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Unveiling Wonders: Why The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization Belongs on Your Bucket List

the new national Museum of Egyptian Civilization is outrageously amazing photo by ©THE ART TRAVELLER ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Firstly, the architecture is beautiful. It’s a striking building with lavish landscaping and, in the middle of crowded Cairo, a wonderful sense of space. It’s also full of facilities: theatre, a Roman-style amphiteatre, cinema and all kinds of rooms for different functions.…

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National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Cairo

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Mummy of Ramesses II

The mummy of Ramesses II was among those found in the royal cache (DB320) at Deir el-Bahari, West Thebes. It was completely covered with linen bandages that bear the king’s name and epithets in Hieratic script.

The mummy has silky hair, which was white at the time of death, but has yellowed from the preservative chemicals. His nostrils were filled with resin and seeds, perhaps to better hold their shape.

According to the X-rays, the king was suffering from dental problems and severe arthritis in his hip joint. Ramesses II’s mummy was sent to Paris for further studies and preservation. The king most probably died in his late eighties or early nineties.

New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty, reign of Ramesses II, ca. 1279-1213 BC. Now in the NMEC, Cairo. JE 26214

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fiber art adventures in egypt

I recently got back from a trip to Egypt & finally got around to organizing some pictures to share. One of the things I was most excited about was seeing what I could find on fiber arts and textiles.

Dropping everything under a read more, 'cause this will be a long post haha

first visit: the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC)

At the time of visiting, they had a special textiles exhibit. It covered Pharonic Egypt all the way up to modern times, although I only had time to check out the dynastic & a bit of the Coptic portion of the exhibit (which was what I was really hoping to see anyways)

Was super excited to see this diorama in person. I knew about it but had never seen good pictures of it. From the little I've seen of ancient Egyptian spinning, spinning with two spindles seems to be the norm rather than a master technique? It also shows up in tomb art, which the exhibit also shared:

They also used a different fiber preparation (splicing to create a rove of fiber, no traditional drafting to my understanding) so that probably made a difference? Regardless I really want to see if I can replicate the technique, especially because their spindles look so similar to modern spindles??

I took so many pictures of spindles, guys, and I fully intend to either have a few replicas made or to learn to make some myself. Also, although they were unlabeled... I'm pretty sure those are beaters for weaving? That was a bit of a trend with this trip, so much stuff was unlabeled :( I would've killed to at least get some date estimates for some of the stuff they had on display. I was nerding out in here though, and my family took a few pictures of how excited I was getting. A bit embarrassing, but eh haha

The exhibit also had a section on natural dyes used with a fun visual;

There was several diagrams specifically describing each dye source, but in the interest of not overloading on pictures I'll just list them out. For blues; woad, Yellows; turmeric, safflower, saffron, or yellow ochre; reds; madder, henna, pomegranate, and kermes. I originally thought kermes was another way to say cochineal, but it only seems to be distantly related.

next visit: Ramses Wissa Wassef Art Center

A small art center dedicated to hand-weaving wool and cotton tapestries. All of their work was museum quality & awe inspiring!!

Was even invited to their back rooms to watch a few of their weavers working; no I don't have room to put a room-sized loom anywhere but heck do I want one now

Our guide that took us through talked a bit about the natural dyes they use (all of their dyes are dyed in house with what they grow in their dye garden!!!) and got excited to hear I was also interested in natural dyes! He seemed a bit disappointed I'd never worked with indigo and. while indigo scares me, I'll take it as a sign that maybe I should try some time this year haha.

final visit; the Egyptian Museum

we really had to rush through this one which was a huge shame because it's packed full of artifacts. Also, the lighting in there is atrocious, so apologies for the not great pictures ahead.

They had a fascinating display of textile tools, more than what the NMEC had;

(Hand for size reference) I want all of these spindles! So badly! But a few of them look so much like a few of the spindles I own already?? A few of them had a spiraling notch, that's so cool? But also, what's going on with the one with two whorls? I have no idea. I'm fascinated.

Look at these whorls!! Although again, I'm a bit confused; the lack of labeling strikes again. Unsure why some of these "whorls" have two holes, or what the metal object with the wooden handle is. The display implies sewing needles, and some of them do look like it, but others.... really don't look like sewing needles. I'm absolutely enchanted by this little whorl though. I think it has birds on it?

More objects that I'm baffled by- the signage doesn't really indicate what some of this stuff is, if it's even known. Also confused by the object wrapped in white string in the right pic; it looks like a distaff but to the best of my knowledge the (ancient at least) Egyptians didn't use distaffs. It probably popped up in later times and was put in this display since it was still relevant, but I'm still not sure.

I have so many more pictures & thoughts but I'll save those for more specific future projects. I've been doing research outside this trip on ancient Egyptian spinning techniques and desperately want to go deeper into that, this trip just solidified how excited it makes me. If you made it all the way through this, many thanks for reading!

Bonus; look at this ancient linen 🥺

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a character ive had knocking around for a while that i dont think ive ever posted here! initially inspired by that one killer look julia has in hellraiser 2. her name is danny and she's some flavor of undead! more information under the cut:

danny is a type of ghost that in scientific terms is called a P-NMEC, which stands for persistent neuro-mirror ectoplasmic construct. basically, a soul that survives after death, or the most familiar definition of ghost. she's a very unique one though, having built herself a new body out of... various meat, much of it human in origin. she hasn't quite figured out skin yet.

her body is made out of living cells, though they're put together in a somewhat unskilled way and die out a lot. because of this, she needs to eat... however, her ghost self needs to eat too. she isn't conscious of this at all, beyond having particularly cannibalistic urges, which she just chalks up to being a "zombie thing" but actually comes out of a need to eat souls as well as flesh. (she also eats regular food, though. she eats a lot of eggs out of convenience.)

she was murdered pretty horribly (i haven't come up with exactly what happened yet) and initially killed out of revenge but something she'd rather not admit is that it was just an excuse to give into violent fantasies... justification which gets flimsier every time. but you know what? she's allowed. god forbid women do anything

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𝙰𝚂𝙻𝙸𝙷𝙰𝙽 𝙵𝙰𝙷𝚁𝙸-𝙱𝙰𝙸𝙻𝙴𝚈 & 𝙺𝙷𝙰𝙻𝙸𝙻 𝙷𝙰𝚂𝚂𝙰𝙽 & 𝙽𝙰𝚃𝙷𝙰𝙽 𝙲𝚁𝙰𝙽𝙴

Despite having a rough past few days, the baby decided to actually be more merciful towards her today. Which, considering she was seeing Khal at the museum, was greatly appreciated. She'd been able to get through the tour rather well, able to stay on task with her information and answering any questions he may have as they walked around. Glancing up at him, leading him through the third and final floor of the ancient exhibit, her head tilted slightly. "So? Is it a bit too early to ask what your favourite part is so far?" she joked warmly. "I promise, there is no wrong answer. I like being aware of what's caught people's attention or what people were hoping to see. I make sure to write it all down to keep in mind for the future." She already was talking with a couple of museums in Egypt for when the time comes for the exhibit update. Making sure to keep in mind what can or can not be exchanged. So far, nothing from NMEC or GEM is allowed, which is understandable. As she looked around, her smile grew at the sight of another familiar face and she waved. "Hey, are you good if I introduce you to someone? He means a lot to me and I think you'll like each other."

𝚌𝚕𝚘𝚜𝚎𝚍 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚛𝚝𝚎𝚛: 𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚟𝚒𝚍𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎 𝚙𝚎𝚊𝚔'𝚜 𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚊𝚕 𝚑𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚢 𝚖𝚞𝚜𝚎𝚞𝚖 ; 𝚊𝚙𝚛𝚒𝚕 𝟸𝟼𝚝𝚑, 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟹 || @khalilhassan & @nathanccrane

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One of the most famous—and famously outspoken—Egyptologists is Hawass, Egypt’s former minister of antiquities. For decades, he has worked to return a number of high-profile Egyptian artifacts to his country, including the Rosetta Stone (housed at the British Museum), the Dendera Zodiac (in the Louvre) and the bust of Nefertiti (in the Neues Museum). With the opening of the GEM imminent, Hawass in October launched an online petition asking these European museums to send the Egyptian treasures back home. So far, the petition has garnered more than 130,000 signatures.

“These are our monuments,” Hawass says. “The Rosetta Stone is the icon of our Egyptian identity. Without the Rosetta Stone, there is no archaeology of Egypt. It’s really sad to see in the [Dendera] temple a replica of the zodiac, and the original is in France.”

In September, a group of Egyptian archaeologists launched a separate petition similarly seeking to return the Rosetta Stone. Called Repatriate Rashid, the campaign demands that Egypt’s prime minister submit an official request to the British Museum. Complicating both repatriation pushes is the fact that the London institution is governed by an act of British Parliament expressly prohibiting the return of artifacts unless they are “duplicates” or “unfit to be retained in the collections of the museum.” Even in other instances when the museum wanted to return objects, court rulings and strict policies have prevented it from doing so.

While some key ancient artifacts remain abroad, Egyptian officials have had considerable luck in securing others’ return.

“Egypt is one of the countries that’s had the most consistent, driven repatriation effort,” says Alice Procter, a historian of material culture and the author of The Whole Picture: The Colonial Story of the Art in Our Museums and Why We Need to Talk About It. “The Egyptian government has been largely pretty successful in getting objects returned, and that’s partially due to the fact that so many pieces have been taken illegally in a very easily documented way.”

Many of these recently returned, illegally trafficked artifacts were looted in the chaos of the 2011 Arab Spring and sold to museums like the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Following international investigations, the Met has sent dozens of pieces back to Egypt, including the golden coffin of a high-ranking priest, which is now on display at the NMEC. In May, French prosecutors charged the former president of the Louvre, Jean-Luc Martinez, with complicity in fraud and money laundering linked to Egyptian antiquities purchased by the Louvre Abu Dhabi. The court’s decision is expected in February.

“Egypt has put in every possible effort to try to repatriate its objects,” says Ahmed Issa, Egypt’s newly appointed tourism minister. “But we’re also 100 percent committed to all the laws. Every piece that has left Egypt lawfully is owned by the person who owns it. But every piece that has left Egypt unlawfully, we’re going to exert every possible effort to return that piece to Egypt.”

  —  Who Gets to Tell the Story of Ancient Egypt?

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Le ministre a déclaré que le succès de la Pharaoh's Golden Parade témoignait de la riche histoire de l'Égypte et de ses ancêtres légendaires. Nombreux sont ceux qui ont eu envie de se rendre en Égypte et au Musée national de la civilisation égyptienne (NMEC) à Fustat après avoir vu les momies royales qui s'y trouvent dans le cadre de nos voyages en Égypte.

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2024 — CAIRO, EGYPT. Like the old Chad & Jeremy song says, "They say that all good things must end someday."

This morning we said a sad goodbye to the Viking Osiris and to the Nile River. We flew from Luxor to Cairo to spend our last night in Egypt. This has been a wonderful trip. We were very busy, we saw a lot, we learned a lot. And that's precisely why we came. It will take a while to process everything we've experienced. Becky and I have taken some wonderful trips in the past 16 years that we've been together. And I'm pretty sure that we will think of this as one of the best.

But we're tired now. And we can feel the tug of home. Still, we were eager to do our last excursion, a guided visit to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization. It houses an impressive collection of historical artifacts, going back many thousands of years. And our guide (today it was Sherine, rather than our usual, wonderful Salah) has a deep and detailed knowledge of Egyptian history and culture. We saw and heard about a lot of fascinating relics. Like an ancient Egyptian make-up kit. A game board and two stools for those quiet evenings in the afterlife. Carvings and clothing and jewelry and kitchen tools and sarcophagi. And in the lower level, a mind-blowing collection of the actual mummies of actual kings and queens that we could see right up close. (But no photos allowed.) The NMEC is truly a wonderful and important place.

But for me, it all kind of mooshed together. (If you've been following this blog, maybe you feel the same way.) After all we've already seen and done on this trip, I think my brain is full. I was ready to be done.

So now we are back in our hotel, the stunning Intercontinental Cairo Citystars. The lobby has sphinxes and an obelisk! We will have dinner here tonight, then go to sleep, and head to the airport early in the morning for our long flight home. It's time.

I will close with some random thoughts and observations about our time in Egypt.

- This is the most foreign country I've ever been to. Everywhere else I've been has had its cultural roots in Europe. The primary language in Egypt is Arabic. Most people speak a little bit of English, but not very well.

- Security is a big thing here. Our bus had to go through checkpoints with armed guards almost everywhere we went. In fact, much of the time there was a man in a suit on our bus who had an awkward bulge on his hip. And once a woman in our tour group took a photo of a soldier from the bus window. But that soldier saw her do it, so he came onto the bus, took her phone, and erased the photo.

- The Nile River is the one and only thing that made Egypt a great nation. It provides all the drinking water, all the agricultural irrigation, and most of the commercial transportation. Beyond the Nile Valley, the other 95% of the country is desert. There are a few towns around oases out there. And there are still nomadic groups who roam the desert. But other than the fertile Nile Valley, Egypt ain't much.

- But it is a country with a history and culture so old that folks from a young country like the U.S. have a hard time comprehending it.

- I was pleased that there isn't much graffiti in Egypt, even in a big city like Cairo. But what there is, is in Arabic.

- It's always good to travel, but it's always good to go home again. There's no place like it. It's where the heart is.

It's been a good trip.

(And one more time, if you want to see the photos better, just click on them.)

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Outer coffin of Queen Ahmose-Meritamun

New Kingdom, early 18th Dynasty, ca. 1525-1504 BC. Tomb of Ahmose-Meritamun (TT358), Deir el-Bahari, Thebes. Now in the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC), Cairo. CG 61052

The outer coffin is over 10 ft in size and is made from cedar planks which are joined and carved to a uniform thickness throughout the coffin. The eyes and eyebrows are inlaid with glass.

The body is carefully carved with chevrons painted in blue to create the illusion of feathers. The coffin was covered in gold which had been stripped in antiquity. The inner coffin was smaller, but still over 6 ft tall. The inner coffin had also been covered in gold but stripped of this precious metal.

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O Museu da Mulher Egípcia está a ser criado no interior do NMEC: Funcionário

A Presidente do Conselho Nacional para as Mulheres, Maya Morsy, anunciou no domingo que está a ser criado um Museu da Mulher Egípcia no Museu Nacional da Civilização Egípcia em Fustat, numa área de 3.000 metros quadrados.  O Grande Museu Egípcio, para as mulheres que estão a receber formação no âmbito do Projeto Nacional para o Desenvolvimento da Família e a ação para fazer face aos rentáveis motores da imigração ilegal.  O conselho está em vias de criar uma unidade para apoiar as mulheres no registo das suas marcas, disse ela, para além da expansão do conselho na formação de poupanças digitais e no avanço de grupos em todo o Egipto e no reforço da adição fiscal das mulheres.  Morsy elogiou o papel vital desempenhado pelo departamento de meios de comunicação do Conselho, chefiado por Suzan al-Qalini, na cobertura da imagem das mulheres retratada através de dramatizações, programas e anúncios.  O Egipto tem bens e lugares muito antigos e, entre os lugares e túmulos e templos antigos, tem lugares verdadeiramente belos e condicionantes que se podem experimentar e, se decidirem experimentá-los, têm muitas passagens e tectos especiais com vistas maravilhosas e passagens e informações instigantes que têm de ser conhecidas e que não se encontram em nenhum lugar do mundo apenas no Egipto, estas passagens e estruturas fazem-nos ver esta exploração e muitos bens que eles prepararam para nos mostrar muitos bens que nos mostram o Egipto antigo e lugares bonitos como a passagem do Nilo e muitas cidades bonitas no Oceano Vermelho, Luxor, Assuão, Alexandria, Sharm El Sheikh e Hurghada, e ainda  excursões de um dia ao Egipto  que lhe permitirão aprender sobre a cultura de diferentes metrópoles no Egipto, oferecendo uma coleção diferente de passagens e pacotes de viagem para o Egipto, mostrando a fascinante história e as atracções naturais do Egipto.  Os passeios de um dia no Cairo  testemunham a beleza da história num dos nossos passeios no Cairo, onde pode seguir os passos dos ditadores através de tabernáculos e monumentos antigos. Também pode descobrir pontos arqueológicos dos nossos  pacotes de viagem para o Egipto  semelhantes ao único esplendor remanescente do mundo antigo, os Conglomerados de Gizé. Aprenda dados intrigantes sobre a história da megacidade enquanto percorre as suas ruas e faça algumas compras nas suas melhores lojas. O Cairo islâmico vai certamente proporcionar-lhe momentos de grande diversão.  Excursões de luxo ao Egipto  testemunham o epítome do luxo com as nossas exclusivas excursões ao Egipto. Estamos empenhados em fornecer aos nossos hóspedes sapientes um serviço inigualável e uma viagem cheia de substância durante as nossas férias de luxo.  As excursões em terra do Egipto  são uma assiduidade em crescimento rápido e um dos exemplos elegantes do turismo de massas no Egipto.  As férias em família no Egipto a partir dos EUA  permitem-lhe explorar locais emblemáticos como os Grandes Conglomerados de Gizé e os antigos tabernáculos de Abu Simbel, bem como desfrutar das velas do Nilo do Egipto. Pode também proteger-se nos fantásticos pedidos do Cairo ou nadar nas águas límpidas do Mar Vermelho.

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Le Premier ministre arménien a visité les pyramides et le musée national de la civilisation égyptienne.

La visite d'une journée aux Pyramides de Gizeh, le Site archéologique du Musée national de la Civilisation égyptienne, a reçu Nikol Pashinyan, Premier ministre de la République d'Arménie, et sa délégation d'accompagnement en marge de sa visite officielle actuelle en Égypte. Il a été reçu par Ashraf Mohieddin, Directeur général de la Zone des Antiquités des Pyramides, qui l'a accompagné dans une visite de la zone archéologique, qui a commencé par une visite de la Grande Pyramide.

Le Premier ministre arménien a exprimé sa grande admiration pour la pyramide et a écouté une explication détaillée de la méthode de construction de la pyramide, du nombre de pierres qu'elle contient et de leur source. Il a étudié comment sculpter la statue et l'image onirique du Grand Sphinx et de la région panoramique, qui ont également été vues lors de l'excursion.

Ashraf Mohy a passé en revue le projet de développement des services dans la zone des antiquités pyramidales, qui est actuellement en cours de mise en œuvre, et les composantes incluses dans le projet visant à améliorer l'expérience touristique des visiteurs de la zone archéologique. Le Premier ministre arménien et la délégation qui l'accompagnait ont tenu à prendre des photos souvenirs pour commémorer cette visite.

Dans le prolongement de la série de visites officielles de dignitaires et de responsables de pays étrangers et arabes dont témoigne la Visite d'une journée au Musée national des Civilisations de Fustat, le musée a reçu aujourd'hui Nikol Pashinyan, Premier ministre de la République d'Arménie, et sa délégation d'accompagnement en marge de sa visite officielle actuelle en Égypte.

Il convient de noter que le Premier ministre arménien a visité hier le Musée national de la Civilisation égyptienne à Fustat. Le Dr Ahmed Ghoneim, PDG de l'Autorité du Musée, l'a reçu ainsi que la délégation qui l'accompagnait et leur a donné un aperçu de l'emplacement unique du musée, de son histoire et de son rôle culturel et sociétal. Il a également remis au Premier ministre un souvenir offert par le musée.

Le Dr Sayed Abu Al-Fadl, superviseur des salles du musée, a également accompagné le Premier ministre arménien et sa délégation lors d'une visite du musée, qui comprenait les salles de l'exposition centrale, les momies royales et le tissu égyptien. Il leur a donné une explication complète du musée, de l'histoire de sa création et des objets de collection archéologiques uniques qu'il contient qui racontent l'histoire de égyptienne la civilisation. Ancien à travers les âges.

Au cours de la visite, le Premier ministre arménien a exprimé son admiration pour le musée, qui met en valeur le statut culturel de l'Égypte à travers les trésors archéologiques qui y sont exposés, qui révèlent le développement de la vie égyptienne et du patrimoine égyptien à travers les âges, et son style d'exposition distingué, en particulier la salle des momies royales. Il s'est également assuré d'écrire un mot dans le livre de visite du musée, exprimant sa gratitude pour le bon accueil à l'intérieur du musée et sa fascination pour la civilisation égyptienne antique.

Maintenant, plongeons-nous dans l'Égypte et ses visites. L'Égypte est un pays réputé pour sa riche histoire, ses monuments anciens et son patrimoine culturel diversifié. Il propose des forfaits de voyage en Égypte une multitude d'options de circuits pour explorer ses sites fascinants et s'immerger dans son passé extraordinaire. Les excursions d'une journée en Égypte et les excursions d'une journée au Caire au départ de l'aéroport offrent aux visiteurs la possibilité de découvrir des sites emblématiques tels que l'escale à NMEC et les Pyramides de Gizeh au départ de l'aéroport du Caire, le Sphinx, les temples de Louxor et tombeaux , la Vallée des Rois, comme 2 jours à Louxor, Abou Simbel au départ du Caire et les majestueux temples d'Abou Simbel.

Les deux excursions d'une demi-journée au Caire offrent aux visiteurs la possibilité d'explorer la capitale animée dans un laps de temps plus court, et les Excursions À Petit Budget Au Caire répondent à différentes préférences et considérations financières, garantissant que les visiteurs peuvent profiter de l'essence du riche patrimoine égyptien tout en tirant le meilleur parti de leur temps et ressources.

De plus, les circuits en Égypte offrent également la possibilité d'explorer le monde sous-marin fascinant de la mer Rouge. Des villes comme Excursions d'une journée à El Gouna et Excursions d'une journée à Marsa Alam sont des destinations populaires pour les amateurs de plongée, offrant des récifs coralliens vibrants, une vie marine diversifiée et des expériences de plongée et de plongée en apnée de classe mondiale.

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Naveah Miller

15 years old

5'4

Brown eyes, black hair, young black girl.

Last seen September 22nd 2023 at mother's home, Suwannee, Georgia U.S.A.

Believed to have traveled out of state, possibly Texas or California.

"This is the longest Naveah has been away from home, I just need to know my daughter is safe." - Naveah's mother.

NMEC: 1-800-THE-LOST

GCPD: 1-770-513-5700

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Rameses II: and it just really bothers me that ordinary people still get obvious facts wrong about how the pyramids are built I mean those laborers were unionized and everything

Janitor at the NMEC who has to be on the clock from 4:00 AM: Listen I feel for you, really, now will you please go back into the sarcophagus