The hundredth anniversary of the Egyptological Society Queen Elisabeth is celebrated with an academic session on 1 December 2023 at the Palace of Academies, in the presence of Mr Khaled el-Enany, Egyptologist and former Egyptian Minister of Antiquities.
A bit of history... In February 1923, the renowned Belgian Egyptologist Jean Capart, curator of the Royal Museums of Art and History, travels with Queen Elisabeth to Egypt to visit the tomb of Tutankhamun. It was discovered three months earlier by Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon. Back in Belgium, Capart persuades the Queen to support a foundation to promote the development of Egyptological research in Belgium. On 1 October 1923, the Egyptological Foundation Queen Elisabeth is established. Its statutes appear on 1 December of the same year in the Belgian State Gazette.
The Foundation (now Society), which is housed in the Royal Museums of Art and History, pursues a dynamic policy of scientific publications, organizes numerous lectures and guided tours of exhibitions and contributes to the enrichment of the Museums' library. Today the Egyptological Society Queen Elisabeth is an established value as a scientific institution in the Egyptological world.
At the beginning of its second century, the association has the ambition to diversify its activities, without losing sight of its core task as a center for scientific research. By intensifying its publication policy and its activities for the wider public, it wishes to further develop its contacts with enthusiasts of ancient Egypt.