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RAMSES THE GREAT and the GOLD of the PHARAOHS In-Person
Ramses II, known as Ramses the Great, was the most celebrated and powerful pharaoh of the New Kingdom, which was Egypt’s golden age.
This talk will explore Ramses’s life and discuss the marvelous treasures in this exhibition, from the pharaoh’s colossal royal
sculpture to mummies and exquisite Egyptian jewelry.
The exhibit will be at the DeYoung Museum from August 20, 2022- February 12, 2023
No registration required.
Presenter: Ioli Advani was born and raised in the Mediterranean island of Cyprus,
learning all about art via osmosis from the ancient ruins scattered all over
the island. She loves to travel and through her extensive journeys her art
interests expanded to include many periods and genres beyond ancient
Greek art. She has a master’s degree in Computer Science and worked in
the IT industry for over 30 years. When she moved to San Francisco she
decided to leave the Software Engineering world behind and joined the Fine
Arts Museums of San Francisco (FAMSF) docent body and never looked
back.
During the pandemic she started the virtual tour exchange program between
museum docents around the country in an effort to enhance art appreciation
and create learning opportunities for the FAMSF docents. Ioli also teaches
Greek and Performing Arts at the Greek schools in the San Francisco area,
where she writes her own plays as well producing them and with
performances presented virtually to Greek schools around the United States.
She loves to sing and has given numerous concerts for charities.