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 Ancient wonders, historic intrigue and a modern-day forensic adventure come to life in MUMMIES: Secrets of the Pharaohs, an exciting new giant-screen film playing daily in the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center’s IMAX Dome Theater.
Narrated by actor Christopher Lee (Lord Of The Rings and the original 1959 film The Mummy), MUMMIES features breathtaking scenes of natural beauty and stunning locations combined with incredible CGI sequences, lavish sets and period recreations that immerse audiences in different eras of Egyptian history. IMAX cameras capture sweeping vistas of the swirling desert sand dunes, dramatic rocky cliffs of the Northern Sahara, and the real wonders of Egypt at key historic sites, with treasures honoring Egypt’s most prolific pharaohs.
MUMMIES tells the story of one of the greatest archaeological finds in modern history: the late 19th century discovery of a cache of 40 royal mummies—including 12 pharaohs of Egypt—in a single tomb. Among them were three of the greatest pharaohs that ever lived: the legendary Rameses the Great—considered to be the pharaoh of the Exodus and perhaps the only face from the Bible the world can actually see—along with his father Seti I, and his son.
MUMMIES takes audiences back thousands of years to the age of the great pharaohs, to explore why mummification was so vital to ancient Egyptian life. Throughout Egypt’s history, literally millions of mummies were made. Filmgoers will marvel at the sight of these human time capsules, shown in larger-than-life detail on the giant screen.
The film then leaps ahead to the 1800s, with a dramatic reenactment of the incredible events surrounding the recovery of the royal mummies. This real-life Indiana Jones tale of tomb-raiders and hidden treasure unravels the mysteries enshrouding the royal mummies, where they were hidden and how they were discovered. Prior to this, not a single pharaoh had ever been found. Believed by many to be the ultimate archaeological find, it was uncovered four decades before Howard Carter found the intact tomb of the boy-king, Tutankhamen.
Interwoven throughout the film’s historic narrative is a modern-day forensic story, a scientific journey to extract clues about our past that could have an impact on our future. Featuring top researchers, such as Egyptologists Dr. Bob Brier and Dr. Zahi Hawass (head of Egypt’s antiquities) along with DNA scientist Angelique Corthals, MUMMIES embarks on a genetic analysis of mummies that could have tremendous implications for the study of modern human diseases.
The mummies of Egypt’s pharaohs have meant different things to different people over the centuries. For the ancients they were a source of hope for the afterlife; for the tomb-robbers, a source of wealth. For scholars, mummies represent a source of knowledge, and for researchers, a source of genetic evidence that could advance medical science. For today’s filmgoers, these mummies are a source of educational entertainment for the entire family.
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