The Egyptian Gallery of the Oriental Institute Museum Reopens

After a three-year closure, the completely renovated Egyptian gallery of the Oriental Institute Museum of the University of Chicago has reopened. Displaying a portion of the approximately 25,000 objects in the Institute's Egyptian collection, the gallery now gives pride of place to a colossal s...

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Autore principale: Teeter, Emily (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Elettronico Articolo
Lingua:Inglese
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Pubblicazione: University of Chicago Press 1999
In: Near Eastern archaeology
Anno: 1999, Volume: 62, Fascicolo: 2, Pagine: 93-100
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Riepilogo:After a three-year closure, the completely renovated Egyptian gallery of the Oriental Institute Museum of the University of Chicago has reopened. Displaying a portion of the approximately 25,000 objects in the Institute's Egyptian collection, the gallery now gives pride of place to a colossal statue of King Tutankhamun that, at 5.3 m tall, towers over the entrance. The gallery's introductory section on chronology presents the most characteristic objects of each period. Curators arranged the rest of the gallery thematically, with the major subdivisions being daily life and funerary beliefs. The exhibition encourages visitors to make connections between the ancient and modern world.
ISSN:2325-5404
Comprende:Enthalten in: Near Eastern archaeology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.2307/3210704