Egyptian mummies from British Museum to go on display in Hong Kong’s Science Museum
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As part of celebrations for the 20th anniversary of the handover, six Egyptian mummies from the British Museum will be coming to Hong Kong for the first time in June. They will undergo CT scans in the city so the public can see what is inside them.
The events will be part of a series of cultural and recreational activities to celebrate the 1997 handover. They will cost HK$190 million, with the cultural part taking up about half, according to Director of Leisure and Cultural Services Michelle Li Mei-sheung.
The mummies exhibition, to be held in the Science Museum, will take a “scientific angle” to the 200 Egyptian cultural relics on display from June 2 until October.
“Visitors will be able to see for the first time what is inside a mummy,” Li said. “The organs are all gone, but thanks to MRI technology, you can see what is inside the bandages through a screen.”
