Fascinating Mummies in Edinburgh
Step back in time to Ancient Egypt, an age of
Pharaohs and pyramids, and uncover the exciting secrets of the
ancient Egyptians' attitudes to life, death and burial.
Visit the Fascinating Mummies exhibition at
the National Museum of Scotland and immerse yourself in the
intriguing world of ancient rituals and mummies. This exhibition
combines treasures from two of the world’s greatest Egyptology
collections and is showing exclusively at the National Museum of
Scotland in Edinburgh from 11 February - 27 May 2012.
Included are thousands of rare objects
dating back as far as 4000BC from the world famous Egyptology
collections of the National Museum of Antiquities
in Leiden. Exhibits from National Museums
Scotland’s own collections also feature. See extraordinary items
such as animal mummies, ancient death masks and elaborately
decorated coffins.
One of the highlights of this wonderful
exhibition is the extraordinary mummy of Ankhhor, a high priest
serving in the Temple of Montu in the ancient city of Thebes around
650 BC. Find out more about this privileged person’s life in
ancient Egyptian society and why the mummy was never unwrapped for
research.
You’ll also be surprised to discover the
‘Qurneh burial’ mummy. The only Royal female mummy you can see
outside Egypt is part of the museum's permanent
collection.
This is a once in a lifetime opportunity
to see these rare relics in the UK and unravel the secrets of this
once great and mysterious society.
Entrance to the National Museum of Scotland is
free.
Fascinating Mummies exhibition
price: Adults £9, concessions £7.50, Child £6 and a Family
ticket (2 adults and 2 children) £26. For more information, visit
the
National Museum of Scotland’s website.
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