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Giacometti, The Egyptian: The Altes Museum organizes an exhibition showing the Swiss sculptor's passion for ancient Egypt

By Ben Morales-Correa

Image by joelogon via Flickr Now integrated into the sculpture halls of the Egyptian Museum’s permanent exhibition, works by Giacometti from the Sammlung der Alberto Giacometti-Stiftung in Zurich invite visitors to listen in to a dialogue between artists as they communicate with each other in a common language of forms which traverses several millennia. By... »



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