Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Event--Films on Egyptian Artifacts at the CRRL

In the extreme off chance that there's anyone reading this and they happen to be in the Fredericksburg, Virginia area on April 11th, there are two short films showing there about the Cairo Museum and the Egyptian collection at the British Museum:

April 11

Cairo Museum 
The Egyptian Museum in Cairo is a world-renowned cultural center filled with some of the ancient world's most precious artifacts, including the famed burial mask of King Tutankhamun and the Royal Mummies of Luxor. The museum's collection is so large that it has traditionally shown only half of its holdings at any one time. (2010/27 min)

The Egyptian Collection: The Beauty of It All

Fleur Cowles conducts viewers through rooms in the British Museum, explaining particular artifacts and discussing the ancient Egyptians. The Rosetta stone is featured. (1991/26 min)
These films will be shown at the Central Rappahannock Regional Library in downtown Fredericksburg.  Their website is here: http://www.librarypoint.org/.  The first film starts at 7 pm and the second starts right after.  This is obviously a local thing that only lasts for one night, but since I work there I kind of wanted to mention it.  I don't know, an employee loyalty thing maybe.

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