An online letter asking for the repatriation of one of Ancient Egypt’s best-known sculptures has drawn nearly 10,000 signatures.
It depicts Queen Nefertiti, whose name means «the beautiful ... the Dendara Temple Zodiac in the Louvre in Paris, and the Bust of Kephren’s Pyramid builder Ankhaf in the Museum of Fine Arts ...
Calls from non-Western countries for the return of objects stolen during the colonial period have intensified in recent years ...
On behalf of the Zahi Hawass Foundation for Heritage and Antiquities, and at the invitation of the ladies presiding over the ...
Her hairdo pays homage to Nefertiti, as showcased in the artist’s Instagram slides. In other words? Twigs served queen energy—owning her throne and power. The hair, or work of art, rather ...
Queen Nefertiti ruled Egypt during the 14th century BC. Some 3,500 years later, the world is still captivated by her sculpted jawline and elongated neck, immortalized in a bust that was unearthed ...
The painted limestone bust of Queen Nefertiti was found in Tell el-Amarna ... In 2022, another petition to return the Dendera Zodiac from the Louvre in Paris gathered over 2.2 million signatures ...
It's the perfect opportunity to take advantage of every month, without exception: the Musée du Louvre opens its doors to all visitors free of charge on the first Friday of each month, after 6pm.
Former Egyptian antiquities minister Zahi Hawass has launched a petition urging Germany to return the bust of Queen Nefertiti, housed in Berlin's Neues Museum. Discovered by a German team in 1912 ...