 I'm currently in the Soulful Creatures exhibit in the Brooklyn Museum. Soulful Creatures is about animal mummification. These are from like 2,000 years ago? Yeah, basically 2,000 years ago. The ancient Egyptians made mummies by wrapping animals in linen that were sacrificed. And then you put it in the casket that's painted with decorations. There are over 30 animal mummies in the exhibition. This was a great opportunity to teach kids about the Egyptians' view of animals. Egyptians made animal mummies because they want to give them as like a present to the gods and they want them to like stay safe. They would keep them in temples, feed them, and then when they died they gave them a proper ritual. One thing I learned today that mummies were real. My favorite animal mummy was the bird because I like the crown. My favorite animal was the cat because it really looked like a real animal, like a cat or a cheetah. The shoe was my favorite because I like small animals and I thought it was really cute. I would tell my friends that this is a pretty cool exhibit. They could really come see it. It has really amazing things.