Golden Gate Park is about to go full pyramid. The de Young Museum will host the North American premiere of “Treasures of the Pharaohs” this summer, bringing a traveling blockbuster of ancient Egyptian art to San Francisco before it heads to Fort Worth.
The Rome born exhibition gathers more than 130 royal era works, from towering granite statues to glittering gold jewelry and richly decorated sarcophagi. Organizers say the show traces roughly 3,000 years of Egyptian civilization, connecting the world of the pharaohs to the daily lives of the people who lived under them. After its San Francisco run, the exhibition is slated for a stop at the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth in spring and summer 2027.
North American Premiere Lands at the de Young
According to the Fort Worth Report, “Treasures of the Pharaohs” will make its North American premiere at the de Young in Golden Gate Park, running from Aug. 1 through Jan. 31, 2027.
The tour first launched at Rome’s Scuderie del Quirinale, which describes the show as a selection of around 130 masterpieces organized into thematic sections. Those sections move from royal power and religion to daily life and recent archaeological discoveries, with the aim of giving visitors a wide angle view of ancient Egyptian society rather than just a greatest hits of kings and queens.
Kimbell Stop Brings the Pharaohs to Fort Worth
After San Francisco gets first crack at the exhibition, it will head to Texas. In a statement to the Fort Worth Report, Kimbell Art Museum director Eric M. Lee promised that “Visitors will find this exhibition brilliant, both visually and intellectually.”…