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Sunday, November 22, 2009
SPECIAL
EVENT
100th Anniversary
Celebration of the
Albany Mummies
Featuring Egyptologist
Peter Lacovara
On Sunday, November 22, the Albany Institute will celebrate the
100th anniversary of the arrival of the Albany mummies with new
additions to the Ancient Egypt exhibit, lectures, and art-making
activities.
Dr. Peter Lacovara, senior curator of Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near
Eastern Art at the Michael C. Carlos Museum of Emory University, will
lead a lively gallery talk about the mummy Ankefenmut, his coffin, and
the connections that Albany and the region have with ancient Egypt. The
presentation will also introduce canopic jars, embalming equipment,
amulets, and other funerary paraphernalia to explain the science and
ritual of mummification. From 1:00 to 4:00 pm our studios will be open
for children to create their own hieroglyphic works of art and also to
create their own mummies by bringing toys from home to undergo the
mummification process. Free with paid museum admission.
Gallery Talk: 2:00 pm
Art-making: 1:00-4:00 pm
For more information,
contact Barbara Collins,
Education Coordinator,
collinsb@albanyinstitute.org,
or call (518) 463-4478, ext. 405.
FREE
with
museum admission
Gallery
Talk
3:00 pm
Enjoy a docent-lead tour of the Albany Institute's current exhibits,
including Hudson River Panorama: 400 Years of History, Art, and
Culture. Gallery talks are held Saturdays at 2:00 pm and Sundays at
3:00 pm. Free with museum admission. Schedule is subject to change.
Please call (518) 463-4478 to confirm.
Call
(518) 463-4478
for more information.
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