When I was visiting the Metropolitan Museum of Art this week, one particular exhibition caught my eye. Nestled into the museum’s Egyptian collection was a room covered in framed paintings from the walls of New Kingdom tombs. They were all facsimiles – that is, they were almost all copies of original ancient artwork by early 20th century archaeologists and explorers. Many of these pieces depicted scenes from daily life, as well as some more conventional scenes depicting assort

It’s The Egypt Geek’s first Museum Profile, and what better place to start than at my personal favorite institution…the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York! I recently had the privilege of visiting the Met, and one thing’s for certain: it really never gets old. I’ve been to the museum a few times over the last few years, and of the many collections I’ve seen in my travels, the Met’s is truly one of the most impressive. You can’t possibly do the entire museum in one day. Fo