Translator, novelist and poet Guilherme Gontijo Flores has released ‘Your Finger Is a Lotus Flower’ in contemporary romantic verses based on an interpretation of poems from ancient Egypt.
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Over 5,000 people have already visited the Shopping Pátio Paulista in São Paulo to see a show featuring pieces on Egypt. Mummies are a favorite attraction. Objects were curated by Palestinian Brazilian collector Maisur Musa.
An exhibit at the Francis Bacon Art Space shows the beginning or Brazil-Arab relations through the history of emperors Dom Pedro I and Dom Pedro II with the Arab country. Replicas of pieces of the imperial collection are being displayed.
The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Cairo is organizing a series of events to celebrate the decipherment of ancient Egyptian scripts and the emergence of Egyptology.
The Mysteries of Ancient Egypt and Holy Land Itinerant Museum is exhibiting its collection at Plaza Sul shopping mall until August 8. Notable pieces are the replicas of Tutankhamun’s sarcophagi and the busts of Nefertiti and Cleopatra.
In the presence of ambassadors from over 35 countries and more than 200 local and foreign press correspondents, Egypt presented the new Luxor Museum to the world with the revitalization of the Avenue of Sphinxes. Learn more about the renovations and see the pictures.
Despite the fire that hit the National Museum of Rio de Janeiro in 2018, the site will still have the most extensive collection of Ancient Egypt in South America, according to estimates by the institution’s director.
Pharaoh Khufu’s solar barque was taken to the Grand Egyptian Museum, which will open this year. Transport took several hours and caught the world’s attention for the grandeur and uniqueness of the artifact.
For her doctoral work at the University of Oxford, Brazilian Egyptologist Thais Rocha looked into the notion of ‘home’ in connection with the worker villages of Ancient Egypt. She joined fieldwork in Amarna, where public areas were also viewed as places of residence.
As part of a self-isolation campaign to prevent the spread of coronavirus, the Egyptian administration launched ‘Experience Egypt,’ a website featuring online tours and content on culture, museums and archaeological sites.
Over the period of isolation, Brazilian museums offer virtual tours, collections and online content. Check out where you can enjoy the Arab culture in Brazil during the period while the institutions remain closed.
This ANBA blog entry will take you on a tour of ‘Ancient Egypt: from everyday life to eternity,’ an art show featuring original works, mummies, sarcophaguses and scenes brimming with life. And the quest for eternity.
Granddaughter of Lebanese immigrants, Flavia Haddad left an established career in engineering to study Egyptology in France. Having written a book on the subject, she takes upon herself to spread the Ancient Egypt history among the Brazilian people.
The Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum in Curitiba is hosting an activity for kids on June 8 about the myth of Osyris and mummification processes in Ancient Egypt.
