Exhibiting Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt continues to fascinate, as it has for hundreds of years now. Museums hold pride of place when it comes to the mechanism by which many people encounter ancient Egypt, whether it be through modern art that uses Egyptian motifs or by the careful display of actual artifacts from ancient Egypt for museum-goers to encounter. Exhibitions featuring Egyptian artifacts are often the gem of ancient museum collections, but the curation and exhibition of these artifacts are contested spaces, often created to shape the experience of museum-goers in subtle ways. With a PhD in art history and an MFA in curation, our guest, Dr. Rachel Kreiter from Vanderbilt University Museum, helps us unpack the curation and exhibition of ancient Egyptian art and artifacts in museums. Dr. Kreiter helps us to understand the sometimes subtle, sometimes provocative exhibition of ancient Egyptian art in museums, how we might distinguish between art objects and religious objects, and why understanding ancient art history matters when it comes to creating museum exhibitions. Visit Future of the Past Lab to learn about our work, and to support this podcast, visit Future of the Past Lab Podcasts and click on the support button.
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