Ancient Egypt comes to Brighton in the form of two new treasure chambers, packed with gems of ancient history.
Brighton Museum has one of the largest Egyptology collections in southern England, with many important, fascinating and rare objects.

Two brand new galleries now show off the best of the collection and offer plenty to appeal to visitors of all ages.This is the first time many of the objects have been on public display. The museum has previously been able to show only a handful of objects from the collection – now visitors can enjoy about 600 items, in displays dedicated to telling the stories of ancient Egypt.

Highlights include
- a full size mummy of an ancient Egyptian girl, kept as it was when originally found and still showing the full decorative details
- two coffin cases, featuring a very rare depiction of a three-headed god, and all the paraphernalia of burials
- a magnificent stela (a marker from a grave) with a prayer to the dead in hieroglyphics
The new galleries are also filled with lots of fun hands-on activities for children and families. The characters of two Egyptian children introduce young visitors to some of the items, helping children to find out who used them and how, and sound effects include the ritual recital of names of ancient gods.

Amongst other activities, visitors will be able to
- help the god Anubis with the mummification process, to prepare a body for the afterlife
- learn how to write their names in hieroglyphics
- discover what domestic life was like as a child growing up in ancient Egypt

Displays focus on the lives and beliefs of the ancient Egyptians and explore the excavation and background of artefacts. Visitors can also delve more deeply into the environment and technology of ancient Egyptian life, discovering how items were made and the importance of the river Nile to the lives of the Egyptians.


More about the history of the Egyptology collection at the Royal Pavilion and Museums

Sudanese Collections at the Royal Pavilion & Museums