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Ancient Nubia: Excavating Treasures of the Nile

Date: Sat, Oct 17, 2026

Time: Times vary with date

Venue: North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh

Price: Free

Category: Arts

Ancient Nubia has a long and glorious past, but it is frequently eclipsed in the public imagination by its northern neighbor, Egypt. Ancient Nubia: Excavating Treasures of the Nile, from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, brings into the limelight the Kingdom of Kush, an important civilization in the Middle Nile Valley, introducing visitors to its powerful kings and royal women and the materials excavated from their tombs and pyramids during the Harvard University – Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition more than 100 years ago.

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Ancient Nubia: Excavating Treasures of the Nile

When
Oct 17
Sat, Oct 17, 2026
Times vary with date
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Price
Free
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Ancient Nubia has a long and glorious past, but it is frequently eclipsed in the public imagination by its northern neighbor, Egypt. Ancient Nubia: Excavating Treasures of the Nile, from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, brings into the limelight the Kingdom of Kush, an important civilization in the Middle Nile Valley, introducing visitors to its powerful kings and royal women and the materials excavated from their tombs and pyramids during the Harvard University – Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition more than 100 years ago.

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Oct 17

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Ancient Nubia: Excavating Treasures of the Nile runs Sat, Oct 17, 2026, Times vary with date.

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