In pics: Sharm el-Sheikh Museum organizes archaeological exhibition on sidelines of COP27

CAIRO - 7 November 2022: Under the title “Egypt and its Environmental Legacy”, Sharm El-Sheikh Museum in South Sinai will organize a temporary archaeological exhibition Tuesday, 8 November, on the sidelines of the city’s hosting of the 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Climate Change (COP27).

 

Mr. Moamen Othman, the Head of the Museums Sector at the Supreme Council of Antiquities, explained that the Supreme Committee for the museum presentation scenario, headed by Dr. Ali Omar, chose 20 artifacts that shed light on the ancient Egyptian and his role in preserving the surrounding environment, such as the sun, air and birds.

 

 

The exhibition also highlights the importance of the Nile River as a lifeline and the ancient Egyptian's sanctification of it. It is scheduled to run for a month, until December 8, 2022.

 

Dr. Ali Omar stressed that temporary exhibitions are a channel of communication for various age groups to shed light on various societal issues. By displaying relevant artifacts, including their content and value, they contribute to raising tourism and archaeological awareness and contribute to community participation in the issues raised.

 

 

 

 

Dr. Mahmoud Mabrouk, advisor to the Minister of Tourism and Antiquities for museum presentation and vice-chairman of the Supreme Committee for the Museums Scenario, explained that the most prominent pieces displayed in the exhibition are the upper part of the statue of King Akhenaten, surmounted by the crown of the god Shaw, the god of air, a wide necklace of faience decorated with floral motifs, and a painting with an inscription of King Akhenaten. He gives gifts and worships with his family to the god Aten, the sun god, in addition to two pieces to the god Habi, the god of the Nile, depicted in human form, and his painting of King Akhenaten and his wife Nefertiti.