The second Egypt Out of Egypt trip has been announced to allow students the opportunity to view ancient Egyptian art outside of Egypt.

The trip will span 11 days and participants will have the opportunity to visit museums in England and France that showcase collections of ancient Egyptian art. These museums include The Ashmoleum Museum, The Louvre, The Musee d’Orsay, The Fitzwilliam Museum and several others.

Organizers have said the ideal size of the trip is 20 travelers, which can include graduates and undergraduates as well as members of their families. Organizers have also said that students of any major are allowed to participate and the trip requires no prior knowledge of archaeology or Egyptology.

The trip is to be led by Dr. Tammy Krygier, a professor in the Art and Archaeology Department at Hood with a P.H.D in Egyptology. The political turmoil involving Egypt in recent years spurred Krygier to hold a trip where students could view ancient Egyptian art in Europe instead, she said.

Even though the trip is focused on museums displaying Egyptian art around London and Paris, travelers will have the opportunity to visit other destinations such as Versailles, Bath and Stonehenge, Kyrgier said. “It’s not dragging people through museums. It’s allowing people to be enlightened about Egyptian culture and to experience the culture of the cities we’re visiting,” Krygier said.

Sarah Tapscott, a junior and participant in the 2012 Egypt out of Egypt trip said, “We got to do so much. We really crammed as much as we could in each city, trying to experience as much as we could.”

Tapscott also said that students involved in the trip often form bonds with individuals they might not have had the chance of meeting otherwise. She said she considers some of her fellow travelers on trip to be “some of my dearest friends”.

Students that participate in the Egypt out of Egypt trip also have the opportunity to take a course with Krygier focusing on museums and how exhibits are assembled and displayed. The course involves exhibitions students would be familiar with after the trip and incorporates other museum exhibitions outside of Europe into the curriculum.

Regarding the importance of learning about ancient Egyptians in contemporary society, Tapscott said, “I think it’s important to learn about it because histories of other cultures affect the history of our own culture.” Krygier said the experience of seeing these exhibits of Egyptian art in a European museum exhibits makes us question “who really owns the past?”

If students would like to sign up or learn more about the trip, they can ask Krygier or consult the Hood Website. Trip registration can be handled through the EF College Study Tours website.