Carnegie Museum of Natural History – Resuming the Schematic Design Phase for Egypt on the Nile

FAIN: ZPP-283427-22

Carnegie Institute (Pittsburgh, PA 15213-4007)
Sarah Crawford (Project Director: May 2021 to October 2025)

Ongoing development of a new permanent exhibition to replace the Walton Hall of Ancient Egypt, which was originally funded by an NEH grant in the 1980s.

Support from the National Endowment of the Humanities will help CMNH regain momentum toward its upcoming permanent exhibition, Egypt on the Nile (EOTN), which was temporarily paused to respond to the community’s most immediate needs throughout 2020. EOTN will build on new humanities and natural sciences themes, exploring the parallels between the natural and human histories of ancient Egypt and our modern world, inviting visitors to discover how humans’ relationship with the environment formed the foundation of ancient Egyptian thought and practices, creating a society that still inspires us today. The proposed project comprises the primary tasks necessary to move the exhibition from concept through schematic design, positioning the museum to enter the final exhibition design phase by fall of 2022.