The exhibition “In the Shadow of the Pyramids” presents the work of the English archaeologist and Egyptologist Flinders Petrie’s excavations in Egypt. Petrie, who lived from 1853 to1942, was the first to illustrate and write down details of his discoveries, and thus he is known as the “Father of Archaeology”.
Among the features of the eccentric Petrie’s life are that he lived in a rock-cut tomb and had Lawrence of Arabia as an assistant.
The exhibition ”In the Shadow of the Pyramids” will present fresh knowledge and new links between the Glyptotek’s collection and other Petrie discoveries, which are now displayed in the British Museum, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and other collections.