Eighty-five splendid masterpieces (cosmetic and funerary objects, jewelry, papyri, relief and sculpture) from London comprise the traveling special exhibition Temples and Tombs: Treasures of Egyptian Art from The British Museum. The works are divided into four sections: The King and the Temple; Objects from the Lives of Artists and Nobles; Statues of Egyptians from Temples and Tombs; and The Tomb, Death and the Afterlife. This arrangement allows the viewer to appreciate the history, religion, art and culture of ancient Egyptian civilization from the beginning of the Third Dynasty (ca. 2686 B.C) to Rome's occupation in the Fourth Century A.D.
"Temples and Tombs: Treasures of Egyptian Art from The British Museum" is on view from December 22, 2006 through March 18, 2007 at the Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens, 829 Riverside Avenue, Jacksonville, FL 32204 (Telephone: 904-356-6857; Website). The exhibition is open Tuesday to Friday from 10:00 AM to 9:00 PM and Saturday to Monday from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Admission is $15.00 for adults and $12.00 for seniors, members of the military and students.
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From your Guide: Stan Parchin, Senior Correspondent for Museums and Special Exhibitions, is a specialist in ancient, late-medieval and Renaissance art and history, and a regular contributor to About Art History. You may read all of his Special Exhibition and Catalogue Reviews here.