Museum Exhibitions about Egyptian Mummies

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Mummy Exhibitions

WRAPPED!

The Search for the Essential Mummy

The original exhibition "WRAPPED! The Search for the Essential Mummy" has introduced thousands to the amazing world of Egyptian mummies. WRAPPED! explores the Western interest in Egyptian mummies as scientific objects, and as sources of artistic inspiration.

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Our fascination with mummies is part of a pervasive and important transformation in Western culture, contributing to the great classical revival and urge to recover the treasures of antiquity. WRAPPED! also looks at the role played by computed tomography scanning (or CT) in current mummy studies.

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It presents the work of 21^st century forensic sculptors who have reconstructed the appearance of members of the ancient Egyptian population. The exhibit has been visited by over 18,000 people at its first venue in Massachusetts and over 35,000 persons at the Washington State History Museum in Tacoma, WA.

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Exhibition Size: 4000-5000 Square Feet
Over 70 authentic antiquities from Egypt, including both human and animal mummies
Over 100 Historical artifacts, documents, early photographs, forensic models, and maps
Modular Gallery Wall System: 150 Linear Feet
Computer Interactives:
Fly-through CT scan investigations of mummies
Original videos on mummy discovery, conservation, and science
Hands-on educational experiences on Egyptian art and archaeology

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Pesed, an Akhmimic woman of the Ptolemaic period is an important feature of the WRAPPED! exhibit.

A typical case filled with ancient artifacts, a forensic sculpture and 3-D model of a mummy (Pesed).

Wrapped! explores the latest mummy science.

WRAPPED! challenges visitors to examine their own preconceptions concerning Egyptian mummies.

Public Interest: a gallery talk on mummies takes place within the WRAPPED! exhibit