Emily Sharpe

3 weeks ago | theartnewspaper.com | Lee Cheshire |Elena Goukassian |Emily Sharpe |José Da Silva

Many museums lost visitors in 2024—and that is a good thing. Why? Because it shows that the slow build-back after the Covid-19 closures is over, and now museums are back at what we might consider their “natural level”, where visitor numbers are determined by factors such as the popularity of the programme, physical constraints or wider trends. We are once again starting to see numbers rise or fall by small amounts each year, but generally staying within a consistent range.

4 weeks ago | theartnewspaper.com | Gareth Harris |Emily Sharpe |Aimee Dawson

Seven institutions in Egypt will loan more than 200 works to the Hong Kong Palace Museum later this year for a blockbuster show focused on King Tutankhamun, the young pharaoh who ruled Ancient Egypt from around 1332-23BC. Tutankhamun and the Secrets of Saqqara, billed as “the largest and most comprehensive exhibition of ancient Egyptian treasures in Hong Kong in recent decades”, is due to run for nine months, from late November until late August next year.

1 month ago | theartnewspaper.com | Aimee Dawson |Emily Sharpe |Victoria Stapley-Brown

Egyptian, Middle Kingdom, carnelian falcon pendant jewelleryIn ancient Egyptian culture, amulets such as these were imbued with specific meanings relating to their form and believed to hold magical properties when worn; they were even woven into mummy wrappings to protect the dead in the afterlife. These carnelian gemstones are carved into the shape of falcons, evoking Horus, the god of sky, war, hunting and kingship who was commonly associated with healing and protection.

1 month ago | theartnewspaper.com | Gareth Harris |Emily Sharpe |Aimee Dawson

The UK archaeologist behind the recent discovery of a tomb belonging to the pharaoh Thutmose II says he has discovered the location of a second tomb. Piers Litherland believes this latest chamber could contain the mummy of Thutmose II—despite a mummy housed at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Cairo having long been identified as the ancient Egyptian king. Litherland led a joint British-Egyptian delegation which discovered the first tomb in 2022.

2 months ago | theartnewspaper.com | Gareth Harris |Martin Bailey |Emily Sharpe |Aimee Dawson

The discovery of the tomb of ancient Egyptian King Thutmose II, the first royal burial chamber to be unearthed since King Tutankhamun's tomb was found in 1922 by the UK archaeologist Howard Carter, was announced yesterday by The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities. The tomb was discovered near the Valley of the Kings in West Luxor by a joint British-Egyptian delegation.