Kimbell Art Museum visitors will get a glimpse into the lavish lives of ancient Egyptian rulers and aristocrats when rare artifacts come to Fort Worth as one of two North American stops next year.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cTreasures of the Pharaohs\u201d will bring more than 130 royal artifacts to the Kimbell\u2019s Renzo Piano Pavilion on March 14 through Sept. 19, 2027, from the Egyptian Museum in Cairo and the Luxor Museum in Egypt.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Artifacts span roughly 3,000 years and include granite statues, gold jewelry, decorated sarcophagi and lavish tomb furnishings. Recently discovered items from the \u201clost golden city<\/a>\u201d in Egypt\u2019s Valley of the Kings will also be introduced to North America for the first time, according to the Kimbell.\u00a0<\/p>\n Featured monarchs include Queen Ahhotep I, Pharaohs Amenemope and Psusennes I and Princess Sitamun.<\/p>\n The exhibition offers a rare insight into the social structures, religious practices and afterlife preparations of ancient Egyptian rulers and the people around them, according to the Fort Worth museum.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cFrom the scale and splendor of some of the artifacts on view to the revelations about day-to-day life and inclusion of objects from one of the most recently excavated sites in Egypt, visitors will find this exhibition brilliant, both visually and intellectually,\u201d Kimbell director Eric M. Lee said in a statement.\u00a0<\/p>\n The exhibition will explore ancient Egyptian civilization across six thematic sections: \u201cThe Treasures of the Pharaohs,\u201d \u201cPeople Around the Pharaohs,\u201d \u201cReligion and Beliefs: The World of Gods and Goddesses,\u201d \u201cDaily Life in Ancient Egypt,\u201d \u201cThe Golden City,\u201d and \u201cDeath and the Afterlife in Ancient Egypt.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cTreasures of the Pharaohs\u201d is currently on view at the Scuderie del Quirinale in Rome. The show is expected to become one of the most highly attended exhibitions in the museum\u2019s history.<\/p>\n The exhibition will make its North American premiere at the de Young museum in San Francisco from Aug. 1 through Jan. 31, 2027, before making its way to the Kimbell.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Egyptian artifacts are the latest display of ancient art that have made rare North American stops at the Fort Worth museum. Last September, the museum displayed nearly 60 Roman sculptures<\/a> carved between the fifth century B.C. and the early fourth century.\u00a0<\/p>\n Disclosure: Kimbell Art Museum has been a financial supporter<\/a> of the Fort Worth Report. News decisions are made independently of our board members and financial supporters. Read more about our editorial independence policy here<\/a>.<\/p>\n