The Wick List

Viewing Making Egypt at The Young V&A

The Wick Culture - Lancelot Crane, from a wall painting in the tomb of King Haremhab (1350-15 B.C. Photo courtesy of Victoria and Albert Museum.

Above Lancelot Crane, from a wall painting in the tomb of King Haremhab (1350-15 B.C. Photo courtesy of Victoria and Albert Museum.

The Wick Culture - Vase decorated in an abstract design in lustre and coloured
pigments, made by Diaa el-Din Daoud, Egypt, 2018. Photo courtesy of Victoria
and Albert Museum.

Above Vase decorated in an abstract design in lustre and coloured pigments, made by Diaa el-Din Daoud, Egypt, 2018. Photo courtesy of Victoria and Albert Museum.

The Wick Culture - Ra by Marjan van Aubel. Photo courtesy of Pim Top.

Above Ra by Marjan van Aubel. Photo courtesy of Pim Top.

Above Lancelot Crane, from a wall painting in the tomb of King Haremhab (1350-15 B.C. Photo courtesy of Victoria and Albert Museum.

Above Vase decorated in an abstract design in lustre and coloured pigments, made by Diaa el-Din Daoud, Egypt, 2018. Photo courtesy of Victoria and Albert Museum.

Above Ra by Marjan van Aubel. Photo courtesy of Pim Top.

Making Egypt

Young V&A
15 February – 2 November 2025

The Young V&A has opened its second temporary exhibition – following on from its hugely popular opening exhibition on Japanese manga. The upper gallery has had a complete overhaul for the new show on one of the most captivating and mythologised periods in history, ancient Egypt. Making Egypt runs to November (a single ticket purchases will get you access throughout the show run).

As we’ve come to expect from the Young V&A’s exhibitions, everything is tailormade with children and families in mind, from the wall texts to the exhibition design, here riffing on the colours and materials of the ancient African civilisation. But it’s not only about kids: the Young V&A’s pioneering way of remixing our responses old artefacts from the V&A’s collections with the new, allows for an entirely different interaction with the objects and their histories.

Among the highlights is the inner sarcophagus of Princess Sopdet em-haawat, cerulean Shabti figures from 664 – 332 BC, and LEGO model of the Great Pyramid of Giza. There’s plenty of moments to pause and create too – including designing your own amulet. The exhibition pays homage to a period of history that still dazzles in its creative genius, inventiveness and legacy.