Hong Kong Palace Museum

The “Ancient Egypt Unveiled: Treasures from Egyptian Museums” Special Exhibition explores significant discoveries in modern Egyptian archaeology, including the global debut of major discoveries from the past decade of Egyptian-led excavations at Saqqara. This talk will analyse ten unpublished painted anthropoid wooden coffins from these finds.

As the burial ground of Memphis, the first capital of ancient Egypt, Saqqara saw repeated peaks of tomb construction and became a centre of archaism, or the revival of past styles. This also explains why the largest cache tomb to date was found on this site. The ongoing publication of thousands of preserved painted coffins will challenge the current Thebes-centred typology of wooden coffins.

This talk accompanies the special exhibition "Ancient Egypt Unveiled: Treasures from Egyptian Museums", which will be on view in Gallery 9 at the Hong Kong Palace Museum from 20 November 2025 to 31 August 2026. The exhibition is jointly organised by the Hong Kong Palace Museum and the Supreme Council of Antiquities of Egypt. It is proudly supported by Bank of China (Hong Kong), the HKPM’s Strategic Partner, and Cathay and UnionPay International are the Major Sponsors.

The talk will be livestreamed on the online platform of the HKPM Wechat Video Account and Museum Headlines.

* The exhibition catalogue (Traditional Chinese) will be available for sale at the Museum’s gift shop ART EXPRESS by The Commercial Press (G/F). A special discount will be offered on the event day, exclusively at the sales counter outside the Auditorium (In case of dispute, the decision of the organisers shall be final).

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中國銀行（香港）

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Date	19 Nov 2025 (Wednesday)
Time	5:00 pm–6:00 pm
Location	The Hong Kong Jockey Club Auditorium, Hong Kong Palace Museum
Tickets	Free admission. Online registration recommended. The talk will be livestreamed on the online platform of the HKPM WeChat Video Account.
Language	Putonghua

Speaker

Dr Yan Haiying

Professor of the Department of History, Peking University

Remarks

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Hong Kong Palace Museum | "Ancient Egypt Unveiled" Talk Series | New Archaeological Discoveries at Saqqara

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"Ancient Egypt Unveiled" Talk Series | New Archaeological Discoveries at Saqqara

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Dr Yan Haiying

Dr Yan Haiying

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