Smoky Mountain Journal -3,500 Year Old Egyptian Mummy On Display In Tennessee For 150 Years Won't Be on Display When New Museum Opens In Fall




The Great Smoky Mountain Journal Source: AP/The Tennessean Tuesday, January 01, 2019 02:47 PM

3,500 Year Old Egyptian Mummy On Display In Tennessee For 150 Years Won't Be on Display When New Museum Opens In Fall
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The 3,500-year-old Egyptian mummy that has been on display in Tennessee for more than 150 years needs conservation work and won't be on display when the new Tennessee State Museum opens in the fall. The Tennessean reports the mummy and a mummified cat have been displayed together in various state locations, including the Capitol, the War Memorial Building and the museum. The mummy and the mummified cat came to the museum separately and aren't related. The museum closes May 6 in anticipation of the October move to the new building. The museum's senior curator and director of collections, Dan Pomeroy, said a mummy conservationist inspected the mummies and found they need extensive stabilization before they're returned to display. No time frame has been determined for the mummies to be displayed again. ___ Information from: The Tennessean, http://www.tennessean.com (Copyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)