Thursday, 26 May 2011

egyptian museum berlin nefertiti

For more than eight decades, the serenely beautiful likeness of Queen Nefertiti's head has been the most celebrated exhibit in Berlin's Egyptian Museum, attracting thousands of visitors and resisting all attempts at repatriation.

Treasures from Egyptian Museum Berlin - Queen Nefertiti. Nefertiti
Treasures from Egyptian Museum Berlin - Queen Nefertiti. Nefertiti

Size of this preview: 530
Size of this preview: 530

Nefertiti in the display case
Nefertiti in the display case

Egyptian Museum of Berlin
Egyptian Museum of Berlin

Egyptian Museum in Berlin,
Egyptian Museum in Berlin,

Egyptian Museum in Berlin,
Egyptian Museum in Berlin,

It costs €8 (£7.35) to see Nefertiti at Berlin's Egyptian Museum, €9 to see the Mona Lisa at the Louvre, €6 to see Las Meninas at the Prado or the Birth of Venus in the Uffizi. Countries with reputations for lavish social provision...
The benefits (or otherwise) of free museum admission » Elginism

Egypt's minister for antiquities, Zahi Hawass, has announced that he will send an official letter to the German government requesting the return of the painted Nefertiti bust now on display at the Neues Museum in Berlin.
egyptian museum berlin nefertiti

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