In a Dutch museum the sound of hip-hop blares out next to sarcophagi and statues, in what curators say is an attempt to show the influence of ancient Egypt on black musicians. Egypt's antiquities service said the museum is "falsifying history" with its "Afrocentric" approach, which seeks to appropriate Egyptian culture, Dutch media reported. The museums has insisted it aims to "show what scientific, Egyptological research can tell about ancient Egypt and Nubia." As it also aims to works are presented "to show and understand the depiction of ancient Egypt and the messages in music by black artists." "This is a story about two different projects to make sense of Ancient Egypt.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 21, 2023 20:27 UTC