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The NMS Mummy Project |
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The National Museums of Scotland
(NMS) are blessed with an excellent collection of Ancient Egyptian
artefacts. This includes several mummies excavated by such famous
Egyptologists as Alexander Rhind and Flinders Petrie. In order
to find out more about the collection, and also to assess the
conservation required, a 4 year project was initiated to investigate
fully various items from the collection. |
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Initial Findings
Some time ago the NMS had a hugely successful exhibition of
conservation techniques in the main hall of the Museum. This
involved partitioning off an area of the concourse, and in this
area conservation of actual items from the museum collections
was carried out. The Initial findings of the project were published
at this time, and are included here.
The Mummy Project Update
Following the success of the first display, a follow up was
organised. This consisted of a talk on the progress of the investigations,
along with an opportunity to view items not generally on display.
Again a fact sheet was produced and this is included here. |
Find out more about
the Mummification process with the amazing 'Clickable Mummy' (uses Frames).
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