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".

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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

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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"

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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".

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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.

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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.

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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. Aug 3

    Unterweltspapyri unter der Lupe – mit den Augen des Restaurators (Lecture in German)

  • Thu. Aug 19

    Die Unterweltspapyri im Ägyptischen Hof (Guided tour in German)

  • Tue. Sept 7

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

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Exhibitions

  • Berlin / Germany

    Sanctuaries, Papyri and Winged Goddesses. The Archaeologist Otto Rubensohn

    18 February 2010 to 15 August 2010
    In 2006, the Jewish Museum Berlin received a donation of the estate of the classical archaeologist Otto Rubensohn. Rubensohn's excavations and his academic work were of great importance to Berlin's collection of papyri and the study of the ancient history of the Greek island Paros. A Cabinet Exhibition at the Jewish Museum honors the life and work of a Jewish scholar, who, today, is still recognized by fellow academics in his field.
  • Berlin / Germany

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

    09.08. - 28.11.2010   (Opening in 10 days)
    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

    Pionier der Ägyptologie. Carl Richard Lepsius 1810 – 1884

    03.12.2010 – 01.04.2011   (Opening in 126 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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