egypt right through the Islamic era.
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
10/9/2021 2:33:43 PM
Under the title “The Secrets of Gold”, Secretary General of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities Mostafa Waziri inaugurated a temporary exhibition at luxor Museum highlighting the use of gold in the fabrication of jewellery since ancient Egypt right through the Islamic era.
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
10/1/2021 7:05:08 PM
Egypt has sent an anthropoid-shaped coffin of priest Psamtik, son of Osiris and five replicas of goddess Maat and King Tutankhamun’s collection, along with a group of promotional videos on Tourist’s destinations and the Grand Egyptian Museum
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Heritage
9/21/2021 2:18:00 PM
Al-Ahram Weekly takes a trip back to ancient Egyptian times to find out what the people used to eat
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Heritage
8/27/2021 12:15:00 PM
The Great Pyramids at Giza were national projects of the ancient Egyptian state and are not evidence of a lost civilisation
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