Looking at the ancient Egyptian afterlife
Sessions in 2012
19, 30 April
4, 17, 18, 21, 24, 28 May
1, 14, 25 June
6, 12, 13 July
10.30–11.15
or 12.00–12.45
Age 7–11 (Key Stage 2)
This slideshow session takes place in one of the Museum’s lecture theatres. Alongside students from other schools, your students will find out about the weighing of the heart, discover how the spells and information in the Book of the Dead helped the ancient Egyptians on their journey to the afterlife, and learn about what they expected to find there.
Bookings
£1 per student
Maximum group: 120
Phone +44 (0)20 7323 8181
tickets@britishmuseum.org
Related resources
Papyrus from the Book of the Dead of Ani, from Thebes, Egypt, around 1285 BC