SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. - The Petrie Museum, at University College London, houses the most extensive collection of Egyptian artifacts in the world, outside of Egypt itself.
For the first time in history, a portion of these extraordinary findings have come to the United States in “Excavating Egypt: Great Discoveries from the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology.”
The Robert V. Fullerton Art Museum at Cal State San Bernardino will host the Petrie collection starting Nov. 22. As the only venue on the West Coast for the exhibit, the show is also the Fullerton Art Museum’s first international exhibition ever.
Running through Feb. 15, 2009, the exhibit will feature more than 220 objects portraying the daily life and burial of the ancient Egyptians. The world’s earliest surviving dress (cir. 2800 B.C.), jewelry, mummy masks and royal art from King Akhenaten’s palace city of Amarna are among the treasures included in the exhibit.
A reception for the exhibit will be held Nov. 22 in the museum from 5-7 p.m.
“Excavating Egypt” is the first major exhibition to arrive at the Robert V. Fullerton Art Museum since its accreditation in March 2008. Of the more than 17,500 museums in the United States, the American Association of Museums has accredited only 4 percent.
After showing at the RVF, “Excavating Egypt” travels to The University of Kentucky Art Museum and then back home to England.
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With more than 80,000 objects,
William Flinders Petrie, 1853-1942, personally excavated a large portion of the collection housed at the Petrie Museum, University College London.
Mummy mask.
Early Roman Period, AD 40-60. Cartonnage, gilt, bronze, glass.
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