Egypt bans Dutch archaeologists after museum portrays black singers as ancient Egyptians

Egypt Allegedly Bans Dutch Archaeologists Over Kemet Exhibition

Egypt’s officials have banished a team of Dutch archaeologists from working in the country following a controversial ‘Kemet’ exhibition likening ancient Egyptian figures to modern American artists. The focus of the exhibition ‘Kemet. Egypt in hip-hop, jazz, soul & funk’ is on ancient Egypt influencing primarily black musicians such as Nas, Beyoncé and Rihanna. The ban, which was reported by Dutch News and the BBC, posits that the National Museum…

A Leiden museum exhibition that presents Anglo-African artists as ancient Egyptian rulers rekindles criticism for “falsifying history”

Egypt bans Dutch archaeologists over exhibit about black musicians

A museum says it is being unfairly punished for showing ancient Egypt's influence on black artists.

Egyptian Authorities Ban Dutch Archeologists From Historic Site For ‘Falsifying History’ With ‘Afrocentric’ Exhibition

Egypt bans Dutch archaeology team from Saqqara due to museum’s ‘Afrocentric’ exhibition

Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — A team of archaeologists from a Dutch museum has been banned from carrying out excavations in Egypt’s rich Saqqara necropolis, after the museum mounted an exhibition that drew condemnation from Egyptian authorities. After the opening of “Kemet: Egypt in Hip Hop, Jazz, Soul & Funk,” the National Museum of Antiquities (RMO) in Leiden received an email from the head of foreign missions of the Egyptian Antiquities Servic…

Egypt bans Dutch archaeology team from Saqqara due to museum's 'Afrocentric' exhibition

A team of archaeologists from a Dutch museum has been banned from carrying out excavations in Egypt’s rich Saqqara necropolis, after the museum mounted an exhibition that drew condemnation from Egyptian authorities.