KUCHING, Oct 20: The Sarawak Museum is set to host “Egyptian Mummies: Journey Into Immortality” exhibition, featuring two Egyptian mummies and 110 embalming artifacts on loan from the National Archaeological Museum of Florence, Italy.
Minister for Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Dato Sri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah announced that the mummy exhibition—a first in Southeast Asia—will open next July ahead of the SEA Games.
The showcase will feature two authentic 5,000-year-old mummies presented within a specially designed temple setting.
“To strengthen its institutional capabilities, the Department is securing annual Sarawakian curator placements at the British Museum, United Kingdom and the Musée du Quai Branly, Paris, France,” said Abdul Karim during his ministerial winding-up speech at Sarawak Legislature at Sarawak Legislative Complex here today.
