"Future Egyptologist" Patrick Newpower, age 8, speaks about the Egyptian pyramids during the Fifth Annual Mummy Day, Nov. 8, at the Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art in Shawnee. Photos by Natasha Dunagan, Countywide & Sun
Delayna Trim, Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art Curator of Collections, at the far left corner of the glass case, answers questions as children and parents view Egyptian mummy Tutu during the Fifth Annual Mummy Day, Nov. 8. There were about 917 visitors to the museum that day, according to Director of Development Sylwia Partyka. For more information on the Egyptian collection, visit https:// www.mgmoa-gallery.com/ .
Volunteer John Blum instructs children in writing hierolglyphics on papyrus bookmarks during the Fifth Annual Mummy Day, Nov. 8. There were about 917 visitors to the museum that day, according to Director of Development Sylwia Partyka, where they could make crafts like these or learn about ancient Egypt.
Five girls and a woman admire the Egyptian mummy known as Tutu, formerly Princess Menne, during the Fifth Annual Mummy Day at the Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art in Shawnee, Nov. 8. There were about 917 visitors to the museum that day, according to Director of Development Sylwia Partyka. For more information on the Egyptian collection, visit https://www.mgmoa-gallery.com/ .
Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art Docent Dick Trim speaks to two children about canopic jars and shows a picture of the mummified stomach contents in one during the Fifth Annual Mummy Day on Nov. 8. During the annual event, children could create Egyptian-themed crafts, learn from several experts like Trim and visit the two mummies at the museum in Shawnee.
