The National Gallery of Art is currently hosting "The Quest For Immortality: Treasures of Ancient Egypt". Don't know if this is the website you saw, but hope it helps. John A. Mercer, Jr. Collections Manager NC Transportation Museum (704) 636-2889 (704) 639-1881 FAX **My opinions may not be those of this agency.** **E-Mail to and from me, in connection with the transaction of public business, is subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties.** ----- Original Message ----- From: Marina Daiman <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 1:57 PM Subject: Re: exhibition for people with disability > I clearly remember coming across a museum website recently (a week > ago?), that currently has an Egyptian show on. On their homepage they > prominently dispayed a note recommending it for people with low vision. > Unfortunately, I cannot remember the name of the museum. My perfunctory > search didn't render much, but this: > > Egyptian Museum for Touch > http://dns1.mhie.ac.uk/~aem/Casestudies/Italy/it_torino_egizie.html > > Also look at this: > http://www.egypttoday.com/main/fea_Beauty.htm > excerpt: Hall 44's circular exhibition area includes relief drawings of > some of the items on display, for the benefit of blind children. According > to Danielle Wozny, one of the organizers of the exhibition, one of the > show's main aims is to acquaint children, including those with > disabilities, with the concepts of beauty. Several workshops have been > held in all of the participating museums to simplify the concepts > introduced. These workshops included a perfume session in which children > were taught how to mix their own perfumes. > > http://www.pr.mq.edu.au/PubNews/egypt.htm > > Hope this helps. > > Marina Daiman > http://www.geocities.com/marina_daiman > > ========================================================= > Important Subscriber Information: > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). > > If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). > ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).