Loaned out to…

Illustration no.1: Egyptian statue of Tjaïry

Illustration no.2: Dutch Viking treasure

Illustration no.3: Egyptian drawing on wood of Nechtefmoet

Illustration no.4: Egyptian papyrus

Illustration no.5: small Egyptian faience tray

Illustration no.6: Roman glass

Transporting objects to another museum

The National Museum of Antiquities has an extensive collection of more than 80,000 archaeological objects. There are some exceptional pieces in the collection. The Egyptian collection, for instance, is one of the ten most important in the world. No wonder that other museums often knock at our door to ask for some objects on loan. These are objects that they wish to display in their own museums for a longer or shorter period.

• Conditions and procedure for objects loaned out

By loaning objects out we can ensure that as many people as possible can enjoy the collection of the National Museum of Antiquities. Sometimes the museum even loans top-class pieces out so that people - for instance, outside the country - can admire these beautiful objects.

Now appearing in other museums

Currently there are various objects out on loan to other museums from the collection of the National Museum of Antiquities.
A selection of these loans:

• Nine objects from the Egyptian collection, including a sacrificial table and a number of statues, are included in the 'The Gates of Heaven' exhibition in the Louvre (Paris, France). From 6th March 2009 to 29th June 2009.
  » See illustration no. 1
  
• The Dutch Viking treasure trove found on the island of Wierden can be seen, together with other objects on loan, in the exhibition 'Die Wikinger' in the Historisches Museum der Pfalz (Speyer, Germany). From 14th December 2008 to 12th July 2009.
  » See illustration no. 2
  
• No fewer than 225 Egyptian objects from the collection of the National Museum of Antiquities can be seen in the exhibition 'Fascinating Egyptian Mummies' in the Musée de la Civilisation (Quebec, Canada). From 22nd April 2009 to 4th April 2010.
  » See illustration no. 3
  
• An Egyptian papyrus is part of the exhibition 'Beastly moralistic' in the Landesmuseum für Natur und Mensch (Oldenburg, Germany). From 22nd February 2009 to 1st June 2009.
  » See illustration no. 4
  
• A small Egyptian faience tray can be seen, together with other objects on loan, in the exhibition 'Akhenaton' in the Palazzo Bricherasio (Turin, Italy). From 27th February 2009 to 14th June 2009.
  » See illustration no. 5
  
• Many glass objects from the Roman Empire grace the exhibition 'Fragiel' in the Provinciaal Archeologisch Museum (Velzeke, Belgium). From 22nd November 2008 to 31st May 2009
  » See illustration no. 6