MoAW presents
Spotlight
TUTANKHAMUN:
Wonderful Things
The Royal Dressing Mannequin
Get your tickets for
Escape the Lost Pyramid - A Night at the Museum
On Friday and Saturday, October 1 and 2, 2021,
from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
MoAW will host PRO VR USA’s
Escape the Lost Pyramid Virtual Reality Escape Game.
Click below for more information from Palm Springs Life and to register.
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ANNOUNCEMENT:
For MoAW Members Only
On October 22, 2021, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., MoAW will host a private showing of a recent donation of 18 original antiquities from China, Japan, and Indonesia representing funerary objects, temple icons, and symbols of wealth and power dating from the Han Dynasty, (202 B.C. to 220 A.D.) to the late-nineteenth-century. If you would like more information on the privileges of membership, please, click the link below.
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From the artisans of the Pharaonic Village in Egypt, this dazzling collection of reproductions of Tutankhamun’s legendary treasures recreates the richest archaeological find of all time.
You'll see 124 replicas of the Pharaoh’s sacred and personal possessions (including his magnificent state chariot, golden shrines, beds, thrones, jewelry, spectacular funerary mask, and royal mummy) along with associated artifacts from the period surrounding Tutankhamun’s reign that reconstruct both the historic discovery of the tomb by Howard Carter in 1922 and the life and times of Egypt’s celebrated boy king.
An innocent puppet ruler, Tutankhamun was caught in the midst of a dangerous and profound political, spiritual, and artistic revolution against the entire pantheon of ancient Egyptian gods by the first monotheistic religious cult in history. The pharaoh’s much overlooked African heritage is explored, along with the religious magic of the sacred objects, and the infamous curse of Tutankhamun.
After creating a cavity in the doorway to illuminate the entrance of the tomb with a candle, "Can you see anything?" asked Lord Carnarvon. "Yes. Wonderful things!" exulted Howard Carter. This classic exhibition vividly brings to life the enigmatic opulent age of 18th Dynasty Egypt.
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We were astonished by the beauty and refinement of the art displayed by the objects surpassing all we could have imagined - the impression was overwhelming. - Howard Carter
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Dress Mannequin.
This life-size, stuccoed wooden effigy, carved and painted in a wonderful likeness of the pharaoh, was discovered behind the stack of chariots in the Antechamber. Wearing the yellow mortar headdress (reminiscent of Nefertiti’s famous flat-topped crown) and constructed without arms, the figure has pierced ears and is depicted wearing a plain, white linen tunic resembling an undergarment. Its design suggested to Howard Carter that the portrait was a dress mannequin for Tutankhamun’s robes, necklaces, and earrings. The red pigmentation of the face hints at the ancient mixture of both African and Asian heritage in the pharaoh’s royal bloodline.
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Golden Bed.
Of the 6 beds found in the tomb, the most spectacular was the pharaoh’s personal golden bed, recovered from the tangled debris of the Annex. The regal feline frame, with its elegant, leonine legs and ornately carved footboard, is made of gilded ebony strung with an elaborately woven mattress.
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The central panel of the footboard is decorated with a relief of the heraldic smatawy symbol (celebrating the union of Upper and Lower Egypt) framed by a pair of panels bearing a papyrus motif. Unlike the ritual funerary furniture, this piece showed signs of wear resulting from use.
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Ankh Mirror Case.
Found in the Treasury where it had been stripped by the grave robbers of the silver mirror it once contained, this regal mirror case was fashioned of wood covered in sheet gold and embossed with both the royal and personal names of the pharaoh. Since the hieroglyphic ankh symbol for life (represented in the form of sandal straps) was also the symbol for the mirror, the witty artisan who crafted this unique case was indulging in a playful pun. Within the loop (as in a cartouche), a hieroglyph of Tutankhamun’s throne name, Nebkheprure, is incorporated into a sacred motif inlaid with carnelian, quartz, and colored glass. The design ritually depicts the creation of the universe with the birth of the sun god (Re), rendered as a scarab (kheper) rising forth from the primordial lotus (its corolla crowned by the neb basket). Although it might have been intended exclusively for funerary purposes, this delightful amulet may well have been one of the pharaoh’s treasured personal belongings.
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MoAW's mission is to educate a diverse audience about the history of ancient civilizations and prehistoric life using fossils and artifacts from a variety of cultures and time periods; to enhance universal curriculum development for local and surrounding school districts, colleges, and universities while establishing museum diversity for the Coachella Valley.
Hours of Operation:
Monday - Saturday
10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Sunday 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m.
The last admission is taken one hour before closing.
Admission:
$15.00 Adults
$12.00 Students, Seniors, & Military
$ 3.00 Discount available for Coachella Valley Residents
$10.00 Group Rate for 10 or more individuals.
A 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, MoAW is a member of the North American Reciprocal Museum (NARM) Association, the American Alliance of Museums, and the California Association of Museums.
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VESSELS OF THE GODS
Treasures of the Ancient Greeks
1650 to 410 B.C.E
Reflecting the brilliance of a millennium of ancient Aegean culture, four distinct periods produced the designs of these vases: Minoan, Mycenaean, Corinthian, and Attic. Essentially consisting of silhouetted figures drawn against a background of red, black, or white, this art form gradually dies out after the Persian wars, c. 475-450 B.C.E. Shaped and painted by hand, these exquisite reproductions were created in Greece by master artists from the originals housed in The National Museum, Athens, The Heraklion Museum, The Thera Museum, The Corinth Museum, The Delphi Museum, The Louvre Museum, The Vatican Museum, and The Museo Civico, Brescia.
Please, feel free to preview this collection on MoAW's website: www.moaw.org
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Next Week:
Do you have a favorite piece at MoAW you would like to see highlighted in our weekly email? You can visit www.moaw.org, see the collections tab, visit the catalogs, and view Spotlights From The Past.
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Members Perks
The newest perk of membership: Free admission to over 1,200 museums nationwide through the North American Reciprocal Museum Program (NARM) Plus, discounts at their museum shops and restaurants (if given to their members). Local museums include the Palm Springs Art Museum and Cabot's Pueblo Museum, several museums in Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, throughout California, all 50 states, and the District of Columbia, plus Canada, Mexico, and Bermuda. This is available to all members at the Donor Level ($125.00) or higher. Current members who qualify will be receiving new membership cards with the NARM logo to be used at participating museums.
Current members who would like to upgrade their membership to take advantage of this new benefit please give us a call, (442) 268-5004.
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THANK YOU
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ON DISPLAY EXCLUSIVELY
AT THE
MUSEUM OF ANCIENT WONDERS
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FACES OF AFRICA:
A Mystical View of
Tribal Heritage
(38 Replica Masks and Sculptures)
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TUTANKHAMUN:
"Wonderful Things"
Treasures From The Pharaoh's Tomb
(124 Egyptian replicas)
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MESOZOICA:
The Age of Dinosaurs
(Approximately 100 fossil-cast dinosaur elements and fully-mounted skeletons from around the world.)
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LUCY:
The Story of Human Origins
(Courtesy of the Institute of Human Origins and the National Museum of Ethiopia,
Addis Ababa)
On view exclusively at the
Museum of Ancient Wonders
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