American Research Center in Egypt - New England Chapter

02/04/2025

Some interesting news!

When a scientist received a video of a spotted hyena in the southern part of his country, he thought someone was playing a trick on him.

12/12/2024

For those of you in the Boston area, please join us tomorrow for our Holiday happy hour! We'll be gathering at Trillium Brewery (Landmark Center, 401 Park Dr, Boston, MA 02215) on December 13th from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m.

We look forward to celebrating the holidays with you all and hope that you can join us. If you'd like to attend, please RSVP with this link: https://doodle.com/meeting/participate/id/e9GQJxzb

10/31/2024

an upcoming talk put together by the Harvard Museum of Science and Culture lecture series!

Forever Is Now is a contemporary art exhibition at the 4500-year-old UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Pyramids of Giza.

Join Nadine Abdel Ghaffar, founder and curator, CulturVator| Art D’Égypte, for a FREE hybrid lecture on November 13th to explore how contemporary art intersects with ancient history, and how artists from diverse backgrounds use this historical space to celebrate humanity’s timelessness and the search for meaning and connection in art.

Against the backdrop of ancient Egypt’s cultural heritage, the contemporary installations are a testament to the continual evolution of art, the transformative power of storytelling, and cross-cultural exchange.

Advanced registration is recommended: https://tinyurl.com/ForeverIsNowGiza

Photo Credit: Hesham E Saifi

10/21/2024

For friends in the Providence area: be sure to check out this lecture by Mark Lehner tomorrow at Brown University!

10/06/2023

Upcoming local (hybrid!) lecture of interest from Harvard Museums of Science & Culture. Free, but registration required.

Free Hybrid Lecture Speaker: Julia Troche, Associate Professor, Missouri State University; Visiting Scholar in Egyptology and Assyriology, Brown University “Oh Unas, you have not gone away dead, but alive.” The Pyramid Text quoted here tells us that the ancient Egyptians believed in the continu...

10/06/2023

A joint Egyptian-German mission has made an unprecedented discovery of eight previously undocumented storage chambers – or magazines – within Sahure’s Pyramid in the Abusir Necropolis south of Giza.

06/23/2023

The joint Egyptian-US archaeological mission operating in the south of Abydos has completed the restoration and maintenance of the pyramid of Queen T**i Sheri.

04/11/2023

A local hybrid lecture event of interest with ARCE's own Deputy Director for Research & Programs, Dr. Yasmin El Shazly! (Note: free, but registration is required. Follow link for details.)

Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 Free Hybrid Lecture Speaker: Yasmin El Shazly, Deputy Director for Research and Programs, American Research Center in Egypt Advance registration required Register The Egyptian craftsmen and artists who created and decorated royal tombs d...

03/28/2023

01/24/2023

A mummified teenage girl still wore her ancient jewelry, including her necklaces, rings and earrings.