Published on Tuesday, August 19, 2008
By Staff Writer
Exhibition to display Egyptian collection
Items discovered in Egypt by a man considered the father of modern archaeology are set to go on display in November at Cal State San Bernardino's Robert V. Fullerton Art Museum, university officials said Monday.
William Flinders Petrie, who died in 1942, combed the tombs, temples and villages of Egypt for more than five decades. "Excavating Egypt: Great Discoveries from the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology" features more than 220 items used in the daily lives and burials of ancient Egyptians.
The show, set for Nov. 22 to Feb. 15, will be the Fullerton museum's first international exhibition, university officials said. The museum has a collection of almost 1,200 objects.
