June 18, 2020
Richmond, Virginia — The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts is pleased to announce the East Coast premiere of Treasures of Ancient Egypt: Sunken Cities. The exhibition features nearly 300 objects, mostly from underwater excavations of the ancient Egyptian cities of Canopus and Thonis-Heracleion. Sunken Cities is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for visitors to experience the grandeur…
Article Categories: Ancient Art, Egyptian, Exhibitions, and VMFA News
May 25, 2011
As part of the Egyptian Gallery’s reinstallation, the Virginia Musem of Fine Arts’ 4000-year-old mummy, Tjeby, “the Count and Sealbearer to the King,” is back on view.
Article Categories: Collections and Egyptian
Related Exhibitions: Mummy: Secrets of the Tomb
March 3, 2010
Collection includes objects from Egyptian, Near Eastern, Aegean, Greek, Etruscan, Roman and Byzantine cultures
Article Categories: Ancient Art, Collections, and Egyptian
Related Exhibitions: Dynasty and Divinity: Ife Art in Ancient Nigeria, Sally Mann: The Flesh and The Spirit, and The Mourners: Tomb Sculptures from the Court of Burgundy
