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1824-2015: Museo Egizio. New Connections and Archaeological Contextualization

  • Event date: From November 17 2015, 18:00 To November 17 2015, 19:00 (Local time)
  • Place: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natura
  • For a fee: No

Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History and the Embassy of Italy cordially invite you to a lecture by Dr. Christian Greco, Director of the Egyptian Museum, Turin

Founded in 1824, the Museo Egizio is today one of the world’s largest museums dedicated to ancient Egyptian Art outside of Egypt. Vast holdings include a statue of the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses II and an important papyrus study collection. In the nineteenth century, the Egyptian Museum of Turin was one of the main centers of Egyptology in Europe. Dr. Christian Greco, Egyptologist and director of the museum, will describe recent investigations and new connections and archaeological contextualization.

 

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Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History
Ground floor, Auditorium
10th St. & Constitution Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20560

  • Organized by: Smithsonian, Embassy of Italy