Guided tour | Portraiture in Roman Egypt: The painted mummy portraits of the Fayyum
Mummy portraits are masterpieces of funerary art that were produced during Egypt’s Roman era. They are painted wooden panels that were once placed over the face of the deceased’s mummified body. These portraits realistically depict the deceased as they looked like before their deaths. We will discover how burial practices changed and how this special funerary equipment evolved in Egypt thanks to the encounter of different cultures.
The talk will be given by Bernadett Szűcs, egyptologist and museum educator.
The programme can be visited with an supplementary ticket of HUF 2000 purchased with the permanent exhibition ticket.
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Those with an Annual Ticket who come to the guided tours in our permanent and graphic art exhibitions only need to buy a supplementary ticket, since their entry tickets are included in the Annual Ticket.
Please check in advance the admission rules on the museum's website: https://www.mfab.hu/museum-rules/
A limited number of tickets are available on site.
Szépművészeti Múzeum
1146, Budapest, Dózsa György út 41., Hősök tere
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