130 Ancient Egyptian Artefacts Head to San Francisco Exhibition

More than 100 ancient Egyptian artefacts that have never previously been displayed in North America are set to go on view in the United States as part of the Treasures of the Pharaohs exhibition at the de Young Museum.

The exhibition will open on August 1st and run until January 31st, 2027, with San Francisco becoming the first city in the United States to host the show.

Organised by the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, the exhibition brings together 130 artefacts spanning nearly 3,000 years of Egyptian history, from the early dynastic period through to the late period.

The collection includes objects tied to royal courts and religious life alongside utilitarian items reflecting everyday practices in ancient Egypt. Among the pieces highlighted by organisers is an outer anthropoid coffin dating back to the reign of Amenhotep III.

The exhibition also features large-scale statuary, finely crafted ceremonial works, and archaeological discoveries from Luxor’s Golden City, one of Egypt’s most prominent recent excavation sites.

According to organisers, the exhibition aims to trace shifts in kingship, religion, and material culture across different eras of ancient Egyptian civilisation while placing royal artefacts alongside objects connected to domestic and workshop life. The San Francisco presentation is scheduled to run from August 1st through January 31st, 2027.