Dans le cadre de sa visite en Égypte, M. Antoine Petit était accompagné par Marie Gaille (directrice de CNRS SHS) et des directeurs scientifiques adjoints, Stéphane Bourdin et William Berthomière.
Samedi 17 mai, après une réunion avec les partenaires égyptiens, ils ont participé à l’inauguration de l’exposition « Karnak Golden Jewellery » (organisé par le CFEETK en partenariat avec le Musée de Louqsor) en présence du Dr. Mohamed Ismael Khaled, secrétaire général du SCA et de nombreuses autres personnalités.
Dimanche 18 mai, ils ont visité plusieurs chantiers dans Karnak : la fouille dans le Musée de plein-air puis les derniers travaux dans l’Akhmenou ainsi que dans la cour de la Cachette avant d’échanger avec l’ensemble de l’équipe. Cette dernière visite s’est faite en présence du Dr. Mohamed Abdel Badia (directeur du département des antiquités pharaoniques, SCA-MoTA), du Dr. Hany El-Tayeb (directeur du Comité Permanent, SCA-MoTA) et du Dr. Abdelghaffar Wagdy (directeur des Antiquités de Louqsor, co-dir. du CFEETK).
Visit of Karnak temples 18/05/2025 From the left: Dr. Abdelghaffar Wagdy (General director of Luxor Antiquities, co-director of CFEETK), Dr. Antoine Petit (CEO of CNRS), Dr. Mohamed Abdel Badia (Head of Antiquities sector at SCA) and Dr. Jérémy Hourdin (co-director of CFEETK, CNRS) (Photo CFEETK / E. Saubestre)
Visit of the excavation to the east of the Open-air Museum (FEF Project), Karnak: explanation by Dr. Mona Ali Abady (photo CFEETK/K. El-Dowi)
Visit of the excavation to the east of the Open-air Museum (FEF Project), Karnak: explanation by Shanna Guerrero (photo CFEETK/E. Saubestre)
Visit of the excavation to the east of the Open-air Museum (FEF Project), Karnak: explanation by Dr. Amira Fawzy Ali (photo CFEETK/K. El-Dowi)
Visit in the Akhmenu, explanation of the work by Agnès Oboussier (photo CFEETK/A. Rubi)
Visit in the Cachette Courtyard, explanation of the reconstruction work by Paul Dupuy (photo CFEETK/K. El-Dowi)
Visit of Karnak temples 18/05/2025 (photo CFEETK/K. El-Dowi)
Visit of Karnak temples 18/05/2025 (Photo CFEETK/A. Rubi)
Visit of the CNRS Delegation at Luxor with (from the left) Dr. Marie Gaille, Dr. William Berthomière, Dr. Stéphane Bourdin, Dr. Antoine Petit with the CFEETK’s CNRS team (photo CFEETK/Z. Ramadan)
The CFEETK was very pleased to welcome a delegation from the CNRS led by its CEO, Dr. Antoine Petit, this week, along with Dr. Marie Gaille (Director of CNRS SHS) and Deputy Scientific Directors Dr. Stéphane Bourdin and Dr. William Berthomière.
On Saturday 17 May, after a meeting with Egyptian partners, they attended the opening of the “Karnak Golden Jewellery” exhibition (at the Museum of Luxor) in the presence of Dr Mohamed Ismael Khaled, Secretary General of the SCA (MoTA), and many other officials.
On Sunday 18 May, they visited work sites in Karnak: in the Open Air Museum, in the Akhmenou temple and also in the Cachette courtyard, before meeting with the CFEETK team. This visit at Karnak was organised in the presence of Dr Mohamed Abdel Badia (Head of the Pharaonic Antiquities Department, SCA-MoTA), Dr Hany El-Tayeb (Director of the Permanent Committee, SCA-MoTA) and Dr. Abdelghaffar Wagdy (general director of Luxor’s Antiquities and co-director of CFEETK).
The exhibition “Karnak Golden Jewellery” was inaugurated on the evening of the 17th of May, with the exceptional presence of Dr. Mohamed Ismael Khaled, Secretary General of the SCA (MoTA), Dr. Antoine Petit, CEO of the CNRS, Dr. Hesham Abouzeid, Deputy Governor of Luxor, Dr. Mohamed Abdel Badia, Head of the Pharaonic Antiquities Sector at the SCA, Mr David Sadoulet, Cultural Affairs Advisor at the French Embassy, and many other Egyptian and French personalities.
Exhibition opening at Luxor Museum by Dr. Mohamed Ismael, Dr. Antoine Petit, Dr. Hesham Abouzeid and personalities.
Dr. Mohamed Ismael Khaled, Secretary general of SCA
Dr. Antoine Petit, CEO of CNRS
Dr. Abdelghaffar Wagdy, general director of Luxor’s Antiquities and co-director of CFEETK
Dr. Jérémy Hourdin, co-director of CFEETK, CNRS
Dr. Alaa Alminshawy, general director of Luxor Museum
Mr. David Sadoulet, Cultural advisor of French Ambassador
Exhibition opening at Luxor Museum, “Karnak Golden Jewellery”, 17 May 2025
Exhibition opening at Luxor Museum, “Karnak Golden Jewellery”, 17 May 2025
Exhibition opening at Luxor Museum, “Karnak Golden Jewellery”, 17 May 2025
Exhibition opening at Luxor Museum, “Karnak Golden Jewellery”, 17 May 2025
Exhibition opening at Luxor Museum, “Karnak Golden Jewellery”, 17 May 2025
Photos CFEETK / Emilie Saubestre
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En collaboration avec le Musée de Louqsor, le CFEETK a le plaisir d’organiser une exposition temporaire au Musée de Louqsor : “Karnak Golden Jewellery”.
Elle a été inaugurée le 17 mai au soir, en la présence exceptionnelle du Dr. Mohamed Ismael Khaled, secrétaire général du SCA, de Dr. Antoine Petit, PDG du CNRS, du Dr. Hesham Abouzeid, Deputy Governor of Luxor, Dr. Mohamed Abdel Badia, chef du secteur des antiquités pharaoniques du SCA, de M. David Sadoulet, conseiller d’action culturelle de l’ambassade de France, et de nombreuses autres personnalités égyptiennes et françaises.
Cette exposition qui se tient entre les 18 mai et 18 juin 2025 présente le trésor et ses bijoux découverts par le CFEETK en février 2025. Les visiteurs pourront aussi avoir plus d’information sur cette découverte et le projet FEF en cours dans le Musée de plein-air de Karnak.
This discovery was first announced by the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities on 28th of February. Please find below the CFEETK press release for more details on the excavation and the objects discovered:
Le CFEETK (MoTA / CNRS) est heureux d’annoncer la découverte d’un magnifique ensemble de bijoux, dont de nombreux objets en or, à Karnak lors des fouilles à l’est du Musée en plein air (Projet FEF Karnak, avec le soutien du Ministère égyptien du Tourisme et des Antiquités et de l’Ambassade de France en Égypte). Cette trouvaille a tout d’abord été annoncée par le ministère du Tourisme et des Antiquités le 28 février dernier. Veuillez trouver ci-dessus le communiqué de presse du CFEETK pour plus de détails sur le projet, la fouille et les objets découverts.
Gold artefacts of the treasure discovered at Karnak: rings, amulets, beads, etc. (photo CFEETK/K. El-Dowi, A. Rubi).
Excavation area to the east of Open-air Museum at Karnak, FEF Project (photo CFEETK/A. Rubi)
The ceramic pot and its golden content discovered by the archeologist team of the CFEETK at Karnak (photo CFEETK/Sh. Guerrero).
Gold triad with the main Theban God: Mout, Amun-Ra and Khonsu (photo CFEETK/K. El-Dowi, A. Rubi).
Artefacts of the treasure (photo CFEETK/K. El-Dowi, A. Rubi).
Excavation area to the east of Open-air Museum at Karnak, FEF Project, with Dr. Mona Ali Abady and Shanna Guerrero (photo CFEETK/A. Rubi)..
This volume is dedicated to the memory of Mohamed Al-Saghir, the renowned finder of the cache of statues in Luxor Temple, and Michel Azim, CFEETK’s archaeologist and architect.
It also includes 22 other articles: including reports on recent CFEETK activities at Karnak (restoration of the Tut’s statue of Amun, excavations in the Middle Kingdom courtyard, etc.), publications of monuments or objects and several studies.
This volume is currently available online on the CFEETK website, and the paper version will soon be printed.
The French-Egyptian Centre for the Study of the Temples of Karnak (CFEETK- MoTA/CNRS) is pleased to announce a new symposium to be held in Luxor on the 7th and 8th of February 2025: the Preservation and Transmission of Archeological Heritage symposium (PTAH). The conference will take place at the Mummification Museum in Luxor.
A Call for Communications is now open to all Egyptian and international conservators working in the Theban valley (and other professionals whose work is related to conservation).
To submit your communications, please send us by e-mail a title, an abstract of 300 words maximum and the chosen theme (see the call for communications pdf for further informations) by the 14th of August 2024 at ptah.symposium@gmail.com.
Communications will be held in English and is limited to 20 minutes ; proposals for posters are also welcomed (guidelines to be provided).
Agnès Oboussier (chief conservator of CFEETK, CNRS) Mohamed Gad Ahmed (Chief conservator of the Karnak temples, MoTA) Zeinab Mohsen (Chief conservator of the temple of Amun at Karnak, MoTA) Laura Bontemps (Free-lance conservator and PhD candidate at Héritage/s) Manon Lefevre (Free-lance conservator, CFEETK collaborator) Bianca Madden (Free-lance conservator, ARCE collaborator)
“Conducting Scientific Research in Egyptology: Tools and Methods”
Training workshop 17-19 September 2023 — Karnak, Luxor
The CFEETK, with the participation of the Ifao, will organise a training workshop on tools and methods used by Egyptologists from 17th to 19th September 2023. This workshop will take place at the library of the CFEETK in Karnak (Luxor).
It is intended for inspectors with a bachelor’s degree who wish to continue their academic studies (master or beginning of doctorate studies) in Egyptology.
The lectures will be given in English by a panel of Egyptian and French Egyptologists.
Programme:
— Learning scientific tools: presentation of the main encyclopaedias and tools available in libraries, digital tools and databases, etc. (with a focus about Karnak area).
— Conducting scientific research: defining and delimiting a subject, identifying sources, bibliographical research, etc.
— Sharing your research: giving an oral presentation, knowing the international scientific standards for publishing an article, etc.
The third day will be devoted to visiting the CFEETK archaeological projects within the Karnak precinct, with its two directors, and discovering the different stages of the scientific work.
Lecturers:
Dr. Ahmed AL-TAHER (CFEETK-MoTA, co-director of the CFEETK)
Dr. Luc GABOLDE (CFEETK-CNRS, co-director of the CFEETK)
Dr. Ahmed MEKAWY OUDA (Cairo University / Ifao)
Dr. Mathilde PREVOST (Ifao)
Dr. Jérémy HOURDIN (CFEETK-CNRS)
Cette chaîne accueillera des productions audiovisuelles du centre mais également des vidéos provenant de nos archives afin de partager différemment nos travaux et l’histoire de nos activités à Karnak.