Among the most personal treasures found within the Tomb of Tutankhamun, were his sandals; over eighty pairs of them, discovered neatly stored in a wooden trunk and immortalised in Harry Burton (1879-1940)’s evocative black-and-white photographs. As expected, several pairs were in remarkably delicate condition, and yet, through painstaking modern restoration, their splendour lives again. Some...
This colossal statue of Ramesses II, also known as the illustrious Ramesses the Great (c. 1279–1213 B.C.), is hewn from radiant red granite quarried at Aswan. It was unearthed in 1820 by the Italian explorer Giovanni Battista Caviglia at Mit Rahina, ancient Memphis, where it once stood proudly on the southern flank of the Temple...
November 1st 2025: A New Dawn at Giza, as The Grand Egyptian Museum Opens Its Doors At last, the wait is over. After more than two decades of planning, building, pausing, and dreaming, the Grand Egyptian Museum has opened beside the Giza Plateau, a monument not only to Ancient Egypt but to modern perseverance. The...
