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I'"bruat)' ~. 2lXl6. morks tho open,ng of ,he Robc:n F. I''ide" F~mily Nubia Glllny ",he ~ntal l n>lIIUle M us.um of the Uni"""'I)' of Ch':.&o. Thi. pormlll .. m inSlmU •• ion prcscnl£ ,1\OO: .h.>n 600 Irlif_ from Nublolh;ot dlIe from ,be l'o'cu1ilhoc elll /before 3800 BC) Ihl'llllJ!,h the Chri>liaa and Islamic em (10 lhe 13rb ttmury AD). 'file pileI')' iror:ll1(kJ lIIalIy objta$lhal ba,,, never ber_ boon .... hibi,"". includinl: bnglll ly painled pulle skulb •• bron"A: leg ..,f. bed"p"" which a Nubian princess "' .. buriW. a scaioa 01. multi·bued carpet. one of ,he "'",Id"s oldest PIddles. and • fabulous ..,...y of deo:on>tc<I pot."')' • ..,..... of [he fir>e><1 u""'I'ln from any andenl ruhun:,

~ 1,100 "<i""'" fOQl plkry is lU'fIUl"oal ~hrono\Qgically 10 Ki~e .he visitor • ...,..., of the riclmtSl' of Nubia" hi~lI<)'. culrun:. ~nd IICh~""n"'AL. 111<: ",11<,<), WU «<K'ura,ed by Nubi ... ~hol", 8",.,. B. Wilh.m~ and Sleven 1'. HIU'\'''Y. Im;IU", l>role._ of f:,Ypli.>n An and An:/UOWlogy. Tbc in.,all.llkln ....... OVCI'KCJI by OwIT Emberling. Oi=- of the 0,.;"",.1 1"";Me MlI'Cum. and desi~ned by Mon.,,! Dohner.nd Dianne Ibnau-Stnin of Hanau-SIn;n ""'lOCi""",,

Till' ,.11"", IlIow<"tll"" _,'3" of ,"" OrienlallnSliHl'" ~w apponunhi<:> 1<1 ... mille belw \he fuIIUItS of Nuhia C;u:I. a>I<l ~ho<ol<l. toe I""s<nled. 0....,. tho }~:.n; I!...'e hI.>' be-on I ICndc:ncy 10 VIew Nubillh ...... gh tho e)'", ofilS n,,,,I, Eg)'pI. n-.: ~u ... IQrialle;lm cmnmlned I""m,d,..,. 10 "",senlln, Nub,~ as il~ own cuilurt. rollbe. than from an I!lYplO-<!C1IlnC ~rspecl"'C. ",., a",faelS art IlIlow¢<! 10 documenll"'" Indig<:1lQU~ African cuhure In III ilS di'·c"lIly. Ins.nully • • nd ,kill.

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From Qu~ul. A·Grou p. 3200-3000 Be. OlM 24069.

A"""'1I1he ""'" ra.dll.lInll aDd ro.lln»'ers;al <.>bP.i' from Nubia i< ' his limt"~looe ihC<: n><e burne. from Qu"uJ in oonhcm Nubia. lk dtcoratiorl f_ ~""""(m hroe dr.iwing) $bows a Jll""cs,;"n of Ihl\'<: ~ boa.s .... i'h 2 I,nodin, pri§(>JICT. a fi~urt ......... ns the WhilC Cmwn of [UP"'" kin,. . • falcon .;,y. and lbe fron, of on Egypli ... ·Mylc p.o.l.....,. All ~ymblli l area,.wdllro ",j,h ,be ea.lu:sl kinss in EIYP'. but he", ,bey ~I'IX''''' on :UI obFcI .hll1 is Im"l~ly Nubi'n and .'·cn he,,"lypically Nubl.n gfllnlNric .~Ign. 0' il.< lop. What ~ Ihl\ ~n? SIIn'K ><:bol ..... M1~ Ih., the Qu<lul i"",,"st bumcr IntlH;'~~ lh>levid.:hC<: fOf king_hip ~ppcarnl fi"'l in Nubia. ,,·hile flllIe", ~ugg"'" 111>1 tho ~ymbol~ of klnr.\hlp .. .• '" ~.o:tl by lho: .... ubi.n ~ings from lheir Egypti .... ~ighboN. w. Olin do "'" too .. the: rt~1 om;w.r. bulllle On"ul .""en-c burner 31 k.~ 1I>tl;r~~' lblllle r~l1y Nub,an ~ntI Eg,)·puaJ .. w= In clu>e c()n1aCl..

Ccraolic Bowl Decoraled wilh Cllille From AdinUan. C-Groop, 1900-1750 8C. OIM 23452.

The Nub!afl$ .. 'Ne bcrdsm<:n. lmag,.. of clICle appcM 0/1 JIOIlcry Inti g ... '·e 1fU1ft.", • .wUe5li". Ihal ownl", cows .... u • sip of JUlIUS.

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Whert I, Nubill~ Nubia i. a ftglOf1 lllal i5 luc~ted in lod:afs !IQ\I!hent l3gypl _nd northern Sud~n . along the Nile \I~lIey _nd adj llUllt dosen s.

Is Nubia II eotJlllry1 No, Nubia is a euhumJ region. not a recognized natiorl :>tate. However. many pWpIe in Egypt and Sudan .'OOsitier them'IClves to be Nubian.

What language did tht Nublans!He? ~)' apparently spoke ··Nubi.An.~ 'language nalive 10 tt.: "'gullI. Our knowledge of Nubian is limited Ix<;~u~ it was not ..... rillcn earlier tllan the 2nd century BC, man:: than 3.000 years • fter Nubian e uhun'$ emerged. An additional complication ;s lllal for about 1.000 years Ibe Nubill.llS \llied the Egypcirul hmguagc written in lIiCfl.'glyphs.

Who .. crt- Ih~ Nublans? ~ Nubians were indigenous African people who sett~ along the Nile Riv ..... by about .\OOO SC. Accord ing 10 ancknl rcpn:sc:nlllliorls. lhc=y had. runge of "<.Implc:xion •. from brown 10 black. and lighlly cur~ hair.

Whwl " 'II!i lhe ""cwlth vi' Nubia IIIlS«! upcm? l1tere "'Cn' major guld ntil>CS in Nubia. lltc Nubians "'eft a lso greal lraders, and llIey SC:r\'td u mWdk:meu fur lhe u1.lnsfer of ~ious goooh rll)l1t Sub--S:lhnrnn Arric~ (~k.ins. i"ury. $emi­r~iou~ . Ione. cbQny) 10 tile t>IlIIhcm Nile Valley wlle:n: llle: ~ were pun:1wed by Ille Egyptian. and latu tile: Greeb lUld ROmbns,

Wha l does "Nulli. ·· nK'lln? h i~ not known for .~ro. l1te name may ~ rn)m ··N~·· 11 lri~ tll:.l $<!n lcd in lhe region in lite .Ith cenlury AD. Other .JCholnn< think Nubia i~ deri~ed from ,. ... /> lhe Egypl;an word fQf gold.

Why lire sa mllny of' tile obje.:ls in 1M KMllery from lombs? TIle OO!-r~r\'cd SlructUn:s in lhe an::a

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-. Nubia IS 10000led in nonhe~tern Afri~4, in lodoy', southern Egypt and nI)I1hern Sudan. In ;meient limes. Ille toWty. ""'"" of Nubia WliS de~r! and the dimlllc WIiS "cry h ..... h.1br: noOOpl~jn of Ihe Nile "'·lIS norrow. m:.l.:Lng famllng difficult. al>ll tlle:n: .. as hlile rrunfnlL MOSt Nub,an. wcre hcrili.men . Nubia "'as protecled ITom invadeR by ~n~ 10 lhe rnl ;u)oj WC$l,.nd rocky .1IItCropPIMg9 (called CIIUIt'lICh} on tile Nile 1M, I""'~ntcd invwl1 ffl)m ~lIing by ri,'et".

excavn!Cd by the Oncnml hmuute "';c", lomb$. ~n:: " 'cn:: fe w houses bccnuse lhey "'ere PJw.k of perishable rtl3terlak. lil;e reeds and unri~ mud briel.: . thlll do 001 la~ as long U \Qmb$.

DId Iht Nllb<ilus mummJry Ihtlr dud? Ik<:ausc there were a number of diffen.'nl cuhun'$ in Nubia. there Were many $lyles of burip l. Unlil about I SOO HC. bodies were placed directly in lhe sand .... here they were IUIlul1llly mummified. In Ibe C-Group period (2400-1550 Be). the body was !iOffiC1;Il\OS laid on an ~ni!lUl.1

skin and covcrtd by a round ~tOI>C t(}lT1b. 1br: unmummlfied bodies or lbe kings of tlte Kenna Period (24QO.-1.S5O BC, " 'ere pll>(:Cd on e1abor.ut beds in round lomb$. ByaOOn lSOO BC • Nubilns adopted aniAc ial n1Ummifi~ruion fron. !:gypl . re!l1()ving lhe internal organs 10 dry the body. bul this proctitc was nbiln<lo:>n\:d by aboul 200 Be.

How did the Orient,,1 Inslitule .... u""'um <Jbllli n ib roIledion of Nubillo artlrac:ls? Most of OIJrrolkction was excavated by Oriemal Inslilule an:llarologi, t< in ,he 1960s during a "'ur\d.wide Cllmpaign 10 document tho: "'8io" bef""" il WILlI Hooded by the t reation o f a dam III ASwan in Egypl .

I"yramid Tombs or the Meroitic Kings hi cenlury Be. (jebel Barka!. Dccc.-mber 1906. !'hoW from e:>. hibit ··Lost Egypt.~

··Nuh lan~ i< Ihe t..'m\ uf,oOd III ren" I., Ib .. i\frknn peopl .. ,,110 Ihcd mlong and ~*rllte Nile from ,be ~lrst Calnr.w:t of tk Nile .t As"lIn. Eg)pI. >wtll bc)ond tlte Si~'11 CattuXI til Khanoum in loda)·, Su<inn We do not ~nuw ,,1Ia1 .hc: people cal1cd lbenl",h·,,~. b!:cau~ for mo'>l of lheir hl>IOI') they ler, 110 W"lIen reo:onI •. Our recurd~ "'" from the: t;gypt iln,. GtUh. and ROfTIIlI1~. who pre:.entcd Ihe Nubian~ Ihrough lheiro"'n fUlturnl ore("onormc poinl~ of vicw.

Most or 0111 "''''ges 0( Nulliw" "'" pn:ser.cd 1M Esypltan an where the Nubl8n.~ tlf't ponmytd wilh a ,·an .. l) of _kin ((IlleS. from light bro,,-n 10 bl:IC"- Mos. ure .bo,,'n .. nh tijthtly cu. le<I h~lr E~H~,an mn;";1.!; cmplt~Siled lite -uOlk~ lIOn-Egyptian eru.r...:teristil.,. of the Nubi,,"~ by tlltir di5li .... '\" .. tkllh lng made! ofDnIM1<I1 skin •. orby Illen hahil oruying or blc3l'hing their hair yellow or or~nJ:e.

T1ll' hi:) pii,,"' often lIad In ullea .. )' relat ion'hip .. jIll Nubia, '1C:"',ng Ibc!m IU tr.lde rival~ or l» <.'(IIIq<M.'f'td P'-W1e. M;my Egyp!ilIn illlllge) of NubilllL' ,yntooli/.l' Ibc! Eg}ptian l'Ofiqlll:>l nf lhe WIltll. 1'1' the Nubian, ~11: sho .... n il5 bound prisoner.. One mIL\! be QUlious aboul w.ing lite ",pre<enlnti(lns III fact'value.becauiie they tUe usually imag.:-li thm symooliu lite tWf> people·~ rcl~'ionship •• IUI l>CIu~1 imago of • ndividU3b.

Timeline of Ancient Nubian History "',Oroup 3800-3100 Be

Limestone He~d or a Nubian Fronl Ln_",r. Egypt. 1170 Be. OIM 14648.

This fmgmenl of a nearly life·si/-c he;od .,f~ Nubl. n <'~",e from.o Egyplian tc mple . II shows ~ Nubian with da r\: <l in. orange curled hall. a large cir~ular e~ninll. and ritual SCarS on hi, fOfehead. It ""ginany de<:OI'IIIOO a S('>Ct,on or a temple where Ihe kin, displayed lIiOl",lf 10 hi> SUbje<:1S. ,ivinl: Ihe 'OIp""~sion thai he ,,'a.' , laml,ng upon tlte bac~ of Nu bian' a. well a' on other <ubJugaled people •.

Ikon'll' Figure of a Nubian King From EJ:)pt. 7.17-bS6 RC. OIM 1.11)54.

Nub'~n 1."'11' '" tile 1.1n;:dom.,r K." h rub.! I :~) pl lronl abou. 700 flC Thi' Ku,llIIe \.,ng " <hown we .. 'lIIg the d"t"ICI"( l\:ub,." ··cap ,'n>" 11- "-,Ih I" 0 "meal I ,na\.c' llhal ",~y ha, ~ 'ymoolt/N th~ \'ing', rul~ o,c. Eg) pl "",I Nubia. Ii i, necklace ;, dc.;or".tled " Ilh r~1II he",h. ~ ')'111001 of 11K-~od Amun "Ito " .. , a n.~jor god of lit<' Nub,au, The bmn,,, filU"" origin~lI} IK-ld ~ riw"1 obJ<·CI . p,,,hap' an ofleri"I: 10 11K: god.

SandSlOnc Ba (Spirit) St;lIne Fro", Ball.n .. , /Tolcn>"'c I'criod . AD 125 __ 1OO • aiM n4~7 .

The ,'oll,'cpl 01 life aflN dealh "'" hll:hl) dc,dol"'d in Nubl • . • l1d 111mb, W(re equ'Pl"'d ",illt 1000 offering, and Ob)CCh for U,( '" thc .fleri, fe . Th" 'I~IU~ of a m .. n" ilh bird ·,,, ,ng'. .epre",m, Ihe "'Ill of the decea",d. II ",,,,,Id ha,·c be<:n .... 1 up III. or nc~r. lhe l1Ian\ I","b.

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So,"e of th~ tm",t examples of poItery from any ~neienl cII!!ure .... en: mooe durillll till: Meroltic Period (25(1 Be _AD 350). Tho "e~ls ..... en: created in a w,de varie ly of shapes. and must an: p"~i nted with Sttnes dr1lwn from nalure - flowers. animals. aoo fruits, as weI! as Ileomeuic pauems. Soltl(! designs are clearly den,'cd from earlier EIYptian an or""" in!pired by Medi lerranean sty les. while others arc entirely original to Nubia.

Ceramic 1'01 I'ainled with Snakes From Ballana. Meroitic Period. AD 200-250. OIM 22563.

111e reari ng cobras hold flornl elements deri ved from Egyptian ankh,signs in Ihei r moul lis.

Ceramic Vessel Decorated with Crocodiles From Ballana. Meroi tic Period , AD 200-250, O IM 2263 1.

Thl' Oril'nhilinslilull' .lI1d ~uhia

The Uni~=ity of Cloicagu I\a.,j a k>ng ~nd distinguished hislOry in Nubian 51udies. In 1905, f'n".>fesSilr J"mes Henry B"'asted led his Egyptian 8cpedilion 10 iOOlhem Egypl and Sudon 10 document iru;criptioD$ OIl the temples, In the 1\106-07 season. the team reached Khanoum. Ol'er IWO years, the npedition man3ged 10 take II"Kln' ""'n 1,200 photognophs of milIlUmenlS. some of which no longe, stand. This " aluable dOl;umo:nl~tion is still ron>uhcd by so;hoiars a!>d publishers.

The: Unh~rsity again became active in Nubia in the 1%Os when Egypl decided to b\lild a dam alAsw,," that would drown in numeruble ardtaeological sitel, as well as SC(IItt of modem villages. TI!c Oric:nw.l [ostieute sent a te~rn 10

u ca"ale sites from betw,""," the First Cll.tarJICt 10 just beyood the Serond Catarac1. 1"hc worlr.: at QuslUl and Ball~nn in panicuh,r m:.ck imponan! di'e<werie.i aboul the earliest killlS in Nubia and lhe Ilulc-known privale 1000bs of ehc Meroitic l'eriod, Under m.. agreement signc:tl with !be Egypl ian governmo:nl. lilt Onenw.l Institute W3S allowed IQ retain lhousands of objects lhal loday ftlm\ the bru:is of lhe museum's Nubian collection.

Through lhe laic 198(h and '~.Ihe Ori<mtal lnstftuec published . $Crie$ uf 1I00I;1 10 make the UCaVDlion resu hs av.ilable to scholars. Eitlhl vol urtlC.'S of Ia"i~hly illustrnu:d lUld documented t"eJ'll>lti weI\' 3Utl"oort.l by 8 111«' 8. William~, wllo served as CO<Uf8tor<)ftbc /leW

gallcry. Wil h the uponin!; of tIK- Robert I'. f'i.cken

I'amity Nub,a Galtery, the Orknul ln~lilUle Museu m becomes a major ",source for leaminI: aboot tl>o: IIlstory and cuhm..,s of Nub, ...

"Lust NlIhiH" ,,::,.hihit In'lU~lInlll's thl' :\IHrshali and Doris UUlll'h Falllil) Galll'l'~ fur Spl'ciHI Exhihits

The firsl exhibit to be I""!enled ,n lhe Marshall and Do", Bnlleb Family Galle ry for Spec,al Exhibi" is "Lost Nubi a: "hOlographs of Egypt and Sudan 1905-O7.~ Thi. groo p of mol\' thnn 50 bl llC~ and while photogrnphs was tuke", dnnng ehe University o(Chicago's Egyptian Expc:ditiun led by James Henry Bn'asled wl>o. in 191 9, founded lhe O,;"n131 I n~l ilUlC .

Tltc: ""pediti ..,,, traveled along ehc Nile ca!l) ing cumt>crwme ph<JeOl!raphic C<ju;pmcnl ~!ld Ik licaee 8 x 10 ine h glas..' pl.te negatives. In most case', lhe images in lilt exhihil we", primed fn)m tM original glass ""ga!ive'.

Toda)'. tlKe...: images are trul y evidence for a "Inst"' linl<:, for many of t h~ lemples Ih~t we", n:cnrdcd have been destroyed or reloca!ed from the rising walers created by !he conslruction of!1M: High D~m al A~",,·an . So 100, tl1<: images of camel ca" .. ' ·ans aoo <ecr.c:; of ~illag~ life ~ Iong the Nile are /tOW

fascinating I\'lics of bygone times. TIle exhib i! wa) cU"oI!cd by Jolm A. L:uson. Oric:mal Inslitule Museum Archi,·;st. A u !afogue of tl>< show is available from IIlI: Suq . lilt Oriental

In>l ilute '. 1I0oI; and gift >hop. 1111: e~hibil will be on " jew unli! "b y 7. 2006.

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Celebrate the History and Cultures of Ancient Nubia: Lectures, Courses, Films, and Teachers' Resources

s-.a.._sw .... Uooo """" "'" ru ... rIf 11'1_ <bor<b .. Qu>Iul. UIb-I3cbc.I<D,OIM 198iS

Nubia Symposium Sp<IIISQRd by I~ 0riental 1fU1;1UL" ud the ()nb&m Scbrol ofGcnetal Stud ... 0( (he Unlver:UIY of ChIcago ..... """"sared by die Chica&o a..p ... of the """'->logkallM1"UIe of Amenc:a

Ancieftl Nubia: Glory aod Grand"ur Along 1M Nile SlIwday. M.y 6, 2006 9:3O am_5pm BrasICd IItIl, Oriental IIlSUWIc:

llew ",,,,,,,,ned tUoeS1Icclu .... """"m !he lllc>I ~b "" NI>b""M"ni<, IIS.riVlllry "'lIlla.den, Egyl'!. IIIId ItI C'nlury.k>II, "'ig1I 1>''C:f thr IaI>d 0' tile ph=nM. EDa!unta. 0Ildec~ of ",<:akh

and ~ lhII C(lntrolitd the Wp.st ... npn~ ... "' ....... In onoi<'fII Afnco. ~"" suuck well 0"'-" ,n !be cl&.<.1CI1 ~ IhIot G=" and ROIJWI ""1hOrJ" called 1110 anaenI Numan. ,he *r .. Mi,,,, of"'" .... -Speakers Include: Sollk Ahmod, OfI't'CIOr of F .. IJ W<d

for tbt SudaJI Nil"",", Coo-pon.uon for ""'I0</Il,1..,. and M~ ...

Stanley M. 1IUfW."n. ProIC>fIOr F ... r.:rm~ 0( A...:l<o\ Hi>tOl), Collfombo Stole U""nli1t. W,Angdt.

r-'fEmbrrlm,. Dm.:tot. Orknloll !ft,;hl"'" MU$<um

B"fl.uloO 0", ..... OllftlOr. r,..".,h AKl>w:oloaical M,Won ~, Gisrn d Am. III """born Sudin

SlCphnJ u"""",. lUoiwol2l 1'IOf~ of El;ypc .... Archa«>lo'IY and Co-Curuor of tIIoo Oricnlalln",nnc', NubWI

"""" Ttm<>lhy Kc:nd>II.lDdcpendcm ..:Mlu

fI~ 8. \I@, • .m. uolvcnil) of ClliaoF. c.H:un1<lr 0(11\0 NubWI Oliltf)

D<1'I'Ir; Wo!shy, Aw!Sn1 "-"'<p.r. ~., 0( AIIC.en. lOp''''' .rId Sudan. Hnli"" Mu"" ..... , I.t>ndon

This J'I'Olfam provides 6 CPOUI from lhe nh",~. Slale Hoard of Educ:1lllO<l

m : SJ t fUf Orienc.ol lnSlll1llt .nd A,d"'«llog.iQJ h's.liWIe <II An><tb ~ m (0/ 1>OI\'1IlL'mha's. Pro­~i<~

CURATOR TOURS F .... tun<:hrl"", IOU,. or cnc Nubiln G~tlcty. ~.",glStnU"" noc ~""". Meel in mu .. um lobby.

Wednt!iday, Apr1l ll. 12: 15 pm ~Ancienl Nubia" Siephen II.,.,·")'

Wedl>C5day. May 10. 12: 15 pm "Lost Nubia" ", ...... Guid~d loun O/ IIt~ RoM" F. Picun NubUl (;aJkryon IH'tIilIlbI~ by n strvtJlion.

Films on Nubia OrienllllM.1'Me. BmulCd lI.n F ..... ""'-"'giRnIlinll """ ..quc.n:d.

Sunday. April 2. 2 pm NI<bia6l(198J) Winner of lhe OI3lld I'm :II lbe Can .... film re>lmJ. this film ~lg~lighl. the Anpm:OOcOlcd inc.trfUl1OlW crol1ljXlign CO I'll .... '" It1d .-c1U<l .".,kIl, monUI1lC'1lU in llg)lI' _ Su&n thai wtte cIuuIcnc<l by die bulldi", ottho 1\> .....

"'-Sundlly.A prll 30. I pili N«bU. und 1M M:I'J'~riu "J K ... h JUlbIh M«:tay JOIn Emmy-aWl<!d w,,,,,in, producrt. wrilU. and di=:lor JIkIi'b M~ny (If • ""owin! """ d"" .... lon of"'" film N..Mil tutti 1M Mys~~s /if ",.p,. 1'lJrd<d by • ,r:ml frum ,he ~:uitorull Science r""odalion. McCray In,..,1ed co I!&),P' """ SudaollO doc\I"",n. lhe won: of ~ in ,he regiun.

Adult Education Course Nubiu Ki",.k>mJ "",I CII/'ORt' oj "nrit", Nriu m.uut:t(Ir. ....... '" o..""ke SalUld.y'. J....., 2.t IOAu"". 12. 10 om 10 /lOOn ~l lhe Orientol 1""'l1li'. ""'.re8i.lflUion ;,. nquln:d. ""'" $199 fO/ Ofotlllal IMbUlle ","",ben, $229 for """....emben

Th .. noun.. c;lp\om !he hi!lOIy of "":0':1\1 Nubi&.l!. In_ion .. -hlt , ... doni I!np', and tho f.uo:uw;ng ~ of Nubiall C\lUures froon !be ...ciw limes CO 'hc~n'lhr

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Resources (or Teachers

!If<< br AIle",'" No;biiI C"rrlotl~", G"ltk Teochcni lloin, "'" p"" ..... "'l"!CI)'. &lid ~ of uclnl1 Nubia \nco)'Ultt (Ia$&room "'illt lItiuwan:l-"';QRifla twriculum CUitle from "'" OrienW I"""tlle. Pmdt>a!d by Iht Museum &110( ........ Office in ~1p .. ,lit • panel of ",,"ocr .. ,. and tlllrit:liwm ~p.ei .. I~.I'" IUa. .. -.u ok~1opcd "",th tho Moppolt ut'. ""'P ..... 1 frum 1110 PQlk 8""" Foundotion. A ... labIo/ from ,be !i1OQ.lhe 0rinu~1 In .. ,,,,, .. .... CI_l'IM'Im UNon Mlltl'rlals 'The folJo,..,,,, rrudCriII!~..,., ."",I,1lk; , Min.-..... "'uml oruncienl Nub,"" ",p<Oduoct_ "",rom

• Anc:ioen' !"uh'" iJiJo stU • Anticnl !"ubLo puo;tn' >l't)

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The Opening of the Robcn F. Picken Family Nubia Gallery and the Marshall and Dori~ Holleb Family GaUery for Special E~hibi.s marks Ihe last ~tage in the complete ",novalion of Ihe Oricnlal In ~lil ult Museum gal1cril'~. In 1996. all galleries wcre do...ed 10 inslall Slalc-of· lhe·an climale tonl«)1 ~y~lcms ' o ~afeguard Inc more Ih;1O 150.000 regislcred IInifa<:ls. l1!t: projccI also included a new 17.000 square-fool wing Ihal hou...ed addilton anifact SlorJge. an ex panded ~onserv~lion GborJh.!TY. and n1u;oCunl ,Iudy a~:L'. ~ enlirc: budgcl for con~lruttiun and rc:illstallal;on was S 15 million which was rai,ed primarily from public donalions and gr~nlS from privale foundations.

1lle ncw gallerie~ opened o,'cr SC"ernl )'ear~. !irsl Wi lh Ih~ JOM:ph and Mary Grim~haw Egypti;", Gallery (1999). rollu"'~d by .he Rukn and o.,bur~h Alibcr Pe/li,an Gallery {2000). The Edgar and Dcbor~h Janno!!a MC<opolamian G:llIery ~nd Yelda Family Knorsabad Coun (2003). :md a ~Uttc of gallerie.' de"Gled lu Ihe Fenile Crc$C~nt named by Ine Dr. NommlL Solnkhah Family. Hcnrieua Herbol"hei'l1er. M.D .. and lhe Haa, and Schwan,. f~1Oi lies (2005 ).

Wilh 1m- complcliun of Ih~ re in_'lallalion. Ik mu..;cum smff is nlOving fnrw;u-d 10 plan and pn:!.Cnl a seri~s of lcmpor..ry exnibils. "1lx: Ancient Near Easl in lhe lime ofTulankhamun" ~nd -1'he Discovery of the Tomb ofTulankhamul1: Photographs by Harry Uurton" will O\1Cn on May 26, 2006.

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