The article explains that the ban has been imposed by the Egyptian Antiquities Service for the specific reason the museum is (allegedly) “falsifying history” with its “Afrocentric” approach in the recent f “Kemet: Egypt in Hip Hop, Jazz, Soul & Funk" exhibition.

As far as I can make out, the idea of the exhibition is to show how AE has inspired some present-day musicians.

The information page adds that:

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There has been a commotion in the (social) media about this exhibition, because it shows Egyptian culture through the eyes of artists with African roots. That is why there is about the content, backgrounds and goals of an additional web page with information .

(The additional [Dutch] web-page is here: [www.rmo.nl]).

So it seems that the exhibition is concentrating on how some aspects of AE are interpreted by some musical artistes today: it doesn't appear to be suggesting that AE was closely associated with anyone other than the AE themselves.

It might therefore be that the Egyptian authorities have misinterpreted the focus of the exhibition. My own view is that - especially in view of the significant contribution made by the Dutch archaeology team over the years - the EAS might want to reconsider their recent decision.

Hermione
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