On March 7, Tokyo witnessed a grand celebration as Sherif Fathy, the Minister of Tourism and Antiquities of Egypt, and Yuriko Koike, the Governor of Tokyo, inaugurated the exhibition “Ramses and the Gold of the Pharaohs.” The event marked the exhibition’s sixth international stop and coincided with the 35th anniversary of cooperation between Cairo and Tokyo, as reported by Al-Masry Al-Youm.
“Ramses and the Gold of the Pharaohs” presents over 180 artifacts, including the wooden coffin of King Ramses II from the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization.
Visitors can see an array of statues, gold jewelry, cosmetic tools, and painted coffins. Among the collection are sacred items from Saqqara’s Bubasteion necropolis, dedicated to Bastet, the feline goddess of protection and fertility, as well as treasures from the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir.
“The exhibition has achieved record visitor numbers in major cities, including 600,000 in Paris and 500,000 in Sydney,” noted Dr. Mohamed Ismail Khaled, the Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, according to Al-Masry Al-Youm. He expressed confidence that the Tokyo exhibition would surpass these numbers.
On the sidelines of the exhibition, Minister Fathy inspected a virtual reality experience that takes visitors on a simulated journey to the temples of Abu Simbel in Aswan.
“Every piece in the exhibition tells a story and a part of the history of ancient Egypt,” remarked Dr. Zahi Hawass, the renowned archaeologist and former Minister of Antiquities of Egypt.
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