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Monthly Archives: March 2017
PHARAO: Living in ancient Egypt
The exhibition ‘PHARAO: living in ancient Egypt’ has just opened at the Lokschuppen Exhibition Centre in Rosenheim, Germany, accompanied by a lavishly illustrated book (in German). The exhibition features almost 150 of the University of Aberdeen’s internationally important collection of … Continue reading
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CAT Scanning a Cat
New technology is offering museums ways of investigating their collections, including ways of doing things that previously would only have been possible by damaging or destroying the object. There have been some surprising discoveries, such as the British Museum and … Continue reading
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Mistress of the House, Ta Khar, gets a makeover!
Conservation Assistant Hannah Clarke tells us about the recent conservation work done one one of the University Museums’ human mummies in preparation for travel to Germany: ‘In November, one of our oldest human mummies, known as the Mistress of the … Continue reading
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An Egyptian Tomb in Aberdeen!
An exciting new project has allowed some of the University’s Egyptian archaeology collection to be put on virtual display. A collaboration between the University Museums and Mercury 92, a company that specialises in corporate design and communication who wanted to … Continue reading
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Welcome to #AberdeenPharaoh
Over one hundred objects from the University’s Egyptian archaeology collection will soon be going on display in the Lokcshuppen exhibition centre in Rosenheim, near Muncih. The exhibition ‘Pharaoh: living in Ancient Egypt’ will explore Ancient Egyptian building, religion and society through … Continue reading
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