Egyptian carving of family stela of Huy
Family stela of Huy – New Kingdom, about 1539–1077 BCE.

A Deep Dive into Egyptology: With Dr Jasmine Day


Thursday 13 February 2025

10:30am & 11am

Recommended for Years 4 – 7 and Years 10 – 12.

Queensland Museum Kurilpa
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$24 per person (students and supervisors).

Join us for a presentation by Egyptologist, Dr Jasmine Day – author and presenter with TV's Egypt's Unexplained Files.

Tickets include group admission to touring exhibition, Discovering Ancient Egypt from the Dutch National Museum of Antiquities.

Ancient Egyptian Mummification: Recommended for Year 4 – 7
10:30am – 1:15pm

How, when and why was mummification invented? The answers may surprise you. Uncover the lost history of this legendary but much-misunderstood practice.
(Warning: contains images of human remains).

Ancient Egyptian Mythology: Recommended for Years 10 – 12
11am – 2:15pm

Discover Egypt's ancient legends of creation, death and resurrection. Tales of Ra, Osiris, Isis and Horus will unlock the meanings of the art, religion and funerary practices of ancient Egypt.

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