Lego exhibition at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo
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A touring exhibition that has been traveling to museums and science centers across the globe has landed a permanent home at the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square.
In “Secrets of the Pharaohs”, Egypt’s ancient monuments have been rebuilt in the basement exhibition area of the museum — entirely in Lego.
Scale models of some of the nation’s best-loved ancient buildings have been refashioned in large, colourful Lego bricks and are on display at the cool-lit basement gallery. Here is the Great Sphinx in front of the three Giza Pyramids; here a team of ancient builders construct a temple while artisans decorate its walls and a scribe squats with a sheaf of papers to record the scene. Here is the mask of the boy king Tutankhamun, as well as some of his funerary collection.
The highlights of the exhibition are the fixed Lego creations, but there are several interactive elements that will delight children and adults alike. Puzzle games, multiple photo opportunities, and a chance to write their names in hieroglyphics are just a start. They can step into a role-play in a tacky mummy movie, get lost in a maze and, of course, get lost in their own Lego creations.
Excerpted from an article by Nevine El-Aref for Al-Ahram
