A bit of ancient Egypt arrives at the Indianapolis Museum of Art this summer. The IMA will be the first venue to host "To Live Forever: Egyptian Treasures from the Brooklyn Museum", which will be on view 13 July through 7 September. Featuring some 120 objects dating from 3600 BCE to 400 CE from the world-renowned Egyptian art collection of New York’s Brooklyn Museum, the exhibition will illustrate the range of strategies and preparations the ancient Egyptians developed to defeat death and to achieve success in the afterlife. After its debut at the IMA, To Live Forever will travel to the John and Mable Ringling Museum (Sarasota, FL); Columbus (Ohio) Museum of Art; Chrysler Museum of Art (Norfolk, VA); Norton Museum of Art (West Palm Beach, FLA), and Frist Center for Visual Arts (Nashville, TN).
Monday, February 4, 2008
The World of Ancient Egypt Comes to Indy
A bit of ancient Egypt arrives at the Indianapolis Museum of Art this summer. The IMA will be the first venue to host "To Live Forever: Egyptian Treasures from the Brooklyn Museum", which will be on view 13 July through 7 September. Featuring some 120 objects dating from 3600 BCE to 400 CE from the world-renowned Egyptian art collection of New York’s Brooklyn Museum, the exhibition will illustrate the range of strategies and preparations the ancient Egyptians developed to defeat death and to achieve success in the afterlife. After its debut at the IMA, To Live Forever will travel to the John and Mable Ringling Museum (Sarasota, FL); Columbus (Ohio) Museum of Art; Chrysler Museum of Art (Norfolk, VA); Norton Museum of Art (West Palm Beach, FLA), and Frist Center for Visual Arts (Nashville, TN).
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