Egypt promoting its antiquities with “Kings of the Sun” exhibition in Prague

Tuesday, September 1, 2020

Egypt is aiming to revive its tourism sector in the midst of the corona virus crisis; hence, its government is promoting Egyptian antiquities abroad with an archaeological exhibition known as, “Kings of the Sun” in Prague, Czech Republic.

The exhibition will run from Aug. 30 until Feb. 7, 2021, displaying 90 artifacts discovered by the Czech archaeological mission working on the site of Abu Sir in Giza governorate. Notable among these is the head of a statue of King Ra-Nefer-F.

The Czech archaeological mission unearthed many artifacts in Egypt since it began work in 2012, especially in the Abu Sir area, where it revealed an enormous tomb in 2018 as well as the remains of a temple of King Ramses II of the New Kingdom in October 2017.

In June this year, Assistant Foreign Minister for European Affairs Badr Abdel Ati met with the Czech deputy foreign minister for non-European affairs for strengthening cooperation between the two countries, especially in tourism. They agreed that the Prague exhibition will significantly benefit the relations between Egypt and the Czech Republic.

According to Czech Republic’s National Museum, the exhibit includes “treasures from the 3rd to the 1st millennium BC, such as the unique royal statue of King Raneferef, one of the four pharaohs buried in Abusir, along with an extensive collection of statues from the tombs of Princess Sheretnebty and the scribe Nefer.

Waziri said, “The Kings of the Sun exhibition to be held in the Czech Republic will bring economic returns to Egypt and will attract tourism.”

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