Egyptian Museum and Papyrus Collection Berlin
Presentation of the Society for the Promotion of the Egyptian Museum Berlin

Temple reliefs from Naga (Sudan)

With the spectacular long term loan of 74 decorated blocks, the National corporation of Antiquities and Museums of the Sudan contributes to the exhibition concept of the Egyptian Museum Berlin. The relief discovered by the Naga Project can be viewed in the Sudan section of the "Neues Museum".

Temple reliefs from Naga (Sudan)
Temple reliefs from Naga (Sudan)
Temple reliefs from Naga (Sudan)

Ceramic vase of the Royal Porcelain Manufactory

Long-Term Guest:
Ceramic vase of the Royal Porcelain Manufactory exhibited in the section Egyptology/Egyptomania

Ceramic vase of the Royal Porcelain Manufactory
Ceramic vase of the Royal Porcelain Manufactory
Ceramic vase of the Royal Porcelain Manufactory

Head of a statue of the Old Kingdom

The sensational permanent loan from the Ernst von Siemens-Art Foundation to the Egyptian museum can be seen in the room "30 Centuries of Sculpture"

Head of a statue of the Old Kingdom
Head of a statue of the Old Kingdom
Head of a statue of the Old Kingdom

Statue of a Napatan Queen

New acquisition by the Friends of the Egyptian Museum and Papyrus Collection exhibited in the Sudan section of the "Neues Museum".

Statue of a Napatan Queen
Statue of a Napatan Queen
Statue of a Napatan Queen

Reopening of the "Neues Museum"

Der Festakt fand vor dem Pergamonaltar statt, anschließend folgte eine Führung der Gäste, unter anderem der Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel, durch das Neue Museum.

Eröffnungsfeier im Pergamonmuseum
Eröffnungsfeier im Pergamonmuseum
In gespannter Erwartung - Eröffnung des Neuen Museums am 16. Oktober 2009

Disassembly and Reassembling

The dismantling of the exhibition in the "Altes Museum" after the closure in Feb. 2009 took place (with the help of many restorers) simultaneously with the installation of objects in the new exhibition in the "Neues Museum" of the Egyptian Museum and Papyrus collection.

Disassembly and Reassembling
Disassembly and Reassembling
Disassembly and Reassembling

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The museum

The Egyptian Museum and Papyrus collection of Berlin worldwide renown not only for the bust of Nefertiti, the portrait of Tiy and the 'Berlin Green Head' presents art and papyri from over 5000 years discovered in Egypt and the Sudan. Most objects were offerings found in graves, some few were found in temples.

The paintings and reliefs, especially of the three unique offering chambers, convey an impression of the ancient environment and daily life. The sculptures of pharaohs and high officials, the decorated coffins and books of the death, the literary and economic texts as well as the private letters presented in the 'library of ancient Egypt', complement our view of Egypt. The religious believes become visible through statues of gods, votive steles and cult equipment.

Events

  • Tue. Sept 7

    Ägyptomanie in der Renaissance und im 19. Jahrhundert (Lecture in German)

  • Thu. Sept 23

    Ägyptisierendes im Neuen Museum – Architektur und Objekte (Guided tour in German)

  • Tue. Oct 5

    Die Bildhauerwerkstatt des Thutmosis in Amarna (Lecture in German)

Current exhibitions

  • Berlin / Germany

    Tracking Ancient Writing. The papyrologist Wilhelm Schubart (1873-1960)

    09.08. - 28.11.2010
    On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Wilhelm's Schubart death on the
    9th of August, the 'Papyrussammlung' plans its first small temporary exhibition
    with two show cases in the 'Mythologischer Saal' of the 'Neues Museum' (intigrated in the permanent exhibition).
  • Berlin / Germany

    Georg Schweinfurth 1836-1925. Pionier der Textilarchäologie und Afrikaforscher

    25. Juni 2010 – 10. Januar 2011 (Textilsammlung bis 19. Juni 2011)
    Die Forschungsreisen Georg Schweinfurths nach Zentralafrika und das Buch 'Im Herzen von Afrika' begründeten seinen Ruhm als 'Afrikaforscher'. Seine wissenschaftlichen Arbeiten konzentrierten sich jedoch bald auf Ägypten. Vielseitig interessiert, untersuchte er Pflanzen aus Pharaonengräbern, zeichnete Landkarten, 'entdeckte' Volksstämme, notierte einheimische Sprachen und vieles mehr.
    Die Ausstellung spiegelt die breit gefächerten Forschungen Schweinfurths in einem bunten Spektrum von Exponaten wider.
  • Berlin / Germany

    Pionier der Ägyptologie. Carl Richard Lepsius 1810 – 1884

    03.12.2010 – 01.04.2011   (Opening in 86 days)
    Leben und Wirken von Richard Lepsius, einem der bedeutendsten deutschsprachigen Ägyptologen, wird im Fokus seiner Ägypten- und Nubienexpedition 1842-45 in Archivalien und Objekten vorgestellt.
  • Weiden / Germany

    Zwischen Ägypten und Afrika. Keramik des antiken Sudan aus sechs Jahrtausenden

    Since March 18, 2008
    Der Blick auf den antiken Sudan erweitert und verändert das traditionelle Bild der Geschichte des Niltals, das ganz vom Alten Ägypten geprägt ist.

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Last update: 23.08.10

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