Sharm El Sheikh Museum opens exhibition on 14 centuries of Coptic art
Sharm El Sheikh Museum opened a temporary exhibition on Saturday, August 29, 2026, tracing nearly 14 centuries of Coptic art and the ways religious and cultural traditions were recorded and preserved in Egypt.
The three-month exhibition, titled “Stone and Ink,” is being held in the museum’s Byzantine Hall and features a selection of archaeological objects, icons and manuscripts.
The exhibition takes visitors through different forms of artistic expression, beginning with scenes carved in stone, moving to painted icons and ending with manuscripts that preserved church texts and readings across generations.
Among the objects on display is a carved stone scene depicting Joseph on his journey to Egypt, along with a hunting scene combining animal figures with symbolic and artistic elements.
The exhibition also includes an icon depicting the Visitation of Elizabeth to the Virgin Mary, as well as an annual lectionary containing church readings and texts decorated with writing, ornamentation and different colors.
The collection traces the transition from carved images to painted icons and written manuscripts, providing a view of how artistic and religious expression developed and how Coptic cultural memory was preserved over centuries.
The exhibition will remain open for three months at Sharm El Sheikh Museum.
MENA
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