Ramses The Great and the Gold of the Pharaohs will feature 183 pieces of rare artefacts from ancient Egypt that focus on the almighty pharaoh, Ramses II, known as Ramses the Great.
This state-of-the-art exhibition features the greatest collection of Ramses II objects and Egyptian jewellery ever to travel to the United States. Along with the pharaoh’s colossal royal sculpture, the exhibition highlights recently discovered animal mummies and treasures from the royal tombs of Dahshur and Tanis.
Visitors can walk among towering statues and immerse themselves in multimedia productions that re-create moments from Ramses’s life, including his triumph at Kadesh, the largest chariot battle ever fought. An optional virtual reality experience, Ramses & Nefertari: Journey to Osiris, offers a breathtaking tour of two of Ramses’s most impressive monuments: Abu Simbel and Nefertari’s tomb.
New Exhibition: Ramses & the Gold of the Pharaohs, exclusive to the Australian Museum in Sydney. You can visit the website here or read the news article here.
Pictures:
- Installation view of “Ramses the Great and the Gold of the Pharaohs” Image provided by World Heritage Exhibitions
- Funerary mask of Wendjebauendjed Egyptian, Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 21 Gold, alabaster, and glass, 8 x 7 x 6 in. (20.3 x 17.8 x 15.2 cm) Egyptian Museum, Cairo JE 87753, SR 1/10013 Photograph by Sandro Vannini Image courtesy of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
- Lid from the hawk-headed coffin of Sheshonq II Egyptian, Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 22 Silver; H 35 x L 207 cm Cairo, Egyptian Museum JE 72154, SR 1/8279 Photograph by Sandro Vannini Image courtesy of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
- VR component, “Ramses and Nefertari: Journey to Osiris” at “Ramses the Great and the Gold of the Pharaohs” Image provided by World Heritage Exhibitions.
