To mark the 116th anniversary of the Egyptian Museum, Cairo, and the reuniting of artefacts from the tomb of Yuya and Thuya, the Egyptian Minister of Antiquities, H.E. Prof. Khaled El-Enany and their business partner Orascom Investment Holding (OIH), held an exclusive VIP evening event on the 22nd November, 2018.
Held in front of the spectacular museum, dignitaries from around the world were treated to a guided museum tour, dignitary speech’s, and authentic Egyptian hospitality lasting throughout evening.
For this special VIP event, the OIH marketing team tasked us with creating appropriate graphic deliverables, including: invitations, literature, and the required environment artworks
Background:
Egyptian Museum, Cairo
The Egyptian Museum in Tahrir square is home to the largest collection of ancient Egyptian antiquities in the world. It displays over 120,000 ancient artefacts, with a representative amount on display, the remainder in storerooms. The museum was first build in 1835 near Al-Azbakeyah Garden, and later in 1855 it was moved to the Cairo Salaheddin Citadel.
In 1858, following the establishment of Egypt’s Antiquities Service under the direction of French archaeologist August Mariette, a new museum was established at Boulaq’s Nile bank. However, in 1878, the building suffered significant damage from the Nile River flooding; in 1892, the collections were moved to a former royal palace in Giza where they remained safe until 1902 when the museum in Tahrir Square was built.
Yuya and Thuya
The tomb of Yuya and Thuya (no. KV46) was discovered in 1905 by Theodore M. Davis at the Valley of the Kings at Thebes (west of Luxor). The couple came originally from Akhmim by Sohag. The man was the chief of the royal horses and his wife was a priestess of the local deity. They are the parents of Queen Tyie, wife of King Amenhotep III of the Dynasty 18th (about 1400 BC) and were the grand parents of King Akhenaton.
The contents of their tomb are the richest found in any of the private tombs of the Valley of the Kings. After the couple’s burial, the tomb could have been entered a number of times by robbers and many precious items were robbed. However, many objects were left, including: gilded beds and masks, chairs and other furniture, a small chariot, sarcophagi, coffins, and chests.
