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Visit one of the top five museums in the North, the Royal
Pump Room Museum, right on your doorstep in Harrogate! (The
Times newspaper, 19-25 July 2008)
The Times magazine recently voted Francis Frith's Egypt one of its top five museum visits in the North of England, so come along to see for yourself!
Francis Frith's Egypt is currently showing at the Royal
Pump Room Museum where you can see photographs of Ancient Egyptian
temples and monuments from the 19th century to the present day
alongside many treasures from the Harrogate's Egyptology
collection.
You can see objects from everyday life such as vases,
jewellery, a mirror, amulets, a scribe's palette and weaponry such
as axes and maceheads.
You can see more of this and discover all about death and
burial in the Egyptology: Scientific Investigation
exhibition.
Here you will also find mummy masks, shabti figures,
canopic jars and objects linked to the Pharoahs as well as being
able to explore the different scientific techniques being used at
the University of York to find out more about the objects what were
they used for? Made from? Are they the genuine article?
As if that's not enough the museum also offers the chance
to enjoy a trip to bygone Harrogate with information about its spa
heyday. See shop fronts and treatments people endured.
And there's plenty of hands-on things to do with Egyptian
clothes to try on, jewellery to make and scientific materials so
you can do some testing of your own.
You can borrow a backpack to help you discover the spa
history, have a go at activity sheets and trails and even play a
mystery object game.
The Royal Pump Room Museum is open Monday to Saturday
from 10am until 5pm and Sunday from 12pm until 5pm (August only,
2pm other Sundays). Admission is £3 per adult, £1.70
for children and £2 for concessions with a family ticket (2
adults + 3 children) available for only £8.50!