Exhibitions
Mummy gets back her mask
The daughter of a wealthy family in ancient Egypt has been preserved in the Reading Public Museum for decades, but a key part of the exhibit has been in storage until now. More than 2,000 years ago Nefrina had a mask made to protect her face. And Wednesday the mask was delivered to the museum. Nefrina... »
St. Petersburg, Florida celebrates Ancient Egypt
Egypt was an exotic land to nineteenth-century European artists. Painters, writers, and photographers traveled to Egypt to explore, document, and interpret its civilization and its newly discovered antiquities. Technical advances in the young art of photography encouraged direct observation and the advancement of knowledge. Forever in a Moment: Nineteenth-Century Photographs of Egypt, on view through... »
Virtual face of ancient Egyptian child at the Smithsonian
Modern-day 3D design software is helping Egyptologists to better see what two small mummies looked like in life, and from that, advance their understanding of ancient cultures. Sensable announced that its Freeform(R) 3D-modeling and organic design solution helped put a face on two high-profile Egyptian mummies in displays that just opened this month. The Smithsonian’s... »
Festival of Egyptian Culture in Frankfurt
Conceived in 2008 as a celebration commemorating Howard Carter’s archeological success in unearthing Tutankhamun’s tomb, this year’s festival will celebrate Egyptian culture in its entirety. Hosting contemporary art, literature, music, film and stand-up comedy, the festival will run until April 2012 with every month hosting a different set of writers, filmmakers, artists, musicians and... »
Ancient Egyptian animal mummies at the Smithsonian
The ancient Egyptian animal mummification industry was so large it put some species in danger of extinction. But as a new exhibit at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History in Washington DC shows, the Egyptians believed they were doing the animals a great honor. The Egyptians believed that animals held a unique position... »
New exhibit at Science Center of Iowa focuses on ancient Egypt
“Lost Egypt: Ancient Secrets, Modern Science” will reveal how archaeologists use technology to uncover and understand the long-gone civilization. A few highlights include forensic facial reconstructions and a life-size prototype of a mummy in a stage of “unwrapping.” Through those authentic artifacts, high-tech science and hands-on discovery, Emilee Richardson, spokeswoman for the Des Moines facility, says... »
Conservators put finishing touches on Ashmolean Museum’s Egyptian collection
A small team of conservators at the Ashmolean Museum are finishing their painstaking work to restore and preserve dozens of Ancient Egyptian artefacts in time for the grand opening of the new £5m galleries next month. The new galleries of Ancient Egypt and Nubia will open to the public on Saturday, November 26, and set... »
Oxford’s Ashmolean museum to display stunning Egyptian mummy portraits
Three beautifully restored mummy portraits of well-off young people – an enigmatic, beguiling young woman and two handsome men – will go on permanent display at Oxford’s Ashmolean museum next month as part of the second phase of its redevelopment. The oldest, on linen, is of a young woman dating from 55-70AD, excavated by Flinders... »
Wrestling instructions written on ancient papyrus
When it comes to “oldest,” the sport of wrestling now is showcasing some ancient documentation to make its case. Written in Greek on an 18-inch wide fragment of papyrus and dated to between 100 and 200 A.D., it is a list of instructions on how to wrestle. The Greek word “pleckson” is seen throughout the text.... »
