Dr. Khaled El-Anany, Minister of Antiquities, opened the exhibition "French Excavations in Egypt: Research, Cooperation, Innovation", in the presence of the French ambassador to Egypt, Stefan Romate, and during the coming lines we show everything you want to know about the exhibition.
Q / How many artifacts are displayed in the exhibition?
A / The exhibition contains about 100 pieces of great scientific interest and museums.
Q / To which era artifacts return?
C / dating back to prehistoric times and even
Medieval period.
Q / How long is the exhibition opening to the public?
C / It will be available to the public from 19 December 2019 to 18 February 2020.
Q / Does the exhibition include a number of special pieces?
A / Indeed, a number of objects display exceptional and unparalleled pieces in any museum in the world.
Q / What are the pieces that are displayed in the exhibition?
A large group of papyrus, dating back to the end of King Khufu's era, was discovered at the Wadi al-Jarf site, which is by far the earliest writings on papyrus ever discovered in Egypt, and the tablet of Titi Ankh al-Hajri, discovered in 2018 in the tomb of Al-Asif, which It is distinguished by the quality and accuracy of its prominent sculpture as well as its distinctly coordinated decorations, or two wooden panels from the Bawit site, which date from the first half of the seventh century AD depicting angels Michael and Gabriel.
Q / What are the artifacts displayed?
C / The exhibition’s illustrated panels retrieve the long history of French archaeological excavations in Egypt without its goal being to look into the past or make a comprehensive report, but its main focus is on drawing a picture of the excavations work currently taking place, and display emerging research problems, modern discoveries and innovative techniques used in the sites or in the laboratory Also, cooperation with Egypt and its various tangible results.
Q / Is a catalog for the exhibition designed?
C / The exhibition catalog was designed to present a panoramic picture of the activities of the French archaeological excavations in Egypt through the excavation missions and research programs currently taking place on the Pharaonic monuments, but it also includes monuments dating back to the prehistoric era until the Middle Ages. The catalog also reviews all institutions and centers French research working in Egypt in the field of archeology in addition to the excavation sites that are being studied by archaeologists and Egyptologists in cooperation with Egyptian or international partners under the auspices of the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities.
Q / Who is the exhibition organizer?
C / The exhibition is organized by the Ministry of Antiquities represented by the Egyptian Museum of Editing and the French Institute of Oriental Archeology (Ifao). The exhibition is held within the activities of the Egyptian-French Cultural Year 2019, and will be available to the public from December 19, 2019 until February 18, 2020.
Q / Who is in charge of the exhibition from the French side?
C / Laurent Colon: An Egyptian Egyptologist specializing in ancient Egyptian religion, Director of Studies at the Practical School of Graduate Studies and Director of the French Institute of Oriental Archeology. Co-leading the excavation mission at Osiris Temples at Karnak, and Melanie Cressan: Doctorate in Egyptology, attached to the HALAMA Laboratory (UMR) at Lille 3 University and the French Institute of Oriental Archeology.
Who is in charge of the exhibition from the Egyptian side?
A / Asmaa Ahmed Mahmoud, Asmaa Ali El Din Ali, Jihad Shawky Ibrahim, Mona Mohamed Abdel Wakil, Mai Mohamed Farouk, Rania Mostafa Ishaq, Samah Asham, Asmaa Abdel Moneim, Ahmed Orabi, Senior Specialist of Restoration of the Egyptian Museum and in charge of the artistic equipment of the museum exhibit in the Egyptian Museum With the help of Hisham Ahmed Al Sheikh, Azza Abdel Alim, Nesma Ismail, Khalifa Muhammad, Alia Dia, Rania Dia, Ahmed Abdullah, Yasmin Sami, Abeer Abdel Aziz, Hind Ibrahim.
Thu, Dec. 19, 2019
