Sunday 18/May/2025 – 06:51 PM
Dr. Hisham Abu Zaid, Deputy Governor of Luxor, witnessed the opening of a distinguished archaeological exhibition at the Luxor Museum of Ancient Egyptian Art, under the title of golden jewelry, in cooperation with the French embassy in Cairo and the French National Center for Scientific Research.
The exhibition will continue until June 16, 2025, with the participation of a group of Egyptian and archaeological and French academies.
An opening words confirm the depth of the cultural partnership between Egypt and France
The activities were launched with welcoming words delivered by Dr. Alaa Al -Minshawi, Director of the Museum, and Dr. Abdel Ghaffar Wajdi, Director General of Luxor Antiquities, followed by a speech by Dr. Mohamed Ismail Khaled, Secretary -General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, then the speech of tourism expert Muhammad Othman, as Dr. Antoine Peetit, General Manager of the French National Center for Scientific Research, and MR. David Sadoulet Cultural Adviser to the French Embassy in Cairo.
The opening witnessed the attendance of Marie-Cristine Gerber, Deputy French Ambassador, Mohamed Abdel Badie, Head of the Egyptian, Greek and Roman Antiquities Sector, a number of governorate leaders, members of the House of Representatives, and the directors of the sites and archaeological museums in Upper Egypt, along with university professors, researchers and foreign missions.
A specialized lecture and a rare group of Karnak discoveries
Jeremy Jean Henry, director of the Egyptian French Center in Carnak, gave a scientific lecture on the most prominent modern discoveries in Karnak temples, which gave a knowledge dimension to the event.
Golden artifacts restore the glow of Egyptian civilization
The exhibition includes a rare collection of artifacts extracted from the French Center excavations, most notably: an amulet that represents a good triad (Amun – death – Khansu), a statue of the gods who were selected or death in the form of a necklace, Khazman for good wishes, a group of rings and amulets, a contract decorated with gold -plated beads.
The exhibition embodies the fruitful archaeological cooperation between Egypt and France, and emphasizes the importance of the Luxor Museum as a cultural lighthouse in the heart of southern Egypt.
