Zart Extra Term 2 2011
Tutankhamun & The Golden Age of the Pharoahs
Melbourne Museum
The Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs exhibition which opened at Melbourne Museum on 9th April 2011 has captured the imaginations of teachers throughout Australia. More than 20,000 students had already been booked in to see the exhibition. And there is a lot to see.
Imagine if you could enter the tomb of Tutankhamun, as Howard Carter did all those years ago, and see the ‘wonderful things’ it contained for the first time. The belief and burial processes of Ancient Egypt have fascinated subsequent generations for centuries, with many mysteries remaining unsolved by archaeologists, historians and scientists.
This exhibition provides the opportunity to explore the figures that guided ancient Egypt more than 3,000 years ago, delve into the mysteries of Tutankhamun, and learn more about the extraordinary discovery of his tomb. Visitors will be able to view the results from the latest scientific testing conducted on Tutankhamun’s mummy and what it is telling researchers about his life and death.
The investigations continue to shed new light on a complex past. This new information offers answers to many questions that have long been asked about the life and death of Tutankhamun: how old was he when he died? Did he die of natural causes or was he murdered? Who were his parents? The exhibition has more than 130 extraordinary artefacts from the tomb of Tutankhamun including his royal diadem and one of the four gold and precious stone inlaid canopic coffinettes that contained his mummified internal organs. A colossal statue of Akhenaten has been added to the exhibition as a result of DNA analysis, which proves that Tutankhamun was the son of Akhenaten and the grandson of Amenhotep III and Queen Tiye.
There is a lot to learn about this fascinating period in Egypt’s ancient past. Five education kits have been developed to support student engagement with the exhibition, with before, during and after activities. Senior Ancient History, Middle Years Ancient History and Geography, Senior English and an education kit specifically designed for ESL learners. The precious antiquities in the exhibition offer teachers of Art and Design the opportunity to further students understanding of visual communication and the aesthetics of ancient times. The technical skills of ancient artisans can inspire students to recreate their own images and designs. They can appreciate different cultural approaches to representation throughout Egypt’s past.
To find out more, join MV teachers at http://museumvictoria.com.au/education/mvteachers
For more information about the exhibition visit: www.kingtutmelbourne.com.au. Group and school bookings are available through Ticketek – 03 9299 9030.
Liz Suda
Program Co-ordinator
Humanities, Melbourne Museum
See also: Tutankhamun Treasures: Professional Learning through Zart Art
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