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Golden Mummies of Egypt
NCMA in Dialogue: Art, Death, and Rebirth
Wednesday, May 19, 2021 | 7:00 pm
Tune in to NCMA in Dialogue for thought-provoking conversations with artists, musicians, and filmmakers as we approach the timely and important topics of society and culture and explore how creatives are using the arts as a tool for change in the world.
Golden Mummies of Egypt
Ancient lives, eternal gold. This exhibition presents eight extraordinary, gilded mummies and more than 100 related objects, including papyri, jewelry, ceramics, and deity works that connect the daily lives of these Greco-Roman Egyptians to the religious world of the gods.
EVENTS IN THIS SERIES:
- Virtual Lecture with an Egyptologist: “Sex, Art, and Death in Greco-Roman Egypt” - Saturday, February 13 | 12 PM
- Creative Processing for Families; Grief - Sunday, February 21 | 2 PM
- Virtual Studio Workshop: Laura Moriarty: Encaustic Arts Past and Future - Saturday, March 6 | 1:30 PM
- Virtual Weinberg Lecture of Egyptology: Learning from Egyptian Mummies - Sunday, March 7 | 2 PM
- Mindful Museum: Virtual Art and Mortality Workshop - Tuesday, March 9 | 7 PM
- Teacher Tuesdays: Special Exhibition Access for Educators - Tuesday, March 23 | 4 PM
- Virtual Lecture with an Egyptologist: Flinders Petrie on Golden Mummies, Race, and Faces - Saturday, April 17 | 12 PM
- Virtual Lunchtime Lecture: Golden Mummies: Adapting Funerary Beliefs and Traditions - Thursday, May 13 | 12 PM
- NCMA in Dialogue: Art, Death, and Rebirth - Wednesday, May 19 | 7 PM
