Reassessing the purpose of artifacts through Estonian Egyptology

VINCENT TEETSOV

As a field of science, archaeology is a source like no other for explaining what life was like when written records were more limited or nonexistent.

Those living in North America’s cities are fortunate to so frequently appreciate the cumulative results of this ancient detective work; and exhibits about ancient Egypt are often a gateway to learning about the contributions of archaeology.

For Estonia, it took longer for such an exhibit to arrive. The country’s “first major exhibition of ancient Egyptian art”, Egypt of Glory: Art from the Nile Valley, opened at Kumu Art Museum in October 2020, ending in March 2021.

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The Chamber of Mummies from the University of Tartu Art Museum.

Photo: Andres Tennus