Collections & Research Staff
Krzysztof Grzymski
Senior Curator
M.A., Archaeology, University of Warsaw, Poland, 1976
Ph.D., Archaeology, University of Calgary, AB, 1981
Born in Kalisz, Poland, Krzysztof Grzymski studied Mediterranean archaeology at the University of Warsaw and African archaeology at the University of Calgary. Since joining the ROM in 1984 his activities have encompassed three different streams: field archaeology, museum curatorship and university teaching. Krzysztof's field projects are carried out in Egypt and in Sudanese Nubia. Of special note is the rescue excavation of the Graeco-Roman town Pelusium (Tell el-Farama) in response to the appeal of the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities. Krzysztof co-directed the joint Canadian-Egyptian project with J. Anderson and M. Abd el-Maksoud. Carried out over two field campaigns in 1993 and 1994, the project explored the domestic and industrial remains of this important port of Greco-Roman Egypt.
His curatorial activities include developing the Egyptian and Nubian galleries, opened in 1992, and curating special exhibitions such as the Gold of Meroe (1994), Egyptian Art in the Age of the Pyramids (2000), and Eternal Egypt: Masterworks of Ancient Art from The British Museum (2004). As a teacher, Krzysztof is particularly proud of offering courses in Egyptian and Nubian archaeology and culture at the University of Toronto and supervising the successful completion of several doctoral dissertations.
He is presently Department Head of World Cultures.
Fieldwork at Pelusium has been funded by grants from the ROM Governors and the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives.
Recent Publications
| In prep. | Hambukol Excavations 1986-1989 (manuscript completed). |
| In press | Grzymski, K. with J.R. Anderson, A Meroitic Inscription from Letti, Meroitica. |
| In press | Rembrandt, Quebec and the Image of a Meroite, Meroitica. |
| In press | A Note on Egyptian-Canadian Excavations at Tell el Farama, Cairo. |
| In press | Review of O.Tufnell, Studies on Scarab Seals, vol. II: Scarab Seals and their Contribution to History of the Early Second Millennium B.C., Recueil de Travaux et Communications de l'Association des Études du Proche-Orient Ancien 3. |
| 2008 | Recent Research at the Palaces and Temples of Meroe: a Contribution to the Study of Meroitic Civilization. Between the Cataracts, Part I. Ed. W. Godlewski, and A. Lajtar. Warsaw: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, 227-238. |
| 2004 | Grzymski, K. "Landscape Archaeology of Nubia and Central Sudan." African Archaeological Review, Vol. 21: 7-30. |
| 2004 | "Meroe, the Capital of Kush: Old Problems and New Discoveries", Sudan & Nubia, Vol. 9: 47-58. |
| 2003 | "Meroe Reports I." SSEA Publications XVII. Mississauga. |
| 2001 | Grzymski, K. and J. Anderson. "Hambukol Excavations 1986-1989." SSEA Publications XVI. Mississauga. |
| 2001 | Grzymski, K. and J. Anderson. "Sudan: Land of the hidden temples." Rotunda 34 (1): 22-29. |
| 2000 | "Nubia before the pyramids." Rotunda 32(3): 30-35. |
Publications List (PDF)
Galleries
Galleries of Africa: Egypt
Galleries of Africa: Nubia – Coming soon.
ROM Images
Ancient Egypt & Nubia
Research Projects
Hambukol/Letti Basin
Meroe
Other Links
University of Toronto, Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations Faculty
Pelusium: Gateway To Egypt
ROM Friends of Ancient Egypt (FAE)
Contact Information
Department of World Cultures
Royal Ontario Museum
100 Queen's Park
Toronto, ON
M5S 2C6
Fax: 416.586.5877
E-mail: World Cultures
Krzysztof Grzymski at the field site in Sudan.
Meroe, clearing the entrance to the Amun Temple.
