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ST. PETERSBURG — In conjunction with its "Ancient Egypt" exhibition, the Museum of Fine Arts recently taught children how to build pyramids and sphinxes. It plans more lessons. They include talks on Egyptian artifacts, special shows by the museum's performing artist in residence, Nan Colton, and treasure hunts. For information, visit or call (727) 896-2667. To schedule group tours, including ones for students, call 896-2667, ext. 210. The show is open through April at 255 Beach Drive NE.
Many lessons to be learned from 'Ancient Egypt' at Museum of Fine Arts
By Sylvia Lim, Times Correspondent
In Print: Sunday, January 1, 2012
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Jean Claude Gandur, a Swiss billionaire who has loaned his private collection of Egyptian antiquities to the Museum of Fine Arts, spoke to about 30 Pinellas County students at the museum Dec. 17. Here he points out nuances of one of the mummies.
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[Photos by MELISSA LYTTLE | Times]
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Coming up
Jan. 9, 1 p.m.: MFA director Kent Lydecker discusses recent museum acquisitions of ancient Egyptian art. Free with admission.
Jan. 10, 4 p.m.: Dr. Sheramy Bundrick, associate professor of art history at USF St. Petersburg, will focus on Egyptian decorative arts in this Friends of Decorative Arts program. Non-FODA members: $5, plus admission.
Jan. 11, 10 a.m.: In Agatha Diggit: It's All a Mystery, the museum's performing artist in residence, Nan Colton, plays an archaeologist exploring the myths and symbols in Egyptian art. Free with admission.
Jan. 12, 7 p.m.: Chief curator Jennifer Hardin will lecture on "Attraction to the Artifact: Nineteenth-Century Americans in Egypt." Free with admission.
Jan. 21, 11 a.m.: In "Discovery Hour," handle touchable objects, and in "MFA: Hands-On" make ancient Egyptian-inspired masks. Free with admission. No registration necessary.
Jan. 29, 3 p.m.: Curatorial assistant Sabrina Hughes will introduce "Forever in a Moment: Nineteenth-Century Photographs of Egypt." The 40-plus images in this exhibition capture some of the world's most imposing archaeological sites. Free with admission.
[Last modified: Dec 31, 2011 01:41 PM]
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