Mostafa al-Waziri, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, confirmed that nearly 6,500 artifacts from the itinerant exhibition of treasures of King Tutankhamun have been transferred to the Grand Egyptian Museum, explaining that this prompted them to think about looking for alternatives to the itinerant exhibition traveling abroad.
Al-Waziri said, during televised statements with the media, Engy El-Qadi, presenter of the “Evening DMC” program, that the touring exhibition has moved to 3 countries so far and achieved great success and won millions of visitors, noting that this is the main reason for the launch of the Ramses exhibition and the Pharaohs went as a touring alternative, which includes 181 artifacts dating back to the era of King Ramses II.
The Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities added that Egypt’s soft forces abroad, given everyone’s appreciation of Egyptian antiquities, in addition to achieving a financial and tourism return, pointing out that most of the owners of the Ramses Gallery and the gold of the Pharaohs are from new stores and discoveries.
He continued, the first tours of the exhibition were in the United States of America, then the second stop in San Francisco, noting that as soon as the reservation door was opened, we were surprised by the sale of 30,000 entry tickets, and daily the exhibition includes more than 2,000 visitors.
He continued, there are other stops for the exhibition abroad, explaining that the antiquities receive great attention and great care from the Egyptian side and a committee composed of antiquities restorers who agree to the piece's travel, in addition to great insurance abroad.
And he went on, the external exhibitions bring back a large tourist income, as after the establishment of each exhibition, we find that the number of tourists is increasing by the country in which the exhibition is held.
Sun, Aug. 28, 2022
