Last week we met Mumab, the modern-day ancient Egyptian mummy, and learned a little about what he is up to now. To recap, he is now on permanent loan to the San Diego Museum of Man and is currently serving as the centerpiece of their new exhibit, Modern Day Mummy: The Art and Science of Mummification.
Since that article ran, the Museum of Man has kindly provided Em Hotep with some photos from the exhibit, so we are returning the favor with a closer look at the exhibit itself. We will also take an in-depth look at the story behind one of the displays—Ronald Beckett’s trip to New Guinea to help a village set up a program of better mummy maintenance.
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Posted by: Keith Payne
Tags: Giovanni Battista Belzoni, Indianapolis Children's Museum, Jeffrey Patchen, KV17, Nineteenth Dynasty, Ramesses II, Seti I, Suzanne Mubarak Children's Museum, Take Me There Egypt Exhibit, Tomb Preservation, Treasures of the Earth Exhibit, Tutankhamun Exhibition, Valley of the Kings
In an exclusive interview with Em Hotep!, Dr. Jeffrey Patchen, CEO of the Children’s Museum of Indian-apolis, has revealed that the museum, in cooperation with National Geographic, is developing a permanent exhibit that will feature an immersive experience of three important archaeological sites, one of which will be a partial reproduction of the tomb of Seti I.
The Children’s Museum, which just bid farewell to the Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs travelling exhibit last week, has a special relationship with Egypt so it should come as no surprise that they would continue to deliver Egypt to the region, an easy drive from the Louisville and Kentuckiana area.
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