Mummies: New Secrets From the Tombs
NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM OF
LOS ANGELES COUNTY
MUMMIES: NEW SECRETS FROM THE TOMBS affords a rare, up-close look at a selection of 20 mummies, many of which have never been on public display, originating from ancient Egypt and Peru, and from many historic ages and backgrounds. This exhibition reveals these people’s burial secrets, new details about their lives, and the societies they lived in.
This project was created in collaboration with NHMLA and the Field Museum.
Design contributions by RP partners were made while on staff at NHMLA.
Lighting and sound, subtly pulsing, creates a
warm ambient rhythm throughout the exhibition.
INTERACTIVE DISPLAYS
Displayed are richly decorated coffins, sarcophagi, mummification tools, and mummies of birds, cats, and crocodiles. At interactive touch tables, you can “unwrap” layers of mummies, to see the precious objects the bodies were buried with, as well as vivid details about the individual children, teens, and adults who lived out their lives in ancient times. Using the modern technology of CT scanning, scientists have revealed a detailed look into long-vanished
cultures of Peru and Egypt.
