The Ramses and the Gold of the Pharaohs exhibition open to the public in Cologne, Germany, the fifth stop of its international tour.
Mohamed Ismail Khaled, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, said the exhibition saw a significant turnout since its opening.
Thousands of visitors from all over Germany lined up at the main entrance, waiting for hours to view the treasures of King Ramses II.
The Ramses and the Gold of the Pharaohs exhibition includes 180 artefacts from the era of King Ramses II. The collection features select pieces from the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir and the sarcophagus of King Ramses II from the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC). Several other pieces have been brought from museums across Egypt.
Other artefacts on display include pieces discovered by the Egyptian mission in the Bubastis area in Saqqara.
These items highlight the distinct features of ancient Egyptian civilization from the Middle Kingdom to the Late Period, including statues, jewellery, cosme
tic tools, panels, stone blocks adorned with inscriptions, and colourful wooden coffins.
The stop in Germany follows those in Houston and San Francisco in the US, Paris in France, and Sydney in Australia.
“All the tickets for the first day were sold out, and 35,000 tickets have been sold so far,” said Khaled.
He emphasized that the exhibition will significantly promote Egyptian tourist destinations and products, especially cultural tourism, in Germany, one of Egypt’s most sought-after tourism markets.
Khaled also invited the German people to visit Egypt to experience its ancient civilization and eternal monuments firsthand.
He noted that the exhibition, which offers only a glimpse of what the ancestors left behind, should encourage Germans to visit Egypt and learn more about ancient Egyptian civilization.
Khaled invited them to visit the places where these artefacts originated, particularly those related to King Ramses II, to see the temples, shrines, and tombs he built for himself and his wife, Queen N
efertari.
He also highlighted that visitors can enjoy Egypt’s diverse tourist destinations.
Source: State Information Service Egypt
