Egypt bans Dutch curators from visiting burial site, accuses museum of ‘falsifying history’ over portrayal of black celebrities Beyoncé, Rihanna, Nas and Eddie Murphy as former rulers
- The exhibition featured Beyoncé and Rihanna as Nefertiti, American rapper Nas as Tutankhamen, and Eddie Murphy as Ramses.
Egyptian authorities have banned Dutch archaeologists from entering the country after an exhibition portraying black American singers, comedians and musicians as the rulers of ancient Egypt opened.
Dutch National Museum of Antiquities (RMO) in Leiden were condemned by the Cairo authorities after the launch of their exhibition titled ‘Kemet’.
Kemet, which means ‘black earth’, explores ancient civilization through jazz, soul and funk music to show the ‘significance of ancient Egypt and Nubia in the work of musicians from the African diaspora’.
The exhibition displays a number of black American stars as well as popular Egyptian historical figures. This includes Beyoncé and Rihanna as Nefertiti, American rapper Nas as Tutankhamen, and Eddie Murphy as Ramses.
The exhibition displays a number of black American stars as well as popular Egyptian historical figures. This includes Beyoncé and Rihanna as Nefertiti, American rapper Nas as Tutankhamen, and Eddie Murphy as Ramses.
Kemet, which means ‘black land’, explores ancient civilization through jazz, soul and funk music to show the ‘significance of ancient Egypt and Nubia in the work of musicians from the African diaspora’
Dutch archaeologists have been banned from the Saqqara cemetery near Cairo because of the paintings that have been described as “falsification of history”.
However, Dutch archaeologists have been banned from the Saqqara cemetery near Cairo because of the paintings which have been described as “falsification of history”.
Museum director Wim Weijland told Dutch newspaper NRC Handelsblad: “The accusation of falsifying history is inappropriate.” This exhibition has been made with great care.
‘As scientists, we don’t accuse each other in this way. I want that rating removed.
The controversy comes after Netflix received backlash for casting black British actress Adele James as Cleopatra.
The show has been the subject of ‘black washing’ claims after James was cast despite historical records showing Cleopatra to be a Macedonian-Greek.
The ban deals a major blow to RMO, which has been active in Sakkara since 1975.
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