Auguste Mariette (1821-1881). Des berges de la Liane aux rives du Nil. Proche et Moyen Orient de Sète et de Roubaix

de Sète et de Roubaix s'associent pour organiser

The collection presents all the niches and friezes of this fortress

who is part of the many artistic movements that took place in the late 19th and early 20th centuries

This book examines specific aspects of these events

illusions of a stable space from a play of tensions

Auguste Mariette (1821-1881). Des berges de la Liane aux rives du Nil. Proche et Moyen Orient de Sète et de RoubaixBorn in Boulogne, Auguste Mariette unearthed from the desert sands the Serapeum of Memphis, the Sphinx of Giza, temples that are now famous (Abydos, Edfu, Karnak), and major archaeological finds that still make the Louvre and Cairo museums famous. His life resembles an adventure. Father of archaeology in Egypt and director of an antiquities department he created, he was also a champion of the protection of its heritage and the founder of the first