Egypt approves Pharaonic exhibition in 5 US, European cities
Despite the outbreak of the coronavirus around the world, Egypt is trying to revive the tourism sector by planning to take remarkable archaeological pieces on a tour around five prominent cities in Europe and the United States.
Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has approved a foreign exhibition tour titled "Ramses and the Pharaohs Gold” from November 2021 until February 2025. The exhibition will be held in five prominent cities abroad, three of which are in the United States.
The exhibit’s collection will be showcased at the Houston Museum of Natural Science in Houston, De Young Memorial Museum in San Francisco, The Saunders Castle at Park Plaza in Boston, an exhibition center in London and La Villette Hall in Paris.
A similar exhibition was held at Germany’s Volklinger Hutte Museum from May 2019 until April 2020.
From March 23 to Sept. 22, 2019, La Villette Hall in Paris held an exhibition titled "Tutankhamun: Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh." The exhibition showcased more than 150 pieces and it welcomed 1.42 million visitors, breaking the attendance record for an exhibition in France.
