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I believe in museums as research centres, as an open agora, capable of planning and creating new possibilities for growth.
— Christian Greco, Director of Museo Egizio
TT8- Tomb of Kha and Merit Our aim is to publish the first study of the tomb of Kha and Merit on the occasion of the bicentenary of the Museo Egizio’s foundation in 2024. The research includes archaeometric tests of Kha and Merit’s tomb furnishings and an analysis of the residual organic materials in the receptacles, in collaboration with the UCLA. Kha’s Book of the Dead will be published for the first time together with Merit’s Book of the Dead, the latter now preserved in the Bibliothèque Nationale de France.
Book of Breathing The Museo Egizio houses 21 papyri containing the text of the “Book of Breathing.” Its purpose was to revive the deceased, reintegrate them into the cosmos and ensure they were welcomed among the gods. The research project is intended to create a monographic publication to stimulate the international debate on this subject.
Reorganization of the Central Photographic Archive The project is aimed at extending out knowledge of Egyptian civilization through the archeological data in the necropolis of the New Kingdom.
Animal Mummies & EURAC/ME Project This multi-year project involves restoration and maintenance of 72 animal mummies and 92 exhibit supports that will allow these artifacts to be displayed, ensuring their best possible exposure and optimal conservation. The collaborative project with the Eurac Research institute aims to study the mummified human finds preserved in the Museo Egizio through a series of tests to critically assess conservation techniques and improve them. The tests to be conducted include water activity testing, CT scans and C14 dating.
Archeological research at the Saqqara excavation The project is aimed at extending out knowledge of Egyptian civilization through the archeological data in the necropolis of the New Kingdom.
“Turin Papyrus Online Platform (TPOP)” project The project, devised in collaboration with the universities of Leiden, Liège, Copenhagen, Basel, Leipzig and Munich, involves the study and virtual reconstruction of hundreds of manuscripts and thousands of papyrus fragments. The results of the research will then be disseminated and shared on a dedicated database with open access.
Archives project The project still underway involves digitizing the archeological and Egyptological documents in the Museo Egizio’s historical and photographic archives to ensure the long-term preservation of these relics.
Scientific database The project is aimed at revising the data contained in the scientific database of the Museo Egizio.