The "Ancient Egypt Reveals Its Secrets: Treasures from Egyptian Museums" exhibition in Hong Kong has welcomed around 430,000 visitors since opening last November
Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Sherif Fathy today chaired the board of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, which reviewed the council's financial position for May and June compared with the same period in 2025, to assess the extent to which visit rates to museums and archaeological sites have been affected by regional events.
Dr. Hisham El-Leithy, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, also reviewed the main achievements across the council's sectors, including a number of new archaeological discoveries, the opening of a number of tombs and archaeological sites after the completion of their restoration and development, as well as updates on a number of ongoing restoration projects.
The presentation also covered the results of temporary Egyptian antiquities exhibitions abroad. The "Ramses and the Gold of the Pharaohs" exhibition in the British capital London has welcomed around 110,000 visitors since opening last February, while the "Ancient Egypt Reveals Its Secrets: Treasures from Egyptian Museums" exhibition in Hong Kong has attracted around 430,000 visitors since opening last November, reflecting growing international interest in ancient Egyptian civilization.
He also noted that the "Treasures of the Pharaohs" exhibition is set to open at its second stop in San Francisco in the United States at the end of this month, following the end of its first stop in the Italian capital, Rome.
During the meeting, the board approved a number of important items, including a draft memorandum of understanding between the Supreme Council of Antiquities and the Museum of Cultural History at the University of Oslo in Norway for cooperation in archaeology and museums, as well as a joint cooperation protocol between the Supreme Council of Antiquities and the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, represented by the National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, on applying science and technology to detect underwater antiquities and prepare an archaeological map of them.
The board also approved the recommendations of the foreign exhibitions committee on holding the exhibition "The Power of Portraits: From Fayoum to Rome" in the Italian capital, Rome, scheduled to open next November.
The decisions also included approving changes to ticket prices for archaeological sites in the Bahariya Oasis, effective 1 October, to EGP 400 for foreign visitors, EGP 200 for foreign students, EGP 40 for Egyptian visitors and EGP 20 for Egyptian students.
In the same context, the board approved a number of decisions by the Permanent Committee for Egyptian Antiquities and the Permanent Committee for Islamic Antiquities related to the work of archaeological missions at a number of sites, as well as the registration of a number of artifacts resulting from excavations.
