To Live Forever: Egyptian Treasures from the Brooklyn Museum

Columbus Museum of Art
February 13 - June 7, 2009

Life after death was one of the primary cultural beliefs through thousands of years of Egyptian civilization. The ancient Egyptians regarded death as an enemy who could be defeated through luck and proper preparation. To Live Forever draws on important ancient Egyptian monuments of beauty and significance from the superb collection of the Brooklyn Museum to illustrate Egyptian strategies for defeating death and living forever. This exhibition includes some 109 works including some of the greatest masterworks of the Egyptian artistic tradition.

For more information: http://www.columbusmuseum.org/to_live_forever/

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Education

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• Egypt
• live
• forever
• mummy
• columbus
• museum
• art
• brooklyn