The cutting-edge Ancient Egyptian exhibition Egyptian Mummies: Exploring Ancient Lives is set for its world premiere on 10 December 2016 in a world exclusive to Sydney’s Powerhouse Museum at the Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences. The exhibition, which will be open until 25 April 2017, will allow audiences to see the mysteries of mummification. Direct from the British Museum’s collection, the exhibition will include six mummies which audiences will be able to see inside of thanks to the latest non-evasive computed tomography (CT) scan and 3D visualization technology. As the Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences explains, this means that visitors will be able to see beyond the coffin and outer bandages to the skin, soft tissues, amulets, and skeletal form itself. The six mummies, four of which had never before been CT scanned, date back to Ancient Egyptians who once walked this world between 1,800 and 3,000 years ago. Along with the mummies, visitors will be able to explore the lives of Ancient Egyptians by seeing the mummies in their historical, geographical, and social contexts alongside 200 antiquities that cover themes ranging from food, health, and medicine, to music and…
‘Egyptian Mummies: Exploring Ancient Lives’ Reveals Secrets of Mummies Like Never Before
December 1, 2016
