3,000 years ago, in ancient Egypt, it wasn’t unusual for women to rule - and some became all powerful - like Cleopatra and Nefertiti. In anticipation of International Women’s Day, join us on a journey meeting the Queens of Egypt and discovering the significant contribution of the Italian Mission to the Valley of the Queens, where Italian archaeologists recovered some burials belonging to members of the royal families of the New Kingdom, like the gorgeous one built for Nefertari, the “Great Royal Spouse” of king Ramses II and one of the most influential women of ancient Egypt
The lecture, held by Christian Greco, Director of the acclaimed Museo Egizio of Turin, will also focus on the little know necropolis of Deir el-Medina, where the tomb of the architect Kha and his wife Merit was still untouched when discovered by the Italians.
The program will be introduced by Kathryn Keane, Director of the National Geographic Museum in Washington DC, where the exhibit Queens of Egypt, organized with the support of the Museo Egizio of Turin, will be on view from March 1st to September 2nd, 2019.
