Italy to host unprecedented exhibition on "Treasures of the Pharaohs"

Italy has announced the country's longest-running exhibition: "Tesori dei Faraoni" ("Treasures of the Pharaohs"), which will be on display at the Scuderie del Quirinale palace in Rome from October 24 to May 3, 2026.

Expected to attract over 600,000 visitors, the exhibition features 130 works, 108 of which come from the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, the Luxor Museum and the Egyptian Museum in Turin, divided into six sections with a great scenographic appeal, with emphasis on the golden splendor of the Mask of Amenemope. Much of the material on display will be shown to the public for the first time.

According to the curator of "Treasures of the Pharaohs", Tarek El-Awadi, "the biggest challenge is going to Italy and attracting an audience so accustomed to beauty and great culture."

"It will be an exhibition not only of artifacts of great stylistic value, but also of those that carry stories, such as the sarcophagus of Tijuia, grandmother of the great pharaoh Akhenaten," explained El-Awadi, adding that "it is impossible not to fall in love with ancient Egypt when seeing works such as the golden sarcophagus of Queen Ahhotep or her necklace of golden flies, a recognition of a great warrior." For the Italian Minister of Culture, Alessandro Giuli, the exhibition "represents an extraordinary opportunity to consolidate the dialogue between Italy and Egypt, a dialogue based on the appreciation of cultural heritage and scientific research."

The partnership will bring to Rome works that have never been presented before, such as the recent discoveries of the Golden City, which also illustrate its daily life; the beautiful and fragile gold leaf in the tomb of Pharaoh Psusennes I; or the Triad of Menkaure, dedicated to the eponymous pharaoh who lived more than 4,500 years ago.