Magic of Ancient Egypt at Museum of Fine Arts, St Petersburg, Florida

Ancient Egypt—Art and Magic: Treasures from the Fondation Gandur pour l’Art is to take place at Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, Florida from December 17, 2011-April 29, 2012.

Mummy cases and sacred works in diverse media, tomb and temple reliefs, papyrus fragments, alabaster vessels, and rare objects comprised of precious stones make this one of the most dramatic shows ever presented at the MFA.

The internationally respected Egyptologist Dr Robert Steven Bianchi is the guest curator.

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Mummies Uncovered: exhibition in Budapest

The Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, has launched an interdisciplinary research programme into four mummified bodies in its Egyptian Collection. The programme included scientific methods and medical diagnostic techniques, such as X-raying and CT-scanning, histological study, radiocarbon and DNA analysis. 

The results of the prjopcect will form the base of a temporary exhibition called ‘Mummies Uncovered'.