Discovery Place: Mummies World Exhibit thru 4/8 Discovery Place
Mummies of the World
The Exhibition
Friday November 11, 2011 thru Sunday April 08, 2012
What secrets do mummies hold about the past?
And what clues do they provide about the future?
Embark on a journey into the extraordinary world
of mummies and mummification. Through
modern science and engaging interactive and
multi-media exhibits, explore how mummies
are created, where they come from and who they
were. Discover a never before seen collection of
rare mummies from across the world including
South America, Europe, Asia, Oceania and Egypt
that spans eons of time and transcends history.
Members of the media are invited to visit Mummies of the World at Discovery Place.
A 6,420-year-old child mummy from Peru, one the oldest mummies ever discovered, joins an astonishing collection of mummies and related artifacts in the extraordinary exhibition Mummies of the World, which will debut at Discovery Place on November 11, 2011. The presentation will mark the fourth stop of the exhibition’s exclusive seven-city tour.
Mummies of the World, the wold’s largest exhibition of mummies and related artifacts ever assembled, presents a never-before-seen collection of naturally and intentionally preserved mummies. Presented with reverence and dignity, this compelling collection includes ancient mummies and important artifacts from around the world, some predating King Tut by more than 3,000 years.
Note: Mummies of the World is a timed-entry exhibition, so before making a purchase, you will be asked to select the date and time of your visit.
Join Discovery Place Saturday, June 9 to explore what makes warm-blooded, ocean-dwelling marine mammals so unique, including feeding behaviors, echolocation, identification, adaptations and more. Catch a chat from North Carolina Zoo and Roper Mountain Science Center experts about dolphins and even polar bears, or step inside the traveling inflatable GeoDome™ to experience a film about how Earth’s climate is changing and impacting all of us.
What secrets do mummies hold about the past? 
