

English version of the exhibition's labels and posters.
from September 2, 2022, MNIT headquarters
The Egyptian collection, one of the collections in the preferences of the Cluj public, comes before visitors in a space innovatively arranged with multimedia applications, modern and interactive technology. The exhibition itself brings to the fore the pieces from the Egyptian collection of MNIT, donated to the Ardelean Museum in the second half of the 2.000th century and the first half of the XNUMXth century, the central piece representing a human mummy in a wooden sarcophagus painted, discovered at Gamhud, in Middle Egypt. The pieces illustrate a history of more than XNUMX years, during which the Egyptians embalmed and buried their dead so that they could continue their lives in the world "beyond". In addition to funerary objects, the exhibition also highlights votive objects, as well as everyday objects.
To prepare for the exhibition, the 49 artefacts underwent conservation and restoration procedures, and the human mummy, along with mummified human organs and mummified animals, were also subjected to medical imaging investigations, procedures which resulted in extremely interesting, which will be revealed for the first time, during the exhibition. Interesting details about mummification techniques and the role of this ritual in Egyptian beliefs will also be presented. All this exhibition approach will be illustrated by means of a documentary film, which presents step by step the development of the project and the observations of the specialists involved in the project.
I didn't forget the little ones either. As the stories related to Egypt are a true magnet for them, we have created a special space for them dedicated to museum pedagogy activities, where we will hold thematic workshops designed specifically for this theme.
The exhibition will be visited during the working hours of MNIT and will be open to the public for the next 5 years.
GODS AND MORTAL OF ANCIENT EGYPT
The "Gods and Dead from Ancient Egypt" exhibition, the main objective of an extensive research and restoration project of the pieces from the Egyptian Collection of MNIT, a project financed by the SEE Grants 2014 - 2021, within the RO-CULTURE Program, (project code CALL01-4 ), the call on "Supporting innovative exhibitions with restored movable cultural goods".
Project financed by the SEE Grants 2014 – 2021 within the RO-CULTURE Program
Contract no. RO-CULTURE-A1-2/2020/31.01.2020
Project duration: February 2020 – September 2022
Contract value: 615.547,61 LEI (128.719,10 EURO)
The general objective: the promotion of the Egyptian collection, by creating an innovative exhibition, with preserved and restored objects.
The EEA grants represent the contribution of Iceland, the Principality of Liechtenstein and the Kingdom of Norway to the reduction of economic and social disparities in the European Economic Area and to the strengthening of bilateral relations with the 15 beneficiary states in Eastern and Southern Europe and the Baltic states. In total, the three states contributed €3,3 billion between 1994 and 2014 and €1,55 billion for the 2014-2021 funding period. More details are available at: www.eeagrants.org and www.eeagrants.ro.
The RO-CULTURE program is implemented by the Ministry of Culture through the Project Management Unit and its general objective is to strengthen economic and social development through cultural cooperation, cultural entrepreneurship and cultural heritage management. More details are available at: www.ro-cultura.ro