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Members Preview and Reception for To Live Forever and Kiki Smith
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Members beginning at the Individual ($55) level are invited to celebrate the opening of the special exhibitions
To Live Forever: Art and the Afterlife in Ancient Egypt and
Kiki Smith: Sojourn.
Creative Art Making: Jewelry
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Join Brooklyn-based designer Kelly Horrigan to create a unique piece of jewelry, drawing on pieces in the Museum’s Egyptian collection and the special exhibition
To Live Forever: Art and Afterlife in Ancient Egypt for inspiration.
Evening for Educators
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
This event features a behind-the-scenes look at three of the Museum's Egyptian art exhibitions. The evening includes a relaxing wine reception, gallery talks, and educator-led activities.
Curator Conversation: Burial Practices
Saturday, February 27, 2010
In conjunction with the exhibition
To Live Forever: Art and the Afterlife in Ancient Egypt, Edward Bleiberg, the Museum’s Curator of Egyptian, Classical, and Near Eastern Art, joins curators Kevin Dumouchelle and Joan Cummins for a discussion of the funerary customs of different cultures.
Museum Inside/Out Family Event
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Members at the Family and Friends ($85) level and above are invited to join the Museum’s Egyptian curators and conservators as they bring rarely viewed objects out from storage. Families will get to see animal mummies, mummy bandaging and X-rays, swords, jewelry, and the special exhibition
To Live Forever: Art and the Afterlife in Ancient Egypt.
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