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This article is from Ancient Egypt issue 148

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TIMELESS GAZES: FROM PHARAOHS TO THE PRESENT DAY

Timeless Gazes is a new exhibition celebrating ancient Egypt and contemporary art in relation to the African continent, featuring 130 paintings, photographs, and sculptures from the prestigious collection assembled by Jean Claude Gandur.

BOGHOSSIAN FOUNDATION, Villa Empain, Avenue Franklin Roosevelt 67, 1050 Brussels, Belgium, http://www.villaempain.com, Until 7 September 2025

A bust of Ramesses II, part of the *Timeless Gazes: from pharaohs to the present day* exhibition in Brussels. Image: © Thierry Ollivier/Fondation Gandur pour l’Art, Genève

CURIOUS MUMMIES: FROM CHAMPOLLION TO THE SYNCHROTRON

This new exhibition traces the history of research on ancient Egyptian mummies from the 19th century to the present day through an immersive experience, video content, and more than 70 objects, including two human mummies and 15 animal mummies.

CHAMPOLLION VIF MUSEUM, 1 rue du Portail Rouge, 38450 Vif, Isère, France, https://musees.isere.fr, Until 28 September 2025

The poster for the new exhibition *Curious Mummies: from Champollion to the Synchrotron* at the Champollion Vif Museum. Image: Champollion Vif Museum

THE EGYPTIANS AND THE GIFTS OF THE NILE

An exhibition that explores ancient Egyptian civilisation through a selection of artefacts on loan from Museo Egizio, Turin.

CATHEDRAL MUSEUM, RAGUSA, Palazzo Santacroce, Piazza Benedetto, Cairoli 6, 00186 Rome, Italy, http://www.arthemisia.it, Until 26 October 2025

A seated statuette of a goddess, one of the artefacts from *The Egyptians and the Gifts of the Nile* exhibition in Ragusa. Image: Museo Egizio, Turin

CAESAR AND CLEOPATRA

More than 200 exhibits from eight European countries tell the story of Cleopatra VII and Gaius Julius Caesar, and the political, social, and cultural changes of this decisive era. The exhibition includes reconstructions of Republican Rome and Ptolemaic Alexandria.

HISTORISCHES MUSEUM DER PFALZ, Domplatz 4, 67346, Speyer, Germany, http://www.museum.speyer.de, Until 26 October 2025

The poster for the exhibition *Caesar and Cleopatra i*n Speyer, Germany.Image: Historisches Museum der Pfalz

IN THE SHADOW OF THE PYRAMID

In the Shadow of the Pyramid presents the Egyptological collection of the Moravské Třebová Museum, with around 130 artefacts on display, including the mummy of a young woman called Hereret.

ČESKÉ MUZEUM STŘÍBRA, Hrádek, Barborská 28, 284 01 Kutná Hora, Czechia, http://www.cms-kh.cz, Until 31 December 2025

The coffins of Hereret, part of the exhibition *In the Shadow of the Pyramid* at Hrádek in Czechia.Image: Municipal Museum Moravská Třebová

IMMERSIVE EXHIBITIONS

TUTANKHAMUN: THE IMMERSIVE EXHIBITION

The touring immersive exhibition arrives in the UK, presenting a 360° VR journey, authentic artefacts from Cairo, and a hologram that unveils the secrets of Tutankhamun’s mummification.

EXCEL LONDON WATERFRONT, 1 Western Gateway, Royal Victoria Dock, London E16 1XL, UK, http://www.tutankhamunexperience.com, Until 29 June 2025