Book of the Dead at Victoria Galleries and Museums
Take a journey through the Egyptian underworld and discover whether you have earned eternal life.
The Book of the Dead: Passport through the Underworld show promises an otherworldly experience to visitors, as they are invited to shed 21st century pre-occupations and engage fully with Ancient Egyptian visions of the afterlife.
Featuring never before displayed objects, including magical amulets, coffins and papyri, the exhibition opens with a practical guide to navigating the ancient Egyptian underworld and the tools needed to find a way through the night, and into eternity.
The Book of the Dead is a collection of funerary texts compiled by the ancient Egyptians. The spells found inside allow a dead person’s soul to pass through the dangers and trials of the Underworld, and to reach the fields of the blessed dead. It was in use c. 1400 BC – c. 100 BC.
Photo by Retrograde Photography
Photo by Retrograde Photography
Photo by Retrograde Photography
Photo by Retrograde Photography
Photo by Retrograde Photography
Photo by Retrograde Photography
Photo by Retrograde Photography
Photo by Retrograde Photography
