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Often our identity is comprised of many factors and many influences. Identity in the world of ancient Egypt is no exception. During Egypt's 25th Dynasty, Nubian kings occupied the pharaonic throne ...
The Penn Museum has recently announced new renovations on its Ancient Egypt and Nubia galleries, set to conclude by late 2028. Credit: Abhiram Juvvadi The Penn Museum will begin renovations on its ...
MURRAY WHYTE ‘Ancient Nubia Now’ corrects the record on the MFA’s African art collection George Reisner gave the MFA the best collection of Nubian objects in the world.
Stuart Tyson Smith, a UC Santa Barbara professor of anthropology and one of the country’s leading Egyptologists, will deliver the inaugural W.E.B. DuBois Virtual Lecture for Harvard’s Hutchins Center ...
The Ancient Egypt and Nubia galleries will close Nov. 6 so the museum can begin a five-year renovation project that will overhaul the 14,000-square-foot display space for the museum's collection ...
But the idea of ancient Nubia as a powerful African civilization also plays a symbolic role in contemporary Black culture, inspiring images in everything . Researchers do argue about Cleopatra’s ...
The Ancient Egypt and Nubia Galleries at the Penn Museum are currently undergoing renovation. Credit: Siri Challa The Penn Museum is currently undergoing its largest renovation in the museum’s history ...
The last day to see the Sphinx will be July 8. After that, it'll be off display as the Ancient Egypt and Nubia Galleries are renovated, a project that isn't expected to be complete for the next 4 ...