Touring Exhibition Egyptian Mummies

Egyptian Mummies and Eternal Life

For centuries, the culture of Ancient Egypt has fascinated and intrigued the contemporary imagination in many of its manifestations: its architectural monuments, the artistic splendors of the treasures of the mighty Pharaohs, but also in its system of religious beliefs based on an afterlife. While the concept of eternal life is fundamental to many religions, it is the interpretation and practices of the ancient Egyptians in preparing the deceased for the life to come that is still so fascinating today, in particular the practices of mummification and embalmment.
This unusual exhibition retraces the Egyptian concept of the life of the soul in the afterlife and the meaning of all those objects that were usually placed in the tombs of the deceased for his quest for immortality. For the ancient Egyptians, in fact, death didn’t define the end of life, but represented a moment of transition to another form of existence, which continued into the afterlife.
On show +100 archaeological artifacts drawing from the precious Egyptian Collection of the National Archaeological Museum of Florence, Italy, including mummies, painted sarcophagi, funeral trousseau and votive objects that, together with suggestive exhibition design and background graphics, evoke all the mythical and mysterious world of Ancient Egypt in its most fascinating aspects.

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