Nefertiti - the pearl of the New Museum
Description:
The Berlin New Museum has one of the finest collections of Egyptian finds.
In 1912, archaeologist L. Borhard discovered a bust of Nefertiti during excavations near the settlement of Tel el-Amarna. “It makes no sense to describe. You need to see! he commented in his diary on his discovery.
However, the world saw Nefertiti far from immediately. The first exhibition took place only in 1924, and even then against the will of the archaeologist. It was followed by a huge scandal and the loss of Germany’s right to further excavations in Egypt. In 1912, the royal beauty crossed the border almost incognito.
In 2010, Germany and Egypt were on the verge of breaking diplomatic relations. And all because of her!
However, the adventures of the bust are not in comparison with the real life of the queen. We will talk about the mad genius Akhenaten - Nefertiti's husband, about the "Sunny City", we will see images of the father-in-law, mother-in-law and daughters of the queen, and Nefertiti herself will show us several faces during our tour.
We will learn to understand the images of the Book of the Dead, find out why the Egyptians swaddled mummies, and also talk about why the face of the famous woman of Pharaoh Hatshepsut is decorated with a long protruding beard.
But the New Museum is not limited to Egypt. We are waiting for the “treasure of King Priam”, finds from the sinister lake of the Celts Laten, a quite realistic Neanderthal man and the famous “golden hat” of priests from the Bronze Age.
Duration: from 1 hour.
The cost of the hour is 30 EUR.