Last week we went to see an international exhibition in the Art Gallery of South Australia about Egyptian Antiquities that was simply fascinating. Kim used the gallery as an educational field trip for her students and I tagged along with her and the kids.
Here is a description of the gallery from their website http://www.artgallery.sa.gov.au/egypt/index.html
"Egyptian Antiquities from the Louvre is a major new international exhibition opening at the Art Gallery of South Australia in March 2007. Over two hundred precious objects will be on show in the first exhibition to come to Australia from the Louvre in almost two decades.
Egyptian Antiquities from the Louvre presents ancient Egyptian art and culture in all its beauty and diversity, following the soul through the Underworld on its journey from earthly life to eternity with the gods in the heavenly Field of Reeds.
The objects date from the time of the construction of the Great Pyramid at Giza, around 5,000 years ago, to the age of Cleopatra, the last pharaoh. They not only encompass the splendid sculptures of gods and goddesses, kings and priests, sarcophagi and scarabs, but also smaller articles for daily and ritual use that increase our understanding of ancient Egyptian culture and belief.
The Musée du Louvre is home to one of the world's largest and most outstanding collections of Egyptian Antiquities. This unprecedented exhibition presents a unique opportunity for Australians to see the treasures of one of history's greatest civilisations, from one of the world's greatest museums, without leaving home."
