Hamed Nada’s “Folkways” (nd) in When Arts Become Liberty: The Egyptian Surrealists (1938–65) exhibition (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic) The calls to revise the canon of art history have ...

Ancient Egyptians and their modern counterparts share less in common than you might think. That is, at least genetically, a team of scientists have found. Researchers from the University of Tuebingen ...

The museum campus – the largest devoted to a single civilisation – took more than 20 years to build. Read more at ...

Egypt on Saturday was inaugurating the long-delayed Grand Egyptian Museum, the world’s largest museum dedicated to an ancient civilization — a megaproject also aimed at boosting the country’s tourism ...

Thanks to modern images of Egypt's iconic pyramids towering over a vast sandscape, many people assume this area is, and always has been, a desert. But considering that climates and landscapes can ...

Egyptian officials revealed the discovery of a mysterious, 30-foot-long corridor sealed off inside one of the Pyramids of Giza on Thursday. Egyptian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Ahmed Issa ...

Egypt’s most surprising destinations aren’t in Cairo—several cities across the country are blending modern growth with deep historical identity, creating stunning experiences for travelers.

The only people eligible to define Egyptian identity are Egyptians themselves, celebrating both customs in common and a rich and plural heritage. The long-awaited opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum ...