May Spring Bank Holiday events at Birmingham Museums
Saturday 28 May to Sunday 5 June 2016Walk like an Egyptian to Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery this Spring Bank for a pharaoh-style life-after-death experience that includes studying mummy X-rays, building a pyramid and handling objects left in tombs for the long journey to the ‘afterlife’. There will even be a chance to find out what a mummy smells like, help create a giant collage sarcophagus and watch a mummification magic show.
“Everyone loves Ancient Egypt, no matter how old or young. Throw in a mummy or two and people are transfixed, as these preserved bodies give us a real sense of