Tutankhamun statue among 250 Egyptian artefacts to be shown in Hong Kong

An exhibition featuring 250 historical Egyptian artefacts, including a towering statue of Tutankhamun, mummies, jewellery and more, will open in Hong Kong on Thursday as the Middle Eastern country and China prepare to celebrate 70 years of diplomatic ties in 2026.

“Ancient Egypt Unveiled: Treasures from Egyptian Museums” is being hosted by the Hong Kong Palace Museum and marks the largest display of relics from the ancient civilisation in the city.

“When you share something that valuable and priceless, it’s a message of confidence and trust and openness, and that you really want to build strong and solid relations,” Egyptian Deputy Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Yomna El-Bahar said.

“We leverage our cultural legacy to share the knowledge and the magnificence of our civilisation with other nations, because we believe that the Egyptian cultural legacy does not belong only to Egypt, it belongs to the whole of humanity.”

Museum director Louis Ng Chi-wa said he expected 700,000 visitors to the exhibition over its nine-month scheduled run and highlighted that the 250 items were carefully selected from 700 presented in Shanghai earlier this year.

“In a rare move, Chinese President Xi Jinping penned a letter to congratulate the recently opened Grand Egyptian Museum [in Giza], which mentioned the Shanghai exhibition,” Ng said. “So, it’s a great thing for Egypt to be showing its artefacts in [mainland] China.”