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The Mysteries of Qurna
By Sonny Stengle
Traveling by Train in
Egypt
By Dr. Susan Wilson & Medhat A-Monem
The Charm of the Amulet
By Anita Stratos
Egyptian Rock-Art
Unveiled
By Arnvid Aakre
Great Hair Days in Ancient
Egypt
By Ilene Springer
Touring With the Young,
and Not-So-Young
By Jimmy Dunn
A Tour in Egypt's Mohammed
Ali's Mosque
By Muhammad Hegab
Ancient Egyptian
Agriculture
By Catherine C. Harris
Why I Keep Going Back, and
This is No 'Fish Story'!
By Duncan McLean
Off the Beaten Path in the
Sinai
By Jimmy Dunn

Editor's Commentary
By Jimmy Dunn
Ancient Beauty Secrets
By Judith Illes
Book Reviews
Various Editors
Hotel Reviews
By Jimmy Dunn & Juergen Stryjak
Kid's Corner
By Margo Wayman
Cooking with Tour Egypt
By Mary K Radnich
The Month in Review
By John Applegate
Egyptian Exhibitions
By Staff
Egyptian View-Point
By Adel Murad
Nightlife
Various Editors
Egypt On Screen
By Carolyn Patricia Scott
Restaurant Reviews
Various Editors
Shopping Around
By Juergen Stryjak
Web Reviews
By Siri Bezdicek
Prior Issues
June
1st, 2001
May
1st, 2001
April
1st, 2001
March
1st, 2001
February
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January
1st, 2001
December
1st, 2000
October
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September
1st, 2000
August
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July
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June 1st, 2000
Master
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United States |
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| New York |
Sept 11 -Dec 30, 2001 |
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street, New York, New York 10028-0198
tel.: +1 212 535 7710 (recorded information)
"Along the Nile: Photographs of Egypt 1850 - 1870"
The exhibition of 19th-century photographs of Egypt will include some
of the earliest camera images of Egypt's dramatic landscapes, exotic
inhabitants, and imposing monuments. |
info |
| New York |
Sep. 11 - Dec. 30, 2001 |
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street, New York, New York 10028-0198
tel.: +1 212 535 7710 (recorded information)
"The Pharaoh's Photographer: Harry Burton, Tutankhamun, and the
Metropolitan's Egyptian Expedition"
... some 60 photographs taken between 1906 and 1936 by members of the
Metropolitan Museum's Egyptian Expedition will be shown ... The
majority of the photographs are by Harry Burton ... All phases of
Burton's work in Egypt will be represented, including selections from
his Tutankhamun portfolio and film footage dating to the early
1920s. |
Info |
| Buffalo |
Sept 12, 1998 -Sept, 2003 |
Buffalo Museum of Science
1020 Humboldt Parkway, Buffalo, New York 14211-1293
tel. +1 716 896 5200
"Whem Ankh: The Cycle of Life in Ancient Egypt"
This exhibition is an exploration of daily life in Ptolemaic Egypt
(323 - 30 BC). It will incorporate more than 200 artifacts that
illustrate significant aspects of domestic life, economy, religion,
politics, preparations for the afterlife and the relations between
Ptolemaic Egypt and its neighbors in Africa, Asia and Europe. |
info |
| Chicago |
Oct 20, 2001 -March 3, 2002 |
The Field Museum
1400 S. Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60605-2496
tel.: +1 312 922 9410
"Cleopatra of Egypt: From History to Myth"
"Selected from the world's great Egyptian and classical art
collections, the masterpieces in this exhibition reveal the life and
liaisons of Egypt's last, most charismatic queen... Also discover how
Cleopatra's story has endured - through countless poems, books, songs,
paintings, movies, jewelry and other works - thousands of years after
her tragic death." - Travelling exhibition now in Rome |
info |
| West Palm Beach |
Aug 10 - Nov 3, 2002 |
The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, CA,
California Palace of the Legion of Honor
Lincoln Park, San Francisco, 94118
tel.: +1 415 750 3600
"Eternal Egypt: Masterworks of Ancient Art from the British Museum"
Travelling exhibition of the British Museum. Details at US |
Info |
| Houston |
Jan 1, 2000 -Dec 31, 2001 |
The Houston Museum of Natural Science
One Hermann Circle Drive, Houston, TX 77030
tel.: +1 713 639 4629; museum website
"Searching for Eternity: Life and Death in Ancient Egypt"
"Spanning 4,000 years of Egyptian history, Searching for Eternity
provides fascinating insight into this compelling culture. The exhibition
features hundreds of ancient artifacts, as well as informative photographs
of monuments and tomb paintings." |
info |
| Ann Arbor |
Oct 13, 200 - Fall, 2001 |
Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, University of Michigan
434 South State Street, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109
tel: +1 734 764 9304, fax: +1 734 763 8976
"Gender in the Ancient World"
This mini-exhibition focusses on how research on gender can illuminate
the past. |
info |
| Ann Arbor |
Sept 28, 2001 |
Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, University of Michigan
434 South State Street, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109
tel: +1 734 764 9304, fax: +1 734 763 8976
"The Fabric of Everyday Life: Historic Textiles from Karanis, Egypt |
info |
| Ann Arbor |
Fall, 2002 |
Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, University of Michigan
434 South State Street, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109
tel: +1 734 764 9304, fax: +1 734 763 8976
"Society, Economy, and the Individual in Ancient Egypt" |
info |
| Atlanta |
April 21, 2001 -Jan 6, 2002 |
Michael C. Carlos Museum
571 Kilgo Street, Atlanta, GA 30322-1950
tel: +1 404 727 4282
"The Collector's Eye: Masterpieces of Egyptian Art from the Thalassic Collection"
Comprised of more than 175 objects, the collection ranges from
monumental statues of pharaohs and their queens to exquisitely crafted
amulets and jewels. Funerary and cult objects, cosmetic equipment,
architectural elements, royal and private sculpture dating from the
Predynastic period to the time of Cleopatra, will make up this
unequalled exhibition in its first public exhibition. |
info |
| Laramie |
April 7-Sept 1, 2001 |
The University of Wyoming - Art Museum
2111 Willett Drive, Laramie, Wyoming 82071-3807
tel.: +1 307 766 6622
"The Legacy of Lord Carnarvon: Miniatures from Ancient Egypt and
the Valley of the Kings"
"This exhibition reshapes the facts around Lord Carnarvon and assesses
his place in the history of Egyptology." |
info |
| Knoxville |
June 1-August 18, 2002 |
The Frank H. McClung Museum
1327 Circle Park Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996-3200
tel: +1 423 974 2144, fax: +1 423 974 3827
"Pharaoh's Harvest: Plants from Ancient and Modern Egypt" |
info |
| Knoxville |
Sep. - Nov., 2003 |
The Frank H. McClung Museum
1327 Circle Park Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996-3200
tel: +1 423 974 2144, fax: +1 423 974 3827
"Tutankhamun's Wardrobe"
This traveling exhibition will explore: the discovery of the tomb of
Tutankhamun and the recording of the textiles; clothing and textiles
during the Amarna period; and color and symbolism on royal clothing. |
info |
| Memphis |
June 28 -Oct 21, 2001 |
Wonders: The Memphis International Cultural Series
The Pyramid, Memphis, TN
"Eternal Egypt: Masterworks of Ancient Art from the British Museum"
Second station of a traveling exhibition with 144 pieces, ranging from hand-sized glass and
ivory statues to the immense stone figures of lions and kings that weigh several tons. |
info |
| Brooklyn |
Nov 23, 2001 - Feb 24, 2002 |
The Brooklyn Museum of Art
200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11238
tel.: +1 718 638 5000
"Eternal Egypt: Masterworks of Ancient Art from the British Museum"
Travelling exhibition of the British Museum. |
Info |
| Washington |
Long Term |
Smithsonian - National Museum of African Art
950 Independence Avenue, Washington, D.C.
tel.: +1 202 357 4600 (general information), fax: +1 202 357 4879
"The Ancient Nubian City of Kerma, 2500-1500 B.C."
This exhibition of 40 objects celebrates Kerma, the capital of the
kingdom known to the ancient Egyptians as Kush. |
Info |
| Memphis |
July 28 - Oct 4, 2001 |
The Art Museum of The University of Memphis
"The Gods of Ancient Memphis"
"The exhibition includes 118 ancient works of art from the IEAA's
permanent collection of Egyptian art, recent gifts from distinguished
American private and public collections, and pieces on loan from the
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology's
collection. Many of these objects have never before been displayed to the
public and a number of them are derived from excavations at the site of
ancient Memphis." |
info |
| Newark |
Sept 21, 2001 - Unknown |
The Newark Museum
49 Washington Street, Newark, New Jersey 07101-0540
tel.: +1 973 596 6550
"Glass in the Ancient Mediterranean: The Eugene Schaefer Collection
of Ancient Glass"
Objects from this acclaimed collection, part of the Museum's
classical holdings, trace the use of glass from its beginnings as a
rare and magical medium in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, through the
colorful perfume containers of ancient Greece to its mass production
under the Romans. |
info |
| Traverse City |
April 7 - Sept 19, 2001 |
Dennos Museum Center, Northwestern Michigan College
1701 East Front Street, Traverse City, Michigan USA 49686
tel.: +1 231 922 1055, fax: +1 231 922 1597
"Exploring Ancient Egypt"
Drawn from the collections of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of
Archaeology and Anthropology, the Detroit Institute of Arts, the University
of Michigan Kelsey Museum of Archaeology and Chicago's Field Museum of
Natural History, the exhibition features over 100 objects spanning 4,000
years of history in ancient Egypt from pre-dynastic times to the Roman
period. |
info |
| Minneapolis |
Dec 22, 2002 - March 16, 2003 |
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
2400 Third Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404
tel.: +1 612 870 3200
"Eternal Egypt: Masterworks of Ancient Art from the British Museum"
Travelling exhibition |
info |
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United Kingdom |
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| London |
April 12 -Aug 26, 2001 |
The British Museum
Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG
tel.: 020-7323 8299, e-mail: information@thebritishmuseum.ac.uk
"Cleopatra of Egypt: From History to Myth"
With colossal sculptures, bronzes, ceramics, coins, gems and even
caricatures, the exhibition traces Cleopatra's life and liaisons with
the two great Roman leaders of the day, Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. - The myth of Cleopatra is followed down to the present day,
the tragic tale commemorated in paintings, ceramics, jewellery, plays,
opera and cinema. This exhibition will be shown before in Rome, Italy. |
info
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| London |
Nov 9, 2001 -March 17, 2002 |
The British Museum
Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG
tel.: 020-7323 8299, e-mail: information@thebritishmuseum.ac.uk
"Agatha Christie and the Orient"
How the Near East and archaeology influenced the works of Agatha Christie. The meeting of
egyptologists and a voyage to Egypt inspired her to write a play "Akhnaton" and a crime
thriller playing in the second millenium BC. Several stories were based on the similarity of the works
of archaeologists and detectives. |
info |
| Stevanage |
May 19 - Dec 8, 2001 |
Stevenage Museum
St Georges Way, Stevanage SG1 1XX.
tel. 01438 218881.
open from 10am to 5 pm Mon-Sat.
"Life and Death in Ancient Egypt"
A small but interesting exhibition that includes some items from the British
Museum, including a sarcophagus.
There will be a series of lunch time talks starting on Thurs 24th May with
the same title as the exhibition 12.30-1.30 pm and "Egyptian
Hieroglyphs 2.00-3.00 pm. |
info |
| Birmingham |
June 23 - Sept 23, 2001 |
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
Chamberlain Square, Birmingham, B3 3DH
tel.: +44 121 303 2834, fax: +44 121 303 1394
"Egypt Revealed"
An exhibition exploring one of our most popular collections, with
talks and handling sessions. |
info |
| Glasgow |
March 16 - Sept 30, 2001 |
The Burrell Collection
2060 Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow G41 1AT
"Ancient Egypt: Digging for Dreams"
The exhibition invites you to delve into the past and uncover a
new Egyptian identity. More than 100 extraordinary ancient Egyptian
objects from the little known collection of the Petrie Museum of
Egyptian Archaeology will be presented in a way never seen before. Theexhibition was earlier in
Croydon (Oct 7, 2000 - Jan 28, 2001). |
info |
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Germany |
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| Heldesheim |
Jan 2001 |
Roemer- und Pelizaeus-Museum
Am Steine 1-2, D- 31134 Hildesheim
phone: +49 5121 93 69 0, fax: +49 5121 35 283Aegypten in Hildesheim [Egypt in
Hildesheim]
New display of the exhibition "Giza - Hermopolis -
Ramsesstadt" [see EEF News 42, March 25, 1999] On the history of the museum and its
participation in some digging campaigns: the collection of Pelizaeus -
the Giza campaign (1903-29) - Hermopolis (1929-39) - Quantir/Piramesse
(since 1980). |
info |
| Oettingen |
May 18 - Oct 29, 2001 |
Residenzschloss Oettingen
Schlossstrasse 1, D-86732 Oettingen
tel.: +49 9082 3910 or 70975
"Aegypten zur Roemerzeit" [Egypt in the Roman Period]
Exhibition based on Numismatic sources. |
info |
| Erbach / Odenwald |
Aug, 2001 |
Deutsches Elfenbeinmuseum
Otto-Glenz-Strasse 1, D-64711 Erbach/Odenwald
tel. +49 6062 6464 or 6439, fax: +49 60 62 6463 or 6416
"Entdeckung und Mythos. Die Grabkammer des Tutanchamun"
[Discovery and myth. The burial chamber of Tutankhamun]
The travelling exhibition shows how an Egyptian pharaoh became a
phenomenon of contemporary cultural history. The story of the
tomb's discovery is told as well as the "tutmania" of the 70s and 80s. A
replica of the burial chamber of the tomb of Tutankhamun is also
presented. |
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| Weissenfels |
April 22 -August 12, 2001 |
Museum Schloss Neu-Augustusburg
Zeitzer Str. 4, D-06667 Weissenfels
tel.: +49 3443 302552
"Von Aegypten nach Preussen. Geschichte, Entdeckung und
Faszination der Pyramiden" [From Egypt to Prussia. History,
discovery, and fascination of the pyramids] |
info |
| Berlin |
May 15 -Sept 30, 2001 |
Vorderasiatisches Museum
(in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Ruhrlandmuseum Essen)
Am Kupfergraben, D-10117 Berlin
tel. +49 30 20 90 50
"Agatha Christie und der Orient"
The travelling exhibition earlier in Essen (Oct 19, 1999 - Mar 5, 2000),
now in Vienna (April 13 - September 17, 2000) and later on display
in Basel (October 29, 2000 - April 3, 2001) - Switzerland. |
info |
| Seefeld |
April 8 - Nov 25, 2001 |
Staatliches Museum Schloss Seefeld
D-82229 Seefeld i. Obb.
tel.: +49 8152 70652 or 79394
"Nubien - Goldland der Pharaonen"
[Nubia - land of gold of the Pharaohs]
This exhibition shows 250 objects from 5000 BC to 1000 AD illustrating
the history of the ancient cultures in Sudan. |
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| Seefeld |
April 8 - Nov 25, 2001 |
Staatliches Museum Schloss Seefeld
D-82229 Seefeld i. Obb.
tel.: +49 8152 70652 or 79394
"Gejagt and vergoettlicht - Das Tier im Alten Aegypten"
[Hunted and deified - the animal in AE] |
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Italy |
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| Attimis |
May -Aug, 2001 |
Museo Archeologico Medievale
Via Principale, 99, I-33040 Attimis
tel.: +39 432 789700, e-mail museo9castelli@hotmail.com
"D'all antico Egitto al Medioevo - Itinerari formali e Civilta artistiche a
confronto" |
info |
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France |
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| Chalon sur Saone |
May 4 -Sept 3, 2001 |
Musee Denon
Place de l'Hotel de Ville, F-71100 Chalon sur Saone
"Le voyage en Egypte: des regards appliques, Vivant Denon et les
photographes du 19e siecle" |
info |
| Nantes |
Oct 19, 2001 - Jan 20, 2002 |
Musee Dobree
18 rue Voltaire, F-44004 Nantes
Tel. +33 2 40 71 03 50, fax: +33 2 40 73 29 40
"Au(x) Fil(s) du Nil"
[Seems a triple wordplay: "Dedicated to the Sons (fils) of the Nile"
(i.e. dedicated to the Copts) cq "With the stream (fil) of the Nile"
(i.e. material from along the Nile) cq "In the threads (fils) from
the Nile" (i.e. concerning the weavings from the Nile Valley)]
This exhibition will display about 170 objects of the history of
Coptic art from the 2nd to the 14 century AD. The art of weaving will
be the central thread of the exhibition. In addition, other documents
will highlight the daily life during this era. |
info |
| Agde |
Fall 2001 |
Musee de l'Ephebe du Cap d'Agde
Mas de la Clape, au Cap d'agde, F-34300 Agde
tel: +33 4 67 94 69 60, fax: +33 4 67 94 69 69
"D'Ulysse a Cleopatre. Les grecs en Egypte, les egyptiens en Grece"
[From Ulysses to Cleopatra. The Greeks in Egypt, the Egyptians in Greece]
The exhibition will show how the exchange of ideas, knowledge, goods
as well as religious and artistic influences between Egypt and
Greece developed since the 13th century BC. |
info |
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Switzerland |
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| Geneva |
April 5 - Aug 26, 2001 |
Musee d'art et d'histoire [Art and History Museum]
2 rue Charles Galland, CH-1206 Geneva
tel.: +41 22 418 26 00, fax: +41 22 418 26 01
"Sortir au jour. Art egyptien de la Fondation Martin Bodmer -
Bibliotheca Bodmeriana" [Collection of Egyptian antiquities from the
Fondation Martin Bodmer]
"The Bibliotheca Bodmeriana (Cologny) possesses a small collection of
Pharaonic works that include, among other things, some elegant
statuettes and rare bas-reliefs relating to all the important epochs
of Egyptian history. There are also twelve papyri from richly
illustrated funeral tracts dating back to the first millennium BC." |
info |
| Geneva |
Aug 30, 2001 - Jan 25, 2002 |
Musee d'art et d'histoire [Art and History Museum]
2 rue Charles Galland, CH-1206 Geneva
tel.: +41 22 418 26 00, fax: +41 22 418 26 01
"Reflets du Divin" [Reflections of the Divine]
"Exhibition showing how spirituality was reflected in the art of three
great civilizations of the Ancient World, those of Egypt, Greece and Rome." |
info |
| Bern |
Mid Sept, 2001 |
Bernisches Historisches Museum
Helvetiaplatz 5, CH-3005 Bern
tel.: +41 31 350 77 11, fax: +41 31 350 77 99
Opening of the permanent exhibition of Egyptian Antiquities |
info |
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Poland |
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| Poznan |
Unknown Duration |
a) Muzeum Archeologiczne w Poznaniu
[Poznan Archaeological Museum]
Poznan Archaeological Museum
ul. Wodna 27, 61-781 Poznan
tel/fax: +48 852 82 51, email: muzarp@man.poznan.pl
"Gods, Graves and Mummies: way to eternity in Ancient Egypt" |
info |
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Japan |
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| Nagoya |
April 17, 1999 -March, 2004 |
Nagoya/Boston Museum of Fine Arts
101, 1-chome Kanayama-cho, Naka-ku, Nagoya
Kanayama Minami Bldg., 3, 4, and 5 Floor
tel.: +81 52 684 0786, fax: +81 52 684 0781
"Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean world"
The First Long-term Exhibition: Legacy of the Mediterranean
culture and history. The exhibition will present representative
works of art from the collections of Egypt, Greece, and
Rome of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The exhibition will explore
the development of each culture, including the Egyptian culture, as
well as the cultural interconnections in the five-thousand-year history
of the ancient Mediterranean world through 223 objects. |
Japanese info
English info |
| Hokkaido |
April 21 -July 1, 2001 |
Hokkaido Kindai Bijutsukan [Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art]
Kita1, Nishi17, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0001
tel.: +81 1 644 6881
"Egyptian Civilization Exhibition"
Travelling exhibition soon in Osaka |
info |
| Osaka |
March 8 - April 14, 2002 |
Kokoritsu Kokusai Bijutsukan [The National Museum of Art]
10-4, Expo Park, Senri, Suita, Osaka 565-0826
tel.: +81 6 6876 2481, fax: +81 6 6878 3619
"Beauty of Ancient Egypt"
The 167 exhibits from the collection of the Roemer Pelizaeus Museum
(Hildesheim, Germany) are united by the theme of beauty in Ancient
Egypt. The exhibition offers a great chance to learn about traditional
ways of portraying beauty, ancient beauty care articles, art of
decoration and many others. Among the exhibits there are
jewelery pieces, statues, engravings, everyday life utilities and tools, etc. |
info |
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Sweden |
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| Uppsala |
Oct, 2001 - Sept, 2002 |
Museum Gustavianum, The Victoria Museum of Egyptian Antiquities
Akademigatan 3, S-753 10 Uppsala
tel: +46 18 471 7571, fax: +46 18 471 7572
e-mail: museum@gustavianum.uu.se
museum's website
"Mumiernas arv [The Legacy of the Mummies]"
The results of the pilot project "Research on Ancient Egyptian Human
Remains in Sweden (The Uppsala Mummy Survey)" will form the basis
of an exhibition. |
Swedish info
English info |
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Austria |
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Leoben
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March 31 -Nov 4, 2001 |
Kunsthalle Leoben
Kirchgasse 6, A-8700 Leoben
tel.: +46 3842 317
"Aegypten - im Reich der Pharaonen"
200 exhibits from the Roemer- und Pelizaeus-Museum, Hildesheim, Germany. |
info |
| Leoben-Goess |
March 31 - Nov 4, 2001 |
Braumuseum, Goesser Brauerei
Brauhausgasse 1, A-8700 Leoben-Goess
Tel. +43 3842 2090 5802, fax: +43 3842 2090 5810
"Mythos Bier" [Myth beer]
Exhibition about the art of beer brewing in AE |
info |
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Israel |
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| Jerusalem |
Jan 1, 2000 -Summer, 2002 |
The Israel Museum
POB 71117, Jerusalem 91710,
tel: 972-2-6708811, fax: 972-2-5631833
"Sacred Animals of Ancient Egypt"
A mummified cat, falcon, mongoose, and ibis, reflecting the cults of
sacred animals in ancient Egypt. |
info |
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Brazil |
| Pacaembu Sao Paulo |
May 2, - July 22, 2001 |
Museu de Arte Brasileira da Fundacao Armando Alvares Penteado
Rua Alagoas 903 CEP 01242-902 Pacaembu Sao Paulo SP
tel.: +55 11 3662 1662
"A arte no Egito no tempo dos faraos" [Art in Egypt in the time of the Pharaohs]
56 artifacts from the Louvre, and a reconstitution of Sennedjem's tomb. |
info |
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