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The mummy of Ramses I was looted from Egypt around 1860 and held in various private collections in Canada and the US up until 2003. The mummy is currently on display in the Luxor Museum.
The Ethical Debate of Collecting and Displaying Human Remains
Charles Byrne, born in 1761 in Ulster, Ireland, was over 7 feet and 6 inches tall. By age 21, his health was deteriorating rapidly due to then unknown growth disorders which caught the attention of…
Interior of the Grand Egyptian Museum. Source.
How Mega-Museums Are Reshaping Cultural Tourism
In November, the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) opened its doors to international fanfare, unveiling the entire contents of Tutankhamen’s tomb, together for the first time since their excavation in…
Panorama of the Great Sphinx of Giza, Khafre's Pyramid and Pyramid of Cheops.
Museumgoers Eternal Love for Ancient Egyptian Exhibits
The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s recently opened Dive Egypt exhibition is the latest in a long line of shows centered on ancient Egyptian art to draw massive crowds and fanfare.
Funerary Temple of Hatshepsut, Luxor, Egypt
Pharaoh Hatshepsut: Successful Ruler and Art Collector
Pharaoh Hatshepsut (Hat-shep-soot) (c. 1505–1458 BC), who ruled Egypt over 3,500 years ago, commissioned art and architecture as a part of her leadership strategy. She was the wife of Pharaoh…
The ancient theatre of Marcellus surrounded by awnings
Behind the Recent Restorations in Rome
One of Rome’s restorative problems begins miles outside of the city.