Wondrous curiosities : ancient Egypt at the British Museum

Publication Data

• Title Wondrous curiosities : ancient Egypt at the British Museum
• Author Stephanie Moser
• Publisher University of Chicago Press
• Publication date 2006
• Publication location Chicago, Ill.
• Language English

Contents

Museum display, representation, and ancient Egypt
To pleasurably serve the mind : the didactic study collections of the early modern period
Wondrous curiosities : the display of the Sloane collection of Egyptian antiquities, 1759
Colossal monstrosities : the Townley installation of Egyptian antiquities, 1808
Monumental masterpieces : the exhibition of the collection of Henry Salt, 1823
Accessible oddities : the New Smirke Gallery and Egyptian Room, 1834 and 1837
Historical documents : the extended Smirke galleries, 1854-1880
Something for everyone : the British Museum and its creation of ancient Egypt.

Topics

• British Museum :: Exhibitions
• British Museum
• Egypt :: Antiquities :: Exhibitions
• Egypt

Wondrous curiosities : ancient Egypt at the British Museum by Stephanie Moser. ISBN 9780226542096. Published by University of Chicago Press in 2006. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.