The scale of the exhibition ranges from objects only a few centimetres wide to architectural installations and restored sculptures. Over 3000 hours of conservation have already gone into the pieces selected for the exhibition.
, an exhibition made up of over 550 artefacts ranging from delicate works of jewellery to the wall of a tomb.will take over the entire ground floor of the gallery in 2024, with many of the pieces having never been seen before. The items have been selected carefully to help see who an individual Pharaoh was through the imagery surrounding them.
It isn’t just about unpicking who the leaders were and what role they played in their society – “it’s also to tell the stories of all those peoples who actually were at the core of the ancient Egyptian civilisation,” she says. Why is Ancient Egypt such an enduring source of fascination? “I think if you would ask any Egyptologist they would give you a different answer,” says Vandenbeusch with a laugh.
For her, it’s about the level of preservation that Egypt offers. More artefacts have survived in good condition than for any other ancient civilisation, offering a window into what society and daily life was really like, “which allows you to really relate in a couple of different ways to ancient people”.
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