This is a joint program from the Adult Services & Youth Services Departments. It is recommended for Grades 3 through Adult. 

In an effort to better understand why ancient Egyptian mummies hold such a fascination in popular culture, this lecture presents a history of Western civilization’s centuries-long interaction with ancient Egypt’s human remains, how attitudes regarding those mummies changed through time, and, how mummy-related folklore still influences the modern world.

This talk includes unpublished images of the actual mummies of several of Egypt’s most famous pharaohs, as well as behind the scenes images of 4,500-year-old mummies as they emerged from the sands during Dr. Phillips’ own recent archaeological excavations in the cemeteries adjacent to the Great Pyramids at Giza, Egypt.

NOTE: this presentation contains images of mummified ancient Egyptian human remains, presented in a professional manner designed to celebrate and respect the people who lived at time when the pyramids were still new.

This program is funded by the Friends of the Library. 

Registration is required. 

EARLY REGISTRATION FOR FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY: Open the week of Monday, September 30-Sunday, October 6. Please call 215-355-1183, ext. 104 to register or stop by the Information Desk. 

GENERAL PUBLIC REGISTRATION: Starting Monday, October 7 at 10am - register online, by phone, or in-person at the Information Desk. 

Questions? Contact Chryssi at guminac@buckslib.org or 215-355-1183, ext. 104

Presented by Dr. Steve from the Penn Museum