Egypt
- Exhibition: Mummies Of The World
PR Newswire American Exhibitions, Inc. announced today that the City of Los Angeles has been chosen for the world-debut of Mummies of the World, the largest traveling exhibition of mummies ever assembled. Unlike any exhibition in history, Mummies of the...
- In The Lab: Albany Mummies
Legislative Gazette Modern technology and ongoing research have unraveled mysteries about the two "Albany Mummies" that have been on display since 1909 at the Albany Institute of History and Art. To celebrate this 100 year milestone, the institute will...
- Egyptian Mummies As Commodities
Suite 101 (Jenn Ostrowski) From medicine to entertainment, many ancient Egyptians did not get the peace they sought after death despite their efforts to preserve their dead. Ancient Egyptians believed that after death their souls would survive, and that...
- Ancient Mummies In Indiana
News Link Indiana As of this Thursday, there are currently three "mummies" in Indiana, two of which are in Richmond. One of them rests at the Wayne County Historical Museum. The building itself dates back to 1865 and was founded by Julia Meek Gaar. Gaar...
- Mummies In Miami
The Bass Museum of Art will unveil today two mummies today that will be exhibited in the museum. One of the mummies has long been in the museums basement while the other has been donated for the show....
Egypt
A Sad Obsession
Egypt Today item about the history of how mummies have been treated since the nineteenth century: "The history of mummies is a long and sad one. Had Egypt’s ancient civilizations been able to fathom the degree of shocking desecration to which their dead would be subject, they might have thought twice about embalming them for eternity. Mummies have been treated with the utmost disrespect: dug out, reburied, dug out again, sold, bought and even ground to make medicines or paint pigments. They have been shipped around the world and put on show — their unwrapping staged as part of some circus-like exhibition".
- Exhibition: Mummies Of The World
PR Newswire American Exhibitions, Inc. announced today that the City of Los Angeles has been chosen for the world-debut of Mummies of the World, the largest traveling exhibition of mummies ever assembled. Unlike any exhibition in history, Mummies of the...
- In The Lab: Albany Mummies
Legislative Gazette Modern technology and ongoing research have unraveled mysteries about the two "Albany Mummies" that have been on display since 1909 at the Albany Institute of History and Art. To celebrate this 100 year milestone, the institute will...
- Egyptian Mummies As Commodities
Suite 101 (Jenn Ostrowski) From medicine to entertainment, many ancient Egyptians did not get the peace they sought after death despite their efforts to preserve their dead. Ancient Egyptians believed that after death their souls would survive, and that...
- Ancient Mummies In Indiana
News Link Indiana As of this Thursday, there are currently three "mummies" in Indiana, two of which are in Richmond. One of them rests at the Wayne County Historical Museum. The building itself dates back to 1865 and was founded by Julia Meek Gaar. Gaar...
- Mummies In Miami
The Bass Museum of Art will unveil today two mummies today that will be exhibited in the museum. One of the mummies has long been in the museums basement while the other has been donated for the show....