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BROWN & BROWN, INC. PRESENTS GLORIES OF ANCIENT EGYPT FALL 2005 AT THE MUSEUM OF ARTS AND SCIENCES Key Works Presented from the Collection at Museum of Fine Arts, Boston - November 18, 2005 to May 7, 2006 - alberghi bed and breakfast MamaiaEnjoy our virtual tour (above) of this great exhibit. For tickets and exhibit details call (386) 255-0285 MummyGlories of Ancient Egypt will present works of art including statuary, relief, coffins, funerary arts and objects from Egyptian daily life. The objects will be arranged chronologically to emphasize their stylistic development and, thematically, to evoke their original context in ancient Egyptian tombs or temples. This exhibition will be the museum's most ambitious project in its 35-year history, said Gary R. Libby, executive director of the Museum of Arts and Sciences. The Central Florida community and its visitors and guests will be able to experience wonderful objects first hand from what is one of the best collections in the United States, if not the world. He continues, Our museum continues its pledge to present appealing and significant exhibitions that represent many of the world's cultures. Chronology The exhibition contains objects from a period of more than 4,200 years including the Predynastic Period, (ca. 3850-2960 B.C.), Old Kingdom (2575-2100 B.C.), First Intermediate Period (2100-2061 B.C.), New Kingdom (1550-1070 B.C.), Third Intermediate Period (1070-760 B.C.), Late Period (760-343 B.C.) and Ptolemaic Periods (332-30 B.C.), and Roman period (30 B.C. - 50 A.D.) which gave way to Christianity and the Coptic Period around 395 A.D. Each of these periods will be represented by key objects that uncover stylistic changes that stress renewal and reaction against art of the past. Highlights Objects from the Old Kingdom (2575-2100 B.C.), the great Pyramid Age, are tomb statues and models, including an enigmatic Reserve Head whose meanings continue to engender debate. An exquisite pair of painted reliefs belonging to the officials Qar and Idu will be included, were excavated by George Reisner for the MFA in the 1920s. Also from the Pyramid Age is an exceedingly rare dress made of faience beads and floral pendants that was worn over or woven into a beadnet dress for a woman. The Glories of Ancient Egypt will present a comprehensive selection of funerary material from ancient Egypt, including coffins, cartonnage (molded layers of linen and plaster), canopic jars, and amulets. The great International age, also know as the New Kingdom (1550-1070 B.C.), is considered by many as an artistic high point in ancient Egypt. A number of objects in the exhibition derive from this period. The show contains an exceptional fragment of an obelisk belonging to one of the few female pharaohs, Hatshepsut, who erected it for the king of gods, Amun-Re. In addition to outstanding examples of New Kingdom statuary, relief, and vessels, the exhibition contains kohl pots, mirrors, and jewelry that were used by everyday ancient Egyptians to beautify themselves. The Third Intermediate Period (1070-760 B.C.) witnessed the culmination of the art of mummification and superbly decorated cartonnage and coffins. Glories of Egypt contains two complete coffin assemblages which are exquisitely detailed and painted with images of funerary gods and goddesses, protective symbols, and scenes that relate to solar and underworld mythology. Also included are a series of small mummiform figures called shawabtis or ushebtis, meaning answerers. These figures, sometimes accompanied by a container, were included in burials to save the tomb owner from doing menial work in the afterlife. When the deceased's name was called to work in the afterlife, these figures would stand in for the owner and his or her servants. At the end of the Third Intermediate Period, powerful rulers from the south-the Kushites-invaded Egypt and ruled over the Nile Valley. Known as the 25th Dynasty, these kings modeled their sculpture, painting, language, literature, and architecture on earlier Egyptian styles to legitimize their rule and align themselves with the great periods of the past, a practice known as archaism. A three-quarter life-sized statue of Senkamanisken, a Kushite ruler, and an Archaizing Relief of a Man illustrate these concepts. The Egyptian Collection at MFA The Egyptian collection at MFA is the oldest in the United States and one of the most important in the world, excelling in both depth and breadth. A large percent of the collection derives from 40 years of archaeological excavations conducted by Dr. George A. Reisner between 1905 and 1942 on behalf of the Museum and Harvard University. Reisner, field director of the expedition and curator of Egyptian art in Boston during the early decades of the 20th century, was the first archaeologist to apply scientific methodology in the field, producing a large body of field notes, site plans, drawings, and photographs. Archaeological techniques pioneered by Reisner during those excavations still form the model for today's fieldwork. The core of the Egyptian collection at the MFA Boston was formed in 1872 through the generosity of C. Granville Way, who had acquired the collection of Robert Hay, an antiquarian who traveled to Egypt during the second quarter of the 19th century. Additional objects entered the museum as a result of its support of the Egypt Exploration Society. ERROR MSGMuseum of Arts and Sciences The Museum of Arts and Sciences is a not-for-profit educational institution chartered by the state of Florida in 1962. The museum is accredited by the American Association of Museums and is a participant in the Smithsonian Institution's affiliations program. It houses changing art, science and Florida history exhibition galleries; permanent collection galleries; a gallery of American and European art, paintings, and decorative arts; a Prehistory of Florida wing; Cuban Museum; African and Chinese art and cultural objects; planetarium; library; outdoor sculpture garden; boardwalked nature trails and an environmental education pavilion; Old St. Augustine Village in historic St. Augustine, Florida and Gamble Place at Spruce Creek in nearby Port Orange, Florida. Location, Hours and Admission The Museum of Arts and Sciences is located at 352 S. Nova Road, Daytona Beach, ? mile south of International Speedway Blvd. Hours: Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, 11-5 p.m.; closed Thanksgiving, Christmas. closed early: Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve. Admission: $12.95 adults; $9.95 students with ID, seniors and reciprocal 65+; $5.95 children ages 6-17; $4.95 for museum members and their children. Free for children under 5. Planetarium shows are $2 additional per person. Groups: $10.25 adults; $7.95 seniors and reciprocal 65+; $4 children ages 6-17. Planetarium shows are $2 additional per person. Please call (386) 255-0285 or visit www.moas.orgERROR MSG for more information. DIGITAL IMAGES ARE AVAILABLE TO THE MEDIA UPON REQUEST |  |
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