Mummies: Death and the Afterlife in Ancient Egypt Treasures From the British Museum -At Bower Museum of Cultural Art October 20, 2006

'Mummies: Death and the Afterlife in Ancient Egypt' focuses on embalming, coffins, sarcophagi, shabti figures, magic and ritual, amulets, papyri, as well as the process of mummification. The exhibition illustrates in depth the story of the fascinating Egyptian ritual of preparing and sending the dead to the afterlife, complete with furnishings created specifically for an individual's coffin, such as spectacular gold jewelry and a wooden boat to transport the dead into the underworld.