Ramses the Great and the Gold of the Pharaohs
Over 3,000 years in the making. Discover 181 priceless ancient Egyptian treasures.
Ramses II, known as Ramses the Great, was the most celebrated and powerful pharaoh of the New Kingdom — Egypt’s golden age. Believed to be a god on Earth, he ruled for 67 years as part of the 19th Dynasty, erecting enormous temples, obelisks, and statues and expanding Egypt’s empire. This state-of-the-art exhibition features the greatest collection of Ramses II objects and Egyptian jewelry ever to travel to the United States. Along with the pharaoh’s colossal royal sculpture, the exhibition highlights recently discovered animal mummies and treasures from the royal tombs of Dahshur and Tanis.
Visitors can walk among towering statues and immerse themselves in multimedia productions that re-create moments from Ramses’s life, including his triumph at Kadesh, the largest chariot battle ever fought. An optional virtual reality experience, Ramses & Nefertari: Journey to Osiris, offers a breathtaking tour of two of Ramses’s most impressive monuments: Abu Simbel and Nefertari’s tomb.
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Sponsors
Presenting Sponsor
John A. and Cynthia Fry Gunn
Diane B. Wilsey
Lead Sponsors
Barbara A. Wolfe
Major Support
The Bernard Osher Foundation
The Diana Dollar Knowles Foundation
Significant Support
Dagmar Dolby
Generous Support
The Charles D. and Frances K. Field Fund
Lynn and Edward Poole
Additional support is provided by Leslee and Roger Budge, Cathy and Howard Moreland, Elizabeth D. Moyer, Ph.D. and Michael C. Powanda, Ph.D, Jan and Bob Newman, Christina Ongerth, Bernard and Jane von Bothmer, in honor of the late Bernard V. Bothmer, and Sheila Wishek.