Egypt&#8217;s Sunken Cities

Tours + Events

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">My Mia members help</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> the museum remain free and accessible, and enable us to present engaging programs and amazing exhibitions, like this year&#8217;s biggest show, &#8220;<a href="https://new.artsmia.org/egypts-sunken-cities">Egypt&#8217;s Sunken Cities</a>,&#8221; presented by US Bank. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This must-see exhibition features </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">monumental statues, religious images carved in stone, exquisite jewelry, and delicate ceramics from two ancient cities lost to natural disasters and the Mediterranean Sea for more than 1200 years. Discovered by Franck Goddio and his team of underwater archaeologists within the last two decades, the exhibition will be open for public viewing at Mia starting November 4, 2018.  </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">To show our appreciation for our members, <strong>we’re offering FREE access during  Preview Week, October 28-November 3.</strong> Members also get exclusive access to Preview Week events, including Talks with Franck Goddio, and a members-only bash to celebrate this amazing exhibition, and the people that power this museum (you!). </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Free exhibition tickets will be available for members August 20. Don&#8217;t wait, these will go fast!</span></p>
<p>Not a My Mia member? <a href="https://new.artsmia.org/join-and-invest/my-mia/">You can join at any level</a>&#8211;including for free.</p>


&#8220;Egypt&#8217;s Sunken Cities&#8221; Member Preview Week

<p>My Mia members are invited to preview &#8220;Egypt&#8217;s Sunken Cities&#8221; before it opens to the public. Submerge yourself in the art and history of ancient Mediterranean life, lost to time for over a thousand years. Enjoy a beverage at one of the cash bars in the grand marble corridor, snack on lite bites, and soak up entertainment throughout the galleries. Featuring complementary valet parking and music by DJ Mike 2600, you don&#8217;t want to miss this epic party.</p>
<p><strong><a href="https://ticket.artsmia.org/products/egypts-sunken-cities-opening-celebration">Tickets now on sale.</a></strong></p>
<p>Must be a My Mia member to purchase. Not a member? You can join at any level, including for free, <a href="https://new.artsmia.org/join-and-invest/my-mia/">here</a>.</p>


Mia Gala

Egypt&#8217;s Sunken Cities: Opening Party

<p>Mia’s special exhibition “<a href="https://new.artsmia.org/egypts-sunken-cities">Egypt’s Sunken Cities</a>,” presented by U.S. Bank, focuses on the discoveries of Franck Goddio, a pioneer of modern maritime archaeology. Goddio will discuss his work in three members-only talks.</p>
<p>Goddio initiated several shipwreck excavations, including of seven junks dating from the 11th to 16th centuries, two Spanish galleons, and two trading vessels of the British East India Company. His most significant project began in 1992, when Goddio’s team started its investigation of a portion of Egypt’s Bay of Alexandria where he discovered, mapped, and began excavating the ancient Great Port of Alexandria. In 1996 he launched a research mission in Aboukir Bay off the coast of Alexandria. The team of archaeologists, Egyptologists, historians, geologists, geophysicists, and computer engineers made a breakthrough in 2000 when they discovered the submerged ancient city of Thonis-Heracleion and parts of the city of Canopus. Research at those sites continues, and the discoveries there are at the heart of “Egypt’s Sunken Cities.” The work of the European Institute for Underwater Archaeology in Egypt is performed in close cooperation with the Egyptian Ministry for Antiquities.</p>
<p>Wanderlust and a passion for the sea run in Franck Goddio’s veins. He is the grandson of Eric de Bisschop, a navigator and writer who invented the modern catamaran while studying ancient navigational routes in the South Pacific. Goddio dedicated himself to underwater archaeology in the early 1980s and founded the European Institute for Underwater Archaeology, of which he serves as president. He is a visiting professor of Oxford University and the cofounder of the Oxford Centre for Maritime Archaeology.</p>
<p>Free for My Mia members. Tickets available starting Wednesday, October 3.</p>


Osirian Divinities

The Osiris Mysteries in Egypt’s Sunken Cities: Franck Goddio Talk

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">After his Talks, Franck Goddio will sign exhibition catalogs for a limited time in the Regis Fountain Court outside the Pillsbury Auditorium. The exhibition catalog will be available for purchase at The Store in advance or during the signing.<b> </b></span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Books</span> to be signed must be purchased at The Store at Mia.</p>


A scuba diver examines a massive Egyptian sculpture and readies it for excavation from under water.

Franck Goddio: Book Signings

<h1>Egypt&#8217;s Sunken Cities</h1>
<h2>November 4, 2018 &#8211; April 14, 2019</h2>
<h3>Presented by</h3>
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        <h1> Egypt&#8217;s Sunken Cities </h1>
      

<h3 style="padding-bottom: 20px;">Lead Sponsors:</h3>
<p>Nivin and Duncan MacMillan Foundation</p>
<p>Mary Ruth Weisel</p>
<p>John and Nancy Lindahl</p>
<p>Campbell Foundation/Carmen and Jim Campbell</p>
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<h3 class="border-top-3">Major Sponsor:</h3>
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<p style="padding-bottom: 20px;">Mary Ingebrand-Pohlad Charitable Foundation</p>
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Egypt’s Sunken Cities

Egypt’s Sunken Cities

November 4, 2018 – April 14, 2019

Presented by

Tickets on sale now.

Tours + Events

“Egypt’s Sunken Cities” Member Preview Week

Egypt’s Sunken Cities: Opening Party

The Osiris Mysteries in Egypt’s Sunken Cities: Franck Goddio Talk

Franck Goddio: Book Signings