The event presents the results of a collaboration between the insiTUMlab and the State Museum of Egyptian Art (SMÄK), Munich. An ancient Egyptian child’s coffin was examined using a range of scientific and conservation methods, and the first results of this interdisciplinary research will be presented in three lectures.

The lectures will offer insights into the significance of the object within the exhibition “Childhood on the Nile: Growing Up in Ancient Egypt”, its material and technological production, and modern non-invasive analytical methods for the study of historical artefacts.

Programme:

• Dr. Mélanie Flossmann-Schütze (Egyptologist):
  A child’s coffin from the family exhibition “Childhood on the Nile: Growing Up in Ancient Egypt”
• Dr. Ina Schneebauer-Meißner (Conservator):
  The conservation and technological investigation of the child’s coffin
• Dr. Clarimma Sessa (Heritage Scientist):
  I see what you do not see: Non-destructive methods for understanding complex historical objects – the example of a child’s coffin from Ancient Egypt

The event exemplifies how interdisciplinary research contributes to a deeper understanding and the sustainable preservation of cultural heritage.