11 January 2024

Why does Ancient Egypt fascinate us?

| By National Museum of Australia
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Why does Egypt fascinate us? Egyptian artwork.

Find out more about Ancient Egypt at the National Museum of Australia. Image: Supplied.

People have long been fascinated by ancient Egypt, a complex and intriguing society and culture which spanned more than 3,000 years and created works of art and engineering feats that still amaze us today.

Join us for a conversation exploring why, from antiquity to the present day, we are so obsessed with ancient Egypt, why it continues to hold a special place in our collective imaginations and how this fascination has manifested itself in Australia over the years.

This is the first in a series of facilitated conversations with Egyptian–Australians and ancient Egypt subject specialists, inspired by our Discovering Ancient Egypt exhibition. Spotlight Conversations is a new series of monthly events exploring thought-provoking ideas inspired by the Museum’s exhibitions and collections.

The details:

What: Why does ancient Egypt fascinate us?
When: Thursday, 8 February 2024, 6 pm to 7:30 pm
Where: National Museum of Australia – Lawson Cres, Acton ACT 2601
Cost: From $10, bookings required. Get tickets here.

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con tricolas9:11 am 08 Feb 24

What fascinates me more is we’ve had an Ancient Greek exhibition recently brought to us by The British Museum and now an Egyptian exhibition brought to us by the Dutch National Museum of Antiquities.

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