Ancient Egypt December listings

This article is from Ancient Egypt issue 140

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HORIZON OF KHUFU: JOURNEY TO ANCIENT EGYPT

An immersive expedition to explore the Great Pyramid of Giza, including spaces previously closed to the public, followed by a trip 4,500 years back in time to attend the funeral of King Khufu. The experience is based on research and data collected on-site by the Giza Project team at Harvard University.

Khufu’s solar boat – a scene from the *Horizon of Khufu* VR immersive experience. Image: © Emissive – Excurio

Bercy Village, Paris, 45 rue des Pirogues de Bercy, 75012 Paris, https://horizonkheops.com/, Until 20 November 2024

ROBBED – RANSACKED – RESCUED[?]: THE TOMBS OF THE QUBBET EL-HAWA NORTH

This exhibition presents the work of the Egyptian-German team (National Museums in Berlin and Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities) at Qubbet el-Hawa North, documenting and conserving a group of ten newly discovered rock-cut tombs that were looted during the Arab Spring uprising. One highlight is a photographic replica of the wall paintings in the New Kingdom Tomb of User, Mayor of Elephantine.

The Tomb of User, Mayor of Elephantine, focus of the new exhibition *Robbed – Ransacked – Rescued[?]* in Berlin.Image: © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Ägyptischen Museums und Papyrussammlung/Sandra Steiß

Neues Museum, Berlin, James Simon Gallery, Bodestrasse, 10178 Berlin, http://www.smb.museum, Until 10 March 2024

EGYPT: OBSESSED WITH LIFE

Egypt: Obsessed with Life examines ancient Egyptians’ perceptions of life in the afterlife. Visitors follow the complex embalming process and the journey as a mummy to the grave, through the underworld, and back into the brilliant sunshine of the afterlife and eternal existence. The exhibition also offers the opportunity to smell ‘The Scent of Eternity’, a newly recreated ancient embalming fragrance.

The mummy mask of a woman from the Graeco-Roman Period, one of the highlights of the exhibition. Image: Moesgaard Museum

Moesgaard Museum (MOMU), Højbjerg, Moesgård Allé 15, 8270 Højbjerg, Denmark, http://www.moesgaardmuseum.dk, Until 18 August 2024

TUTANKHAMUN: THE IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE

In the form of an immersive digital multimedia experience, without artefacts or replicas, this exhibition explores Tutankhamun and his tomb, accompanied by the real voice of Howard Carter. It includes an augmented-reality experience of the tomb, and an interactive experience room focusing on hieroglyphs and original-sized treasures.

Grand Egyptian Museum, Cairo, Kafr Nassar, Al Giza Desert, Giza Governorate 3513204, Egypt, http://www.visit-gem.com, Due to open 21 November 2023, (at time of going to press)