B.C. - elaborately wrapped human and animal mummies, including a falcon and a baby crocodile. A colossal statue of King Tutankhamun takes center stage in the Joseph and Mary Grimshaw Egyptian Gallery at the Oriental Institute Museum.
Admission is free.
Akhenaten, Nefertiti, Tutankamun , and the option to attend a Chicago Opera Theater performance of the Philip Glass opera Akhnaten . Pre-registration is required for this seminar. The last class session for both the Wednesday and Friday sections will take place at the Art Institute on Friday, August 18, from 11am - 1pm. Each film, recommended for adults and children ages 10 and up, lasts approximately 50 minutes. Admission is free, and each showing is followed by a free guided tour of the Egyptian Gallery.