The Biggest Surprise at the Met’s Egypt Show? Live Performance
Black artists have long claimed ancient Egypt as their own. Now they’re telling their stories in person on the museum’s floor.
Meet Mads Montagu-Andrews: The Woman Bringing The Bust Back
From body candles to Anissa Kermiche ‘butt vases’, celebrating the female form through art has never been more popular. We ...
Evidence Shows King Tut’s Burial Mask Wasn’t Meant for Him
King Tut’s iconic mask is 21 inches tall, inlaid with precious stones, and features a 5.5-pound golden beard as part of the ...
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King Tut’s Iconic Death Mask Was Intended for Someone Else, Researchers Say
Professor Joann Fletcher of the University of York told History Hit audiences that the Tutankhamun's ears are an "overlooked" ...
Clue on Tutankhamun's death mask reveals how he was buried
An overlooked feature on King Tutankhamun's death mask has revealed how the young ruler was buried. King Tut ruled during Egypt's 18th Dynasty, from 1332 BC to 1323 BC before he died at 19.
Should Germany return a 3,370-year-old Queen Nefertiti bust to Egypt?
An Egyptian archaeologist has demanded the repatriation of the iconic Queen Nefertiti bust from her Berlin exile.
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Egypt Calls for Return of Berlin Museum Nefertiti Bust
Egypt is calling for the Nefertiti bust's return from Germany to Egypt. The bust was removed by German archeologist Borchardt ...
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The most prominent feature of the exhibit, the bust of Egyptian Queen Nefertiti, described as “the world’s most beautiful woman,” will be centrally and prominently displayed in the north cupola of the ...
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Painting Is Dead? Long Live Painting.
A show at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago challenges the timeworn critics’ contention that painting is dead, expanding the idea of what painting can be. By Jane L. Levere This article is ...