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Seoul exhibition to show ancient Egyptian mummies and artifacts
A special exhibition of ancient Egyptian objects will open in Seoul on Dec.
11.
It will run at the Seoul Arts Center until April 11, 2027.
The exhibition is being co-hosted by Yonhap News Agency, the Brooklyn Museum, Donga Ilbo and Channel A. It will display about 150 objects from the Brooklyn Museum’s ancient Egyptian art collection, including mummies, sculptures and jewelry.
Among them are the mummy and cartonnage of an ancient priest named Hor, who dates to around 760 to 558 B.C., and a mummified cat associated with the goddess Bastet.
It will be the first exhibition in four years to display Egyptian mummies in South Korea.
A Seoul exhibition featuring ancient Egyptian mummies and artifacts is scheduled to open on Dec. 11.
The exhibition will show about 150 objects from the Brooklyn Museum’s ancient Egyptian art collection.
It will run through April 11, 2027, at the Seoul Arts Center.
Highlights include the mummy and cartonnage of an ancient Egyptian priest named Hor and a mummified cat associated with the goddess Bastet.
It will be the first exhibition in four years to display Egyptian mummies in South Korea.
- Who
- Yonhap News Agency, the Brooklyn Museum, Donga Ilbo and Channel A are co-hosting the exhibition.
- What
- An exhibition of ancient Egyptian mummies and artifacts from the Brooklyn Museum’s collection.
- When
- Dec. 11, 2026, through April 11, 2027.
- Where
- Seoul Arts Center in southern Seoul, South Korea.
- Why
- Not stated
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Yonhap News Agency reported that it would co-host the exhibition.
The exhibition is scheduled to open at the Seoul Arts Center.
The exhibition is scheduled to close.
- Objects
- About 150 artifacts
- Venue
- Seoul Arts Center, southern Seoul
- Dates
- Dec. 11, 2026–April 11, 2027
- Featured priest
- Hor, dating from around 760 to 558 B.C.
- Featured animal
- A mummified cat associated with Bastet
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