Regarded by many as one of Egypt’s most powerful pharaohs, Ramses II, the third king of Egypt’s 19th Dynasty (roughly 1292 to 1190 B.C.E.), was also the country’s most recognizable ruler for centuries. The exhibition features an immersive recreation of the Battle of Kadesh. “Technology can make the exhibit and the objects a thrill, an adventure, a mystery … that takes you 3,000 years back to the time of the pharaohs,” says the exhibition’s curator, famed Egyptian archaeologist Zahi Hawass. The show’s embrace of new tools-a trend that is becoming more and more prevalent in traveling exhibitions-is all in the name of giving visitors a richer Egyptology experience. The CGI spectacle marks one of several areas where ancient meets ultramodern in “ Ramses the Great and the Gold of the Pharaohs,” an internationally touring exhibition that made its world premiere at the Houston Museum of Natural Science (HMNS) in November. Battle of Kadesh, Ramses II’s greatest military achievement, is a feat of technology, its layered display creating an immersive experience without the use of 3-D glasses. This dynamic recreation of the 1275 B.C.E.
Suddenly, all three screens, including the large map stretched across a tilting triangular platform, fill with figures and enemy chariots swarming in time with the booming narration.
Then the images change-a carved relief, a set of captives, a bombardment of troops. Lions leaping mid-attack flash before transfixed museumgoers. Spears clash and arrows whiz through the air, their ricochets pulsing through the speakers in a dark room.
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