the new exhibition that sheds light on death
The Museum of Prehistoric Anthropology of Monaco unveils its summer exhibition.
120 years ago, the Museum of Prehistoric Anthropology was born, founded by Prince Albert I, whose centenary is being celebrated this year. This summer, with its new exhibition “From one world to another, from visible to invisible”, the museum takes its visitors on a mystical journey to discover ancestral funeral rites from around the world.
From Monaco to Chile via Italy, Jordan or even Mongolia, the exhibition offers eight spaces entirely dedicated to the rites of different countries. For this, the museum relies on exceptional collections, rarely exhibited.
During their wanderings, visitors will be able to discover the famous Grimaldi burials dating from 25,000 years ago. Among many others, it will also be possible to see an Egyptian mummy exhibited for the first time, a 3D reproduction of the site of Jebel al-Mutawwaq as well as the Atacama collection where a vast necropolis was discovered. The local climate has allowed exceptional preservation of the woods, fabrics and even food encompassing the Atacama mummies.
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Throughout the course, the museum strives to explain archaeological discoveries, the interpretation of rituals and tries to answer the question: since when has man taken care of the Other?
Admission to the museum is free for children under 5 and only costs one symbolic euro for others. It is open daily, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.