Cleopatra: The Search for the Last Queen of Egypt
Black granite Ptolemaic sculpture of a queen. Could this be Cleopatra VII? |
Cleopatra: The Search for the Last Queen of Egypt features nearly 150 artifacts from Cleopatra’s time and helps visitors experience the present-day search for the elusive queen, which extends from the sands of Egypt to the depths of the Bay of Aboukir near Alexandria.
The exhibition is organized by National Geographic and Arts and Exhibitions International, with cooperation from the Egyptian Ministry of State for Antiquities and the European Institute for Underwater Archaeology (IEASM).
Check out this photo slideshow from Pulitzer Prize winning Milwaukee Journal/Sentinel online.
Cleopatra Exhibit Statue Uncased At Milwaukee Public Museum
Exhibit Opens Oct. 14
POSTED: 3:04 pm CDT September 21, 2011
UPDATED: 5:12 pm CDT September 21, 2011
UPDATED: 5:12 pm CDT September 21, 2011
MILWAUKEE -- A large piece in the Milwaukee Public Museum's upcoming exhibit was uncased Wednesday. [photo] Check out the slideshow from WISN Television, Milwaukee.
The museum is getting ready for an exhibit called "Cleopatra: The Search for the Last Queen of Egypt."
WISN 12 News cameras were there Wednesday as a 5-ton statue of a king from Cleopatra's era was uncrated.
The enormous weight was a big issue when the museum was planning the show.
"First, we had to have structural engineers come in and tell us whether we could actually put the weight onto the exhibit floor," said Ellen Censky of the Milwaukee Public Museum.
The exhibit will have 150 artifacts in all.
The Cleopatra exhibit opens at the Milwaukee Public Museum on Oct. 14 and runs through April.
For more information about the exhibit or to order tickets, go to www.mpm.edu/cleopatra.
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