Egypt
- Exhibition: To Live Forever
omaha.com (Carol ) Over the next three months, visitors to Joslyn Art Museum can get a taste of its allure during the "To Live Forever: Egyptian Treasures From the Brooklyn Museum" exhibition, which opens Saturday. Put together by Dr. Edward Bleiberg,...
- Bringing Out The Mummies At The Bass Museum
New York Times (Eve M. Kahn) With photos. To expand audiences for cultural attractions in grim economic times, why not bring out a corpse or two, preferably from ancient Egypt? “People who are not necessarily interested in going to museums are all very...
- New Gallery At The Oriental Museum, Durham, Uk
Oriental Museum The Oriental Museum in Durham (part of the University of Durham) has opened a new gallery featuring Egyptian art. Opened on the 10th July 2009, the display includes both familiar objects and items that have never previously been on display....
- Report On The Mummies’ Trip To The Hospital
Talking Pyramids (Vincent Brown) With photos. Brooklyn Museum’s trip to the hospital with four of their mummies yesterday was an event not to be missed. Many of us all over the world were able to ‘tune in’ via popular social networks such as Flickr...
- Turin Egyptology Collection Online
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2006/813/heritage.htmA closer look at the project to add images of the Turin Egyptian Museum's Egyptology collection to the Eternal Egypt website: "The archaeological website Eternal Egypt, which displays Egypt's 7,000...
Egypt
Vetting Wikipedia for WikiLink
Brooklyn Museum (Edward Bleiberg)
Interesting insight into how some museums are trying to provide more information for visitors about exhibits.
Interesting insight into how some museums are trying to provide more information for visitors about exhibits.
In Shelley’s previous post, she announced the installation of QR codes installed in exhibitions that lead visitors to Wikipedia articles for further information. These QR codes are now found in Egypt Reborn and the Hagop Kevorkian Gallery of Ancient Near Eastern Art, both on the third floor of the Museum.
As a curator I have always wanted our visitors to have access to more information about the collection than is usually available. I’ve long been frustrated that the 100-word label provides only the briefest introduction to an object. So when Shelley suggested that there was a way to bring in-depth information into the gallery for those who want it, I was happy to help find appropriate material. For example, the code on the label for the Museum’s statue of Senwosret III will take you to an article about the king’s reign.
- Exhibition: To Live Forever
omaha.com (Carol ) Over the next three months, visitors to Joslyn Art Museum can get a taste of its allure during the "To Live Forever: Egyptian Treasures From the Brooklyn Museum" exhibition, which opens Saturday. Put together by Dr. Edward Bleiberg,...
- Bringing Out The Mummies At The Bass Museum
New York Times (Eve M. Kahn) With photos. To expand audiences for cultural attractions in grim economic times, why not bring out a corpse or two, preferably from ancient Egypt? “People who are not necessarily interested in going to museums are all very...
- New Gallery At The Oriental Museum, Durham, Uk
Oriental Museum The Oriental Museum in Durham (part of the University of Durham) has opened a new gallery featuring Egyptian art. Opened on the 10th July 2009, the display includes both familiar objects and items that have never previously been on display....
- Report On The Mummies’ Trip To The Hospital
Talking Pyramids (Vincent Brown) With photos. Brooklyn Museum’s trip to the hospital with four of their mummies yesterday was an event not to be missed. Many of us all over the world were able to ‘tune in’ via popular social networks such as Flickr...
- Turin Egyptology Collection Online
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2006/813/heritage.htmA closer look at the project to add images of the Turin Egyptian Museum's Egyptology collection to the Eternal Egypt website: "The archaeological website Eternal Egypt, which displays Egypt's 7,000...