{"id":313844,"date":"2025-02-24T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/uk\/?p=313844"},"modified":"2025-02-20T10:30:12","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T10:30:12","slug":"making-egypt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/au\/discover\/history\/egypt\/making-egypt\/","title":{"rendered":"Exciting Ancient Egypt Exhibition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Discover the inspirational treasures of Ancient Egypt at Young V&amp;A  in Bethnal Green &#8211; now open until 2 November 2025!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Making Egypt<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/\u00a9-Victoria-and-Albert-Museum-London.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/\u00a9-Victoria-and-Albert-Museum-London-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-313845\" style=\"width:615px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/\u00a9-Victoria-and-Albert-Museum-London-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/\u00a9-Victoria-and-Albert-Museum-London-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/\u00a9-Victoria-and-Albert-Museum-London-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/\u00a9-Victoria-and-Albert-Museum-London.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Guided by Egyptian gods<\/strong>, you\u2019ll embark on a <strong>fascinating journey<\/strong> through the <strong>ancient past to modern day<\/strong>, exploring <strong>Ancient Egypt\u2019s creativity<\/strong> and how it<strong> continues to influence art<\/strong>,<strong> design<\/strong> and <strong>popular culture today<\/strong> \u2013 from <strong>video games<\/strong> and <strong>comic books<\/strong> to <strong>films<\/strong>,<strong> jewellery<\/strong> and more!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Beginning at <strong>sunrise on the River Nile<\/strong>, you\u2019ll <strong>travel<\/strong> through the show<strong> investigating three themes<\/strong>: <strong>Storytelling<\/strong>, <strong>Communicating<\/strong> and <strong>Making<\/strong>. Let\u2019s take a <strong>closer look<\/strong>\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Storytelling<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Wooden-Funerary-Boat-approx.-3000-years-old.-Courtesy-of-Chiddingstone-Castle.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Wooden-Funerary-Boat-approx.-3000-years-old.-Courtesy-of-Chiddingstone-Castle-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-313846\" style=\"width:395px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Wooden-Funerary-Boat-approx.-3000-years-old.-Courtesy-of-Chiddingstone-Castle-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Wooden-Funerary-Boat-approx.-3000-years-old.-Courtesy-of-Chiddingstone-Castle-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Wooden-Funerary-Boat-approx.-3000-years-old.-Courtesy-of-Chiddingstone-Castle-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Wooden-Funerary-Boat-approx.-3000-years-old.-Courtesy-of-Chiddingstone-Castle-1536x960.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Wooden-Funerary-Boat-approx.-3000-years-old.-Courtesy-of-Chiddingstone-Castle-2048x1280.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Learn about&nbsp;<strong>Ancient Egypt\u2019s&nbsp;major myths<\/strong> \u2013 stories&nbsp;used to <strong>explain<\/strong> <strong>natural events<\/strong>, the <strong>origins of life<\/strong> and more! <strong>Take a quiz<\/strong> to work out <strong>which<\/strong> <strong>Egyptian god you\u2019re most like<\/strong>! And check out this <strong>4,000-year-old<\/strong> model of a wooden<strong> funerary boat<\/strong> \u2013 <strong>placed in a tomb<\/strong> to help <strong>transport the dead to the afterlife<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Communicating<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/\u00a9-Victoria-and-Albert-Museum-London.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/\u00a9-Victoria-and-Albert-Museum-London-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-313847\" style=\"width:376px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/\u00a9-Victoria-and-Albert-Museum-London-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/\u00a9-Victoria-and-Albert-Museum-London-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/\u00a9-Victoria-and-Albert-Museum-London-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/\u00a9-Victoria-and-Albert-Museum-London.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Ancient Egyptians <strong>invented visual languages<\/strong> to tell <strong>their stories<\/strong> \u2013 like <strong>hieroglyphics<\/strong>. In this part of the exhibition, try your hand at <strong>deciphering symbols and pictures<\/strong>, and explore the <strong>meanings of colours<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Making<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/LEGO\u00ae-Architecture-Great-Pyramid-of-Giza.-LEGO-and-the-LEGO-logo-are-trademarks-of-the-LEGO-Group.-\u00a92024-The-LEGO-Group.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"621\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/LEGO\u00ae-Architecture-Great-Pyramid-of-Giza.-LEGO-and-the-LEGO-logo-are-trademarks-of-the-LEGO-Group.-\u00a92024-The-LEGO-Group-1024x621.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-313848\" style=\"width:492px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/LEGO\u00ae-Architecture-Great-Pyramid-of-Giza.-LEGO-and-the-LEGO-logo-are-trademarks-of-the-LEGO-Group.-\u00a92024-The-LEGO-Group-1024x621.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/LEGO\u00ae-Architecture-Great-Pyramid-of-Giza.-LEGO-and-the-LEGO-logo-are-trademarks-of-the-LEGO-Group.-\u00a92024-The-LEGO-Group-300x182.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/LEGO\u00ae-Architecture-Great-Pyramid-of-Giza.-LEGO-and-the-LEGO-logo-are-trademarks-of-the-LEGO-Group.-\u00a92024-The-LEGO-Group-768x466.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/LEGO\u00ae-Architecture-Great-Pyramid-of-Giza.-LEGO-and-the-LEGO-logo-are-trademarks-of-the-LEGO-Group.-\u00a92024-The-LEGO-Group-1536x931.png 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/LEGO\u00ae-Architecture-Great-Pyramid-of-Giza.-LEGO-and-the-LEGO-logo-are-trademarks-of-the-LEGO-Group.-\u00a92024-The-LEGO-Group-2048x1242.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Check out the <strong>techniques<\/strong>, <strong>materials<\/strong> and <strong>skills<\/strong> that Ancient Egyptians used to <strong>create their incredible jewellery<\/strong>, <strong>pottery<\/strong>, <strong>ornaments <\/strong>and <strong>buildings<\/strong>. Then discover <strong>modern artworks<\/strong>, <strong>games<\/strong> and <strong>toys inspired by Egyptian art and architecture<\/strong> \u2013 like this <em>LEGO Pyramid of Giza<\/em>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/VAM_Logo_Black.svg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/VAM_Logo_Black.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-314038\" style=\"width:197px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Young V&amp;A is part of the V&amp;A family of museums dedicated to the <strong>power of creativity<\/strong>. Young V&amp;A is a museum <strong>sparking creativity<\/strong> now and for the future, with spaces to <strong>imagine<\/strong>, <strong>play<\/strong> and <strong>design<\/strong>. Find us on Cambridge Heath Road, London, E2 9PA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Book your exhibition pass with unlimited visits for just \u00a310 today<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Competition time!<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/\u00a9-Victoria-and-Albert-Museum-London-1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/\u00a9-Victoria-and-Albert-Museum-London-1-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-313850\" style=\"width:445px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/\u00a9-Victoria-and-Albert-Museum-London-1-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/\u00a9-Victoria-and-Albert-Museum-London-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/\u00a9-Victoria-and-Albert-Museum-London-1-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/\u00a9-Victoria-and-Albert-Museum-London-1.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/uk\/competition\/win-egyptian-treasures-from-young-va\/\"><strong>WIN Ancient Egyptian treasures from Young VA by entering our design competition&#8230;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discover the inspirational treasures of Ancient Egypt at Young V&amp;A in Bethnal Green &#8211; now open until 2 November 2025! Making Egypt Guided by Egyptian gods, you\u2019ll embark on a fascinating journey through the ancient past to modern day, exploring Ancient Egypt\u2019s creativity and how it continues to influence art, design and popular culture today &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/au\/discover\/history\/egypt\/making-egypt\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Exciting Ancient Egypt Exhibition<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":353975,"featured_media":313865,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,30],"tags":[],"christmas-category":[],"class_list":["post-313844","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-egypt","category-entertainment","countries-ireland","countries-united-kingdom"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Exciting Ancient Egypt Exhibition - National Geographic Kids<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/313844\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Exciting Ancient Egypt Exhibition - National Geographic Kids\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Discover the inspirational treasures of Ancient Egypt at Young V&amp;A in Bethnal Green &#8211; now open until 2 November 2025! 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