National Museum of History to launch international special exhibition in June, featuring authentic Egyptian mummies
The National Museum of History announced that its international special exhibition "Egyptian Mummies" will open in June, showcasing over a hundred artifacts from Italy's Florence National Archaeological Museum, including an authentic Roman-era female mummy. This exhibition will also link with a concurrent exhibition exploring diverse cultural perspectives on life and death.
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(CNA reporter Wang Pao-er, Taipei, 30th) Authentic mummies are coming to Taiwan! The National Museum of History (NMH) announced today that it will launch an international special exhibition "Egyptian Mummies" in June, featuring over a hundred artifacts selected from the collection of Italy's Florence National Archaeological Museum, including a Roman-era female mummy.
The National Museum of History today issued a press release stating that from June 18, it will collaborate with Time Arts Multimedia to present the international special exhibition "Egyptian Mummies - Legends of Eternal Life." Additionally, the NMH will launch "The Unfinished Chapter - Cultural Perspectives on Life and Death Across East and West" on May 30, to echo the international exhibition and present Eastern and Western perspectives on life and death from different belief systems, fostering dialogue through artifacts and local Taiwanese culture.
"The Unfinished Chapter - Cultural Perspectives on Life and Death Across East and West" exhibition, starting in May, will delve into Taiwan's diverse cultural contexts, including Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, and indigenous cultures. Through various representative artifacts, it will simultaneously present interpretations of the afterlife and life's fulfillment from different belief systems.
The highly anticipated international special exhibition "Egyptian Mummies - Legends of Eternal Life" will bring together authentic mummies, painted coffins, funerary stelae, canopic jars, shabti figurines, scarabs, and golden amulets, totaling over a hundred precious artifacts. The NMH stated that the exhibition will revolve around the theme of "eternal life," leading visitors to explore the meanings of mummies, coffins, and burial goods.
The artifacts for the "Egyptian Mummies - Legends of Eternal Life" exhibition in Taiwan originate from the Florence National Archaeological Museum. The core of its Egyptian collection was established through the patronage of Grand Duke Leopold II of Tuscany in the 19th century, and also includes the essence excavated by the famous "Franco-Tuscan Egyptian Expedition." This team conducted a large-scale expedition along the Nile Valley between 1828 and 1829, laying the foundation for European Egyptology.
The exhibition area will present human and animal mummies and various funerary artifacts, including a Roman-era female mummy. X-ray examinations revealed she was approximately 25 to 30 years old, her brain was not removed, and there were no embalming fillings in her chest and abdomen. Skeletal features indicated she had been pregnant multiple times during her lifetime and most likely died during childbirth.
"The Unfinished Chapter - Cultural Perspectives on Life and Death Across East and West" exhibition will run from May 30 to September 20, while the international special exhibition "Egyptian Mummies - Legends of Eternal Life" will be on display from June 18 to September 28. Both will be held at the National Museum of History. (Edited by Chang Ya-ching) 1150430
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(CNA reporter Wang Pao-er, Taipei, 30th) Authentic mummies are coming to Taiwan! The National Museum of History (NMH) announced today that it will launch an international special exhibition "Egyptian Mummies" in June, featuring over a hundred artifacts selected from the collection of Italy's Florence National Archaeological Museum, including a Roman-era female mummy.
The National Museum of History today issued a press release stating that from June 18, it will collaborate with Time Arts Multimedia to present the international special exhibition "Egyptian Mummies - Legends of Eternal Life." Additionally, the NMH will launch "The Unfinished Chapter - Cultural Perspectives on Life and Death Across East and West" on May 30, to echo the international exhibition and present Eastern and Western perspectives on life and death from different belief systems, fostering dialogue through artifacts and local Taiwanese culture.
"The Unfinished Chapter - Cultural Perspectives on Life and Death Across East and West" exhibition, starting in May, will delve into Taiwan's diverse cultural contexts, including Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, and indigenous cultures. Through various representative artifacts, it will simultaneously present interpretations of the afterlife and life's fulfillment from different belief systems.
The highly anticipated international special exhibition "Egyptian Mummies - Legends of Eternal Life" will bring together authentic mummies, painted coffins, funerary stelae, canopic jars, shabti figurines, scarabs, and golden amulets, totaling over a hundred precious artifacts. The NMH stated that the exhibition will revolve around the theme of "eternal life," leading visitors to explore the meanings of mummies, coffins, and burial goods.
The artifacts for the "Egyptian Mummies - Legends of Eternal Life" exhibition in Taiwan originate from the Florence National Archaeological Museum. The core of its Egyptian collection was established through the patronage of Grand Duke Leopold II of Tuscany in the 19th century, and also includes the essence excavated by the famous "Franco-Tuscan Egyptian Expedition." This team conducted a large-scale expedition along the Nile Valley between 1828 and 1829, laying the foundation for European Egyptology.
The exhibition area will present human and animal mummies and various funerary artifacts, including a Roman-era female mummy. X-ray examinations revealed she was approximately 25 to 30 years old, her brain was not removed, and there were no embalming fillings in her chest and abdomen. Skeletal features indicated she had been pregnant multiple times during her lifetime and most likely died during childbirth.
"The Unfinished Chapter - Cultural Perspectives on Life and Death Across East and West" exhibition will run from May 30 to September 20, while the international special exhibition "Egyptian Mummies - Legends of Eternal Life" will be on display from June 18 to September 28. Both will be held at the National Museum of History. (Edited by Chang Ya-ching) 1150430
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