Golden Mummies of Egypt; a blend of ancient cultures
Fall 2020 OLLI CLASS Registration September 2 http://www.learnmore.duke.edu/olli/
This fall, probably later than the current published dates, the North Carolina Museum of Art will open the exhibition, Golden Mummies of Egypt. This exhibition examines art created for the burial of wealthy members of a multicultural society when Egypt was part of the Greek and Roman worlds (c. 300 BCE--200 CE). Their mummified bodies were encased in gold in hopes of joining the gods after death.
The exhibition comes from the Manchester Museum in the UK and is currently installed in the Buffalo NY Museum, both are science museums. The presentation leans into anthropology and archeology, with inclusion of 8 mummies. We will focus our attention mostly on the aesthetic properties of these fabulous objects. It is a chance for us to explore the ancient world, an opportunity we rarely have outside of the NCMA permanent collection. Fall 2020 OLLI classes with be offered online only. So with the help of ZOOM I will give survey lectures on Ancient Egyptian Art, Ancient Greek and Roman Art and on the featured period of time when all these cultures intermingled during Roman rule. In place of our regular gallery tours, I hope to explore a few works by recording and integrating them within the Zoom lectures. SCHEDULE Lectures on Wednesdays 11:00-12:15 (last 15 minutes for questions) October 7 Ancient Egyptian Art October 14 Ancient Greek Art October 21 Late Greek & Etruscan Art October 28 Ancient Roman Art November 4 Late Egyptian Art November 11 Golden Mummies, the exhibition |
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