A gift from the Nile

@discoverynorthbay
News Release

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The Nile River Valley of 6000 years ago was the birthplace of a remarkable civilization. Protected from foreign invasion by vast deserts and sustained by fertile soil along the river, the ancient Egyptians developed from a single agricultural community into a sophisticated society. Under a system of divine kingship, this Egyptian civilization flourished and endured for thousands of years and it contributed strongly to the later cultures of the Mediterranean and Europe.

The Egypt, Gift of the Nile exhibit explores Egyptian civilization through its 10 centres: Introduction, Personal Adornment, Make-up and Perfume, Feeding the Household, Buildings Large and Small, Family Life, Education, Religion, Funerary Religion and Afterlife.

The Exhibition is on display @discoverynorthbay from July 9th to August 24th, 2007 with the Grand Opening July 14th, 1:00 to 3:30pm 100 Ferguson St. North Bay, in the former CPR station.

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