Southeast Asia Information Port News (www.dnyxxg.com) – The Hong Kong Palace Museum recently held a roadshow event, "Pharaohs and Egyptian Cats' Lingnan Journey," at Lingnan Xintiandi in Foshan, promoting its "Ancient Egyptian Civilization Exhibition – Treasures from the Egyptian Museum."
The "Ancient Egyptian Civilization Exhibition – Treasures from the Egyptian Museum" will be held at the Hong Kong Palace Museum exhibition hall from November 20, 2025 to August 31, 2026.
The exhibition brings together 250 precious artifacts from seven important Egyptian museums and recent archaeological discoveries, spanning nearly 5,000 years. The exhibits include colossal statues, stelae, mummy coffins and masks, jewelry, daily necessities, and animal mummies. Many of these artifacts are being exhibited outside of Egypt for the first time, making them of immense historical and academic value.
The Hong Kong Palace Museum has brought its creative multimedia installation, "The Temple of the Gods," from the exhibition to Lingnan Xintiandi in Foshan for the first time, using an interactive and engaging format to convey the beautiful themes of life, wisdom, and protection found in ancient Egyptian mythology. The event also featured cultural experience workshops, including DIY pyramid and pharaoh hat crafts, Egyptian cat-themed gold foil painting, face and hand painting, and greeting card making.
A large-scale pyramid-shaped art installation stood at the event site, with an "Egyptian cat" seated beneath it, becoming a popular landmark for visitors. Meanwhile, six different "Egyptian cat" installations were scattered throughout the Lingnan Xintiandi area, including designs based on "Pharaoh Egyptian Cat," "Mummy Egyptian Cat," and "Cat God Egyptian Cat."
Wu Zhihua, Director of the Hong Kong Palace Museum, stated that since its opening three and a half years ago, the museum has received 3.6 million visitors, with over half being from mainland China, and the highest proportion from the Greater Bay Area. This Foshan roadshow aimed to allow more people from the Greater Bay Area to experience the unique charm of ancient Egyptian civilization and promote cultural exchange.
Wu Zhihua added that the Hong Kong Palace Museum plans to conduct more public participation activities in the future to further deepen its interaction and connection with audiences in the Greater Bay Area, allowing different civilizations to spark more ideas through exchange. (End)
