{"version":"1","article":{"id":"egypt-hong-kong-antiquities-exhibition","slug":"egypt-hong-kong-antiquities-exhibition","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/egypt-hong-kong-antiquities-exhibition","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/egypt-hong-kong-antiquities-exhibition?lang=en","title":"Egyptian artifacts draw more than 600,000 visitors in Hong Kong","summary":"The Ancient Egypt exhibition at the Hong Kong Palace Museum closed on 31 August. Egypt’s official account said it received more than 600,000 visitors during a run of over nine months.","category":"business","region":"world","topics":["culture-entertainment","travel"],"published_at":"2026-10-10T20:27:35+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-10T20:27:35+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-09-05","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Egypt State Information Service / Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities","url":"https://sis.gov.eg/en/media-center/news/ancient-egypt-exhibition-wraps-up-in-hong-kong-after-drawing-over-600-000-visitors/","checkedAt":"2026-10-10","publishedAt":"2026-09-05"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/egypt-hong-kong-antiquities-exhibition","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/egypt-hong-kong-antiquities-exhibition?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/egypt-hong-kong-antiquities-exhibition","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/egypt-hong-kong-antiquities-exhibition?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/egypt-hong-kong-antiquities-exhibition","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/egypt-hong-kong-antiquities-exhibition?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/egypt-hong-kong-antiquities-exhibition","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/egypt-hong-kong-antiquities-exhibition?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/egypt-hong-kong-antiquities-exhibition","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/egypt-hong-kong-antiquities-exhibition?lang=es"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["Egypt’s State Information Service said the Hong Kong Palace Museum’s “Ancient Egypt Unveiled: Treasures from Egyptian Museums” exhibition ran from 18 November 2025 to 31 August 2026 and welcomed more than 600,000 visitors. Egyptian officials attended a closing event as preparations began to return the artifacts.","The exhibition presented 250 objects from eight Egyptian museums, including a 2.7-tonne quartzite statue of Tutankhamun, a granite statue of Merneptah and finds from Saqqara. The attendance figure is the total reported in the official statement; no independent audit was cited."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"The Ancient Egypt exhibition at the Hong Kong Palace Museum closed on 31 August. Egypt’s official account said it received more than 600,000 visitors during a run of over nine months.\n\nEgypt’s State Information Service said the Hong Kong Palace Museum’s “Ancient Egypt Unveiled: Treasures from Egyptian Museums” exhibition ran from 18 November 2025 to 31 August 2026 and welcomed more than 600,000 visitors. Egyptian officials attended a closing event as preparations began to return the artifacts.\n\nThe exhibition presented 250 objects from eight Egyptian museums, including a 2.7-tonne quartzite statue of Tutankhamun, a granite statue of Merneptah and finds from Saqqara. The attendance figure is the total reported in the official statement; no independent audit was cited.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"business","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/business-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic industrial workshop with machinery, a warehouse and a crane.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"business","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/business-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic industrial workshop with machinery, a warehouse and a crane.","language":"en"}}}