Temporary exhibitions

All temporary exhibitions

Byblos

until Sunday 12 March 2023

Major exhibition about the world's most ancient port in Lebanon

5000 years of beads

until Sunday 7 May 2023

Small exhibition with hundreds of necklaces and beads

Tutankhamun on Tahrir Square

until Sunday 18 December 2022

Eight photos of street art of the Egyptian Uprising

UPCOMING | The Year 1000

Friday 13 October 2023 until
Sunday 17 March 2024

The Netherlands in the Ottonian world, between 900 and 1100

UPCOMING | KEMET

Saturday 22 April 2023 until
Sunday 3 September 2023

Egypt in Hip-Hop, Jazz, Soul & Funk

Permanent exhibitions

All permanent exhibitions

Classical World

The multi-faceted world of Ancient Greece, Etruria, and the Roman Empire.

The Netherlands in Roman Times

Romans and local peoples meet each other along the Limes

Archaeology of the Netherlands

300,000 years of Dutch archaeological history

Archaeology from your back garden

Finds from over 350 Dutch municipalities

The Dutch and the ancient Near East

Stunning stories about a remarkable collection

Light show

Spectacular display on the museums 200-year history

Egypt

World-renowned collection with mummies and mummy cases

Highlighted

Now on display: Byblos

Visit our new exhibition about Byblos, the world’s most ancient port city, opens. A fishing village that has existed since 6500 BC. was inhabited, grew into a prosperous city on the coast of present-day Lebanon. It became the first international seaport in the world. Egyptians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Phoenicians, Greeks and Romans left their marks. In this large exhibition you will see beautiful masterpieces from the collections of internationally renowned museums, such as the Louvre, British Museum, the National Museum of Beirut and the American University of Beirut Archaeological Museum. On display until 12 March 2023.

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