The Frank H. McClung Museum will present a collection of photographs dating

to the mid-19th and early-20th centuries opening on Saturday, Jan. 29, at

10:30 a.m. to the general public.
The art collection is entitled

Scholars, Scoundrels and the Sphinx: A Photographic and Archaeological

Adventure Up the Nile.
According to the McClung bulletin, the

photographs are set up as one would encounter the images on a cruise ship

down the Nile River. The images show early explorers as they first captured

the scenes, including not only ancient monuments but the views of the

travel industry at that time.
"This is an impressive event. It shows the

advances in photography, and the survival of antiques," said Jefferson

Chapman, director of McClung Museum.
There will be over 80 photographs on

display and 58 artifacts, Chapman said.
A special lecture is scheduled for

the public opening on Saturday. William H. Peck, curator of Ancient Art,

Detroit Institute of Arts, will present an illustrated lecture titled,

"Napoleon Bonaparte in Egypt: 1798--1801." A tour of the new exhibit will

follow the lecture.
The premiere of the event is on Friday and by

invitation only. Opening the reception for the event is Nabil Fahmy,

ambassador from the Arab Republic of Egypt.
The curator for Scholars,

Scoundrels, and the Sphinx a Photographic and Archaeological Adventure up

the Nile is Elaine A. Evans.
Admission for the event on Saturday is

free.