A Walk Through The Newly Refurbished Egyptian Galleries. Private Gallery Tour with Dorothea Arnold March 19, 2009

Private Gallery Tours
Hatshepsut and Before:
A Walk through the Newly Refurbished Egyptian Art Galleries
Dorothea Arnold, Lila Acheson Wallace Chairman, Department of Egyptian Art

After two years of preparation, the galleries exhibiting the Museum’s collection of Egyptian art from the second millennium B.C. were opened last year. During a walk through the galleries, the curator will explain the concepts behind this new installation and present an introduction to the art created in Egypt from the Eleventh to the early Eighteenth Dynasty (2000–1450 B.C.), with special emphasis on representations of Hatshepsut, ancient Egypt’s most important female pharaoh.

Thursday, March 19, at 11:00: $300
Luncheon will be served following the tour.

All tours have limited availability.

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