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Is the Grand Egyptian Museum worth visiting before it’s fully open? What you can see – and what’s missing

After a wait of more than two decades, the Grand Egyptian Museum has welcomed visitors into 12 of its galleries – Tamara Davison travels to Cairo to find out if the treasures within are enough to entice travellers to the city before a complete opening

The Independent UK

Pyramid scheme: the Pharaoh show comes to the National Gallery of Victoria

After eight years of discussion the British Museum’s biggest international show is the largest Egyptian exhibition yet staged in Australia

The Guardian - AU

Ramesses II's sarcophagus finally identified thanks to overlooked hieroglyphics

Archaeologists determined that a fragment of a sarcophagus hidden beneath a Coptic building's floor once belonged to Ramesses II.

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Australian visas for Gazans cancelled mid-air

Some Gazans are having their previously approved visas cancelled while already en route to Australia, Labor wants to outlaw election lying, and Jim Chalmers says the surplus will be lower than predicted.

Crikey

How one word sparked a PR wildfire for the Australian Museum

Cultural and heritage organisations are under fire from interest groups amid the Israel-Gaza war. Crikey has obtained documents that go inside the Australian Museum’s PR crisis.

Crikey

Archaeologists in Egypt unearth section of large Ramses II statue

A joint Egyptian-U.S. archaeological mission has uncovered the upper part of a huge statue of King Ramses II during excavations south of the Egyptian city of Minya, Egypt’s tourism and antiquities ministry said on Monday.

The Hindu

Racing to save ancient history, University of Chicago scientists work to preserve carvings in Egypt

For 100 years, U. of C. researchers have worked to record history at the temple complex of Medinet Habu. Now, they’re aiming to protect them from climate change and other ravages.

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Mummy dearest: priceless Egyptian treasures go on display at Australian Museum in Sydney

Curated by Egypt’s self-styled Indiana Jones, Ramses & the Gold of the Pharoahs features sarcophagi, mummified crocodiles and a royal coffin that never left Egypt until this year

The Guardian - AU

Oh mummy, $1.6b worth of Egyptian artefacts on display

The 3000-year-old coffin of an ancient Egyptian pharaoh is one of many artefacts being unveiled to the Australian public this weekend.

AAP

Pharaohs loom large in trove of ancient Egyptian wonder

From intricate jewellery to remnants of giant statues, a trove of ancient treasures from the time of the pharaohs is making its way to Australia.

AAP

Egyptian treasures bound for Melbourne as NGV announces 2024 blockbuster Pharaoh exhibition

Colossal sculptures, artistry from royal tombs and everyday objects among more than 500 ancient artefacts on loan from the British Museum

The Guardian - AU

Ramses blockbuster to showcase mummified lion cub, cats

A mummified lion cub is amongst some of the more curious ancient artefacts coming to Australia as part of a major exhibition of Egyptian antiquities.

AAP

New X-ray scans of 3,000-year-old Egyptian paintings reveal pharaoh’s ‘hidden mysteries’

Headdress, necklace, and sceptre in Ramses II painting appear to be ‘substantially reworked’ but reasons remain unknown

The Independent UK

Egyptian pharaoh Ramses the Great returns to Paris for blockbuster exhibition

As the "Ramses and the Gold of the Pharaohs" exhibition opens in Paris, we bring you a special show dedicated to the celebrated king who ruled the Egyptian empire over 3,000 years ago. The exhibition's centrepiece is the pharaoh's sarcophagus, which is on special loan to France. It's a gesture…

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Radio France Internationale

Extraordinary treasures of Egypt's Ramses the Great go on display in Paris

The sarcophagus of Egyptian pharaoh Ramses II went on display in Paris on Friday in a rare international loan. It's the star attraction in a blockbuster new exhibition that features nearly 200 ancient artefacts, some of which have never before left Egypt.

France 24

Major exhibition in Paris showcases sarcophagus of Ramses II

A major exhibition opens in Paris on Friday that showcases some of the greatest treasures of Ancient Egypt. Called “Ramses and the Gold of the Pharaohs”, the exhibition at the Grande Halle de la Villette displays among other wonders the sarcophagus of Ramses II. FRANCE 24’s Eve Jackson reports.

France 24

Return of the pharaoh: Ramses II's coffin goes on display in Paris

In tonight's edition: Kenya's opposition leader Raila Odinga suspends demonstrations against the ruling administration, saying he's ready for talks with President William Ruto. Also, in a country where stigmas run high, one group of doctors in Ivory Coast is trying to change perceptions of autistic patients. And we unwrap the…

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The Grand Egyptian Museum is amazing — if you can find a way to get in

GIZA, Egypt — Yes, it’s true. You can finally get into the massive and fabled billion-dollar Grand Egyptian Museum — if you’re lucky enough to score soft opening tickets. Keep reading, and I’ll tell you how to try.

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Ancient Egypt excavation uncovers 2,000 mummified ram heads at Abydos

Mummified animals dating from the Ptolemaic period and a palatial Old Kingdom structure are uncovered at the temple of Ramses II in the ancient city of Abydos in southern Egypt.

AFP

Researchers unearth 2,000 ram heads in Egypt temple

Cairo (AFP) - Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered more than 2,000 ancient mummified sheep heads left as offerings in a temple to the pharaoh Ramses II, the tourism and antiquities ministry said Sunday.

Reuters

Ancient Egypt excavation uncovers 2,000 mummified ram heads at Abydos

At least 2,000 mummified ram heads dating from the Ptolemaic period and a palatial Old Kingdom structure have been uncovered at the temple of Ramses II in the ancient city of Abydos in southern Egypt, antiquities officials said on Saturday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Pharaoh Ramses II’s Sarcophagus in Paris for Rare Loan

The sarcophagus of ancient Egyptian pharaoh Ramses II is to return to Paris in April for the first time in almost 50 years, in a rare loan of the relic outside Egypt. The ornate coffin will be on show in the French capital from April 7 to September 6, the…

Radio France Internationale

Sarcophagus of Egyptian pharaoh Ramses II to make rare visit to France

Nearly half a century after it was first shown in Paris in 1976, the sarcophagus of Pharaoh Ramses II will be back on display in France. On special loan from Egypt, it will be the highlight of a major exhibition in the French capital from April to September, organisers announced…

AFP

Pharaoh Ramses II's sarcophagus in Paris for rare loan

Paris (AFP) - The sarcophagus of ancient Egyptian pharaoh Ramses II is to return to Paris in April for the first time in almost 50 years, in a rare loan of the relic outside Egypt.

Al Jazeera

Egypt foils plot to steal 10-tonne statue of Ramses II

Suspects are accused of attempting to steal a statue of Ramses II from a quarry in the ancient southern city of Aswan.

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