Black artists have long claimed ancient Egypt as their own. Now they’re telling their stories in person on the museum’s floor.

A shimmering dream on the Nile has inspired creativity from the Harlem Renaissance to Kara Walker to Beyoncé. But how much can you play with the past?

One of the most famous tombs in all of Egypt was holding a family secret: another body.

Her elaborate burial and title indicate that she held a significant position in the ancient Egyptian court. She was laid to ...

W hile its ancient pyramids are bound to steal the holiday limelight, Egypt offers so much else, including relaxing Nile ...

The joint Egyptian-American mission excavating the necropolis found coffins for five women, two men and three children.

Ai Weiwei’s artistic interventions, Black artists’ responses to ancient Egypt, and the impressive offerings of El Museo’s ...

Queen Nefertiti co-ruled with Pharaoh Akhenaten, whose reign transformed ancient Egypt's religion and gender roles in the ...

One of the museum's most well-known mummified remains is that of Lady Chenet-aa, who lived 3,000 years ago. The scans showed ...

In 1798, Napoleon invaded Egypt, and in 1799, Frederick Catherwood was born in England. As time passed, fate conspired to ...

More Chinese tourists are now exploring Egypt's deserts and the Red Sea. From July to August 2025, the On Top of the Pyramid: ...

12, 2024 shows a colored relief painting inside the tomb of an official of ancient Egypt in Saqqara necropolis, south of Cairo, Egypt. The Saqqara necropolis is home to numbers of noble tombs, in ...