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Mummies of the World at MOSI in Tampa-Florida Only Through June 30

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Mummies of the World at MOSI in Tampa-Florida Only Through June 30


We went to see the Mummies of the World exhibit at MOSI in Tampa Florida a couple of weeks back. The exhibit is fantastic but sadly they wouldn’t let us take pictures-my poor camera was very upset. The exhibit will only be at MOSI through June 30 so get your tickets soon. For more information and ticket purchasing; www.mummiesoftheworld.com


Mummies of the World


You might be interested in this video of the Detmold Child. The South American mummy is 6,500 years old which makes it 1,000 years older than any currently known Egyptian mummies. The baby was 10 months old at death and CT scans have shown a heart defect although it isn’t known for sure what the cause of death was. To see a preview of the entire Mummies of the World exhibit; check out this YouTube video http://youtu.be/PfqaZsVRw-4

 

 Videos courtesy of Mummies of the World Touring Company

20 Human mummies were found in the Reiss-Engelhorn Museums in Mannheim, Germany; several are on display in the exhibit. These nature-aided mummies dated from the 1800’s when the town they lived in was ravaged by TB - 60% of the town’s population died of the disease. The mummie's TB bacterium are aiding modern research into TB because it is still viable. TB kills over 3 million people in the world each year and is making a drug-resistant come back even in the U.S: this is a great aid to TB research.

If the exhibit comes to your area, take the time to go see it. I learned so much about ancient and not-so ancient mummies and how they can help with modern day research. The atmosphere is one of reverence and respect and is just amazing.

 

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Mummies of the World at The Museum of Science and Industry - Tampa Florida


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Comments (16)

John McCormack, CRS
Albuquerque Homes Realty - Albuquerque, NM
Honesty, Integrity, Results, Experienced. HIRE Me!

Your camera is not the only sad one my friend. What a treat that would have been to shoot some great photos of Mummies!  Have a great Florida day in all you do.

Jun 21, 2012 12:27 AM
Dale Baker
Baker Energy Audits and Commercial Properties Inspections - Claremont, NH
New Hampshire Relocation Real Estate Information

Howdy and morning Toni

Toni my friend, the Mummies of the World sure would be mighty interesting to attend. Folks sure can learn a lot by attending exhibit sure as this. That was an interesting video that folks stopping by sure should take the time to watch.

Have a good one

Dale in New Hampshire

Jun 21, 2012 12:47 AM
Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

Toni, bet you would have captured some wonderful photos too, had you been allowed!   Sounds like a great exhibit to attend!

Jun 21, 2012 01:38 AM
Belinda Spillman
Aspen Lane Real Estate Colorful Colorado - Aurora, CO
Colorado Living!

How frustrating that would be.  We all love to take pictures of our adventures to share with the world.  Darn!!!

Jun 21, 2012 02:01 AM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Toni-I'm going to check to see if the exhibit will be in South Florida.  That sounds so interesting!  Kind of like watching the Discovery channel in real time.

Jun 21, 2012 02:37 AM
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Thanks for sharing your experience.  Just yesterday, Dolores and I toured the special exhibits at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.  Sadly, they did not allow photographs.

Jun 21, 2012 03:52 AM
Toni Weidman
Sailwinds Realty - Trinity, FL
20+ Years Selling Homes in New Port Richey, FL

John - it would have been fun; that was one of the main reasons I wanted to go.

Dale - I learned so much. I had no idea that the TB bug could last so long.

Joan - I think i should have gotten a speciall dispensation to take pictures.

Belinda - we are all so visual these days!

Kathy - it was my understanding that the Tampa exhibit was the only one in Florida.

Roy - it is so frustrating when you can't take pictures. My poor little camera was chomping at the bit :)

Jun 21, 2012 04:38 AM
Rebecca Gaujot, Realtor®
Lewisburg, WV
Lewisburg WV, the go to agent for all real estate

Toni, this would be very interesting to see...I never thought of mumies aiding in research!

Jun 21, 2012 05:48 AM
Tanja Cisliek
Future Home Realty - Seminole, FL
Real estate with passion and professionalism!

Toni, do you think it is appropriate to take children, or would it be freaking them out? In theory kids know a lot about mummies and it would be a great exhibit to take them to, but I am not sure if actually seeing them would be disturbing. Are somethings better left to pictures in this case? What do you think, since you've seen it?

Jun 21, 2012 06:49 AM
Anita Clark
Coldwell Banker Access Realty ~ 478.960.8055 - Warner Robins, GA
Realtor - Homes for Sale in Warner Robins GA

Toni: This is an interesting exhibit that should draw crowds everywhere it goes. 

Jun 21, 2012 07:16 AM
Jennifer Chiongbian
Specializing in all types of Manhattan apts & townhouses - Manhattan, NY
Real Estate Broker - NYC

Cool.  Reminds me of the Bodies exhibit here in Manhattan that I know also travelled the world.  Thanks for sharing.

Jun 21, 2012 07:38 AM
Toni Weidman
Sailwinds Realty - Trinity, FL
20+ Years Selling Homes in New Port Richey, FL

Rebecca - I didn't either, isn't that amazing.

Tanja - It's very tastefully done; we had several children in our group and they were so fascinated. There were boy scout troops and school classes going in too.

Anita - it has been here.

Jennifer - we had the bodies exhibit here about a year or so ago. I didn't want to see that one but the mummies I did want to see.

Jun 21, 2012 07:53 AM
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy
Toni, As a child, my Mom and I saw the mummie in Egypt, Alan it was a thrill. I love the fact there are even older mummie. Thanks for adding to my knowledge base, I really appreciate it. A
Jun 21, 2012 10:51 AM
Morgan Evans
Douglas Elliman Real Estate - Manhattan, NY
LICENSED REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON

Mummies are very interesting, the way that they can be preserved for 1000's of years is something else.

Jun 21, 2012 10:53 AM
Dianne Goode
Raleigh Cary Realty - Raleigh, NC
Realtor/Broker

Hi Toni.  I would totally go see mummis.  Have you seen the Terracotta Warriors?  That made a huge impression on me, like the mummies did on you.  Maybe because our country is so young, in the grand scheme of things, Americans are blown away things that are really, really old.  And if they were once people, so much the better!

Jun 21, 2012 12:06 PM
Toni Weidman
Sailwinds Realty - Trinity, FL
20+ Years Selling Homes in New Port Richey, FL

Alexandra - I remember as a child going to The Museum of Natural HIstory in NYC and seeing a mummy there. Yours sound much more interesting!

Morgan - that is also natural presevation that works well too.

Dianne - true, the Detmold child is really old; it's amazing to me.

Jun 21, 2012 09:25 PM