Shanghai Museum unveils series of projects to promote Egyptian exhibition

The Shanghai Museum announced a series of upcoming projects for its ongoing exhibition On Top of the Pyramid: The Civilization of Ancient Egypt, which is scheduled to conclude in 100 days.

As one of the most favored art events in the city, the exhibition will close on Aug 17, and the museum has kicked off a series of promotion campaigns for the 100 day countdown before the conclusion, calling on visitors to "grab the opportunity to see the Egyptian antiquities in the last 100 days," said Chu Xiaobo, director of the museum, during a news conference on May 9.

"We expect to receive large number of visitors during the coming weekends and summer holidays," he said. In order to meet the demand of enthusiastic visitors, the museum has decided to extend its open hours from July 1 to Aug 17 to 9 pm every day, except for Mondays, when the museum is closed.

Also for the last seven days of the exhibition, Chu announced the "crazy 168-hour project". "We will keep the museum open consecutively for 168 hours, from Aug 10 to 17," he said. "This is unprecedented practice and no other museum in the world has done this before."

The museum will mobilize volunteers and social forces to ensure the security and smooth operation during this period, he said.