Exhibitions: Comparing Egypt and Mexico

Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref)

As for the ancient Egyptians and the Mexicans, who never met and lived centuries and thousands of miles apart, both worshipped feathered-serpent deities, built pyramids and developed a 365-day calendar.

To show the similarity between these two ancient nations, two temporary exhibitions are currently on show in Egypt and Mexico. The dual exhibition is a first for both nations and comes as part of the 50th anniversary celebrations of the establishment of Egyptian-Mexican diplomatic relations.

The coordinator of the ancient Egyptian exhibition at the National Museum of Mexico, Gina Ulloa, says Egypt and Mexico have huge cultural parallels in religion, astronomy, architecture and arts, and these deserve to be appreciated together.

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