New Perminant Exhibit Inaugurated at Egyptian Museum in Tahrir

A permanent archaeological exhibition entitled "Colored Scenes from the Temple of Wadi al-Sebua of King Amenhotep III" was recently inaugurated at the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir by Mr. Moamen Othman, Director of the Museum Sector at the Supreme Council of Antiquities, and Mr. Tobias Krause, Deputy German Ambassador to Cairo.

The exhibition is a collaboration between the museum, the University of Munich, and the Hildesheim Museum in Germany.

The inauguration was attended by Dr. Ali Abdel Halim, Director General of the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir, Dr. Dietrich Raue, Director of the German Archaeological Institute in Cairo, Dr. Martina Ullmann, Professor of Egyptian Archaeology at the University of Munich, Dr. Regine Schlz, Director of the Hildesheim Museum in Germany, and a number of professors of archaeology from Egyptian and German universities.

Mr. Moamen Othman explained that the exhibition is a continuation of the cooperation between the Supreme Council of Antiquities and the German side, which has been going on for many years.

He described it as the fruit of the success of the research project, which included the archaeological study and restoration of seven archaeological panels from the temple of King Amenhotep III at Wadi al-Sebua after it was saved as part of the Nubian Monuments Rescue Campaign.

The panels were transferred to the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, where they were kept in the basement until 2010.

During this current year, the Egyptian Museum began to cooperate with the Hildesheim Museum in studying, restoring, and maintaining these rare pieces in preparation for their re-display.

On his part, Rau praised the great effort made by the work team to restore these paintings, expressing his full appreciation for the fruitful cooperation between Egypt and the German side in the field of archaeological and museum work, hoping for the continuation of this cooperation during the coming period and achieving more achievements.