Contemporary perspectives on the ancient world

The Egyptian Museum It reaffirms its status as a contemporary archaeological institution capable of critically examining its role within a constantly evolving society. Through the care and promotion of its collection, the institution fosters an ongoing dialogue with the present, enabling the public to develop new and personal connections with the millennia-old history of the’ancient Egypt. From this perspective, the’contemporary art it becomes a key tool for critically analysing memory, archives and nature diasporic from the museum’s collections.

The exhibition itinerary is structured around a series of striking installations by international artists and multidisciplinary research projects. Among the exhibits, the site-specific project stands out Ultraskydesigned by BLUENET, where the famous Egyptian blue showcases the experimental work of eight artists working in different media, ranging from sculpture at mosaic, from glass until the 3D printing. In Gallery of Kings, the opera About the Museum by Khalil Rabah offers some thoughts on conservation by setting out living olive trees inside a display case, transforming the space into a meditation suspended between landscape and classification.

The itinerary is rounded off by the works of Ali Cherri, which in Returning the Gaze apply eye prostheses to the statues of the Room 7 to restore their active perspective, and the permanent installation of Sara Sallam, focusing on the dispersal of the statues of the goddess Sekhmet in museums around the world. A rich public programme Through screenings and talks, it explores how the material remains of the past continue to shape our interpretation of the history.