PHARAOH
In association with the British Museum, this exhibition celebrates 3,000 years of ancient Egyptian art and culture through more than 500 individual pieces from the British Museum’s permanent collection, curated specially for Melbourne. Highlights include a carved green siltstone head of Thutmose III, jewellery including a Middle Kingdom electrum and lapis girdle with amulets, and an enormous stone fist from a colossal statue of Ramesses II.
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 180 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, Australia, http://www.ngv.vic.gov.au, Until 6 October 2024
ELEPHANTINE
A special exhibition of papyrus and ostraca texts, Elephantine reflects the diversity of the multilingual, multicultural, and multi-religious population of Elephantine. The texts, including letters, wills, and medical prescriptions, are contextualised by archaeological finds from Berlin and international museums, and ‘touch stations’ recreating the smells and sounds of ancient Elephantine.
