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Outside the U.S.
CANADA
Ontario Science Center
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
(416) 696-1000 I
www.ontariosciencecentre.ca
Facing Mars: Would You Survive the Journey?
(through Sep. 1, 2008) Experience the real physical,
psychological, and scientific challenges of traveling to and living on
Mars. Test yourself with 30 interactive exhibits as you "walk on
Mars," launch rockets, and "fly" over the Martian landscape. See
and explore compelling artifacts, such as a rare Mars meteorite, and
stunning visual imagery.
Telus World of Science
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
(780) 452-9100 I
www.odyssium.com
Body Worlds: The Anatomical Exhibit of Real Human Bodies
(through Oct. 13, 2008) Learn about anatomy, physiology and healthy living by
viewing real human bodies preserved by the extraordinary method of Plastination.
ENGLAND
Hancock Museum
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
(0191) 222 6765 I
www.twmuseums.org.uk/hancock
Creature Corner
(through Dec. 31, 2008) See weird and wonderful creatures from the Hancock Museum including live reptiles, snakes and creepy crawlies
Land of the Pharaohs
(through Dec. 31, 2008) An exhibition of popular Egyptian objects from the Hancock Museum, chronicling everyday life in Ancient Egypt including farming, personal adornment, religion and beliefs.
Museum of Science and Industry
Manchester, England
44 (0)161 832 2244 I
www.msim.org.uk
Body Worlds: The Anatomical Exhibit of Real Human Bodies
(through Aug. 17, 2008) Learn about anatomy, physiology and healthy living by
viewing real human bodies preserved by the extraordinary method of Plastination.
The British Museum
London, England
(+44) 020 7323 8299 I
www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk
Mummy: the inside story (ongoing) The
unopened 3,000-year-old mummy of Nesperennub, priest of Karnak, reveals
its secrets for the first time through data obtained using a CT scanner
and transformed into a unique "virtual mummy." Learn more about the life
and death of the Ancient Egyptians; look inside the mummy-case, under
the wrappings, even travel inside the body, and wonder at Nesperennub's
recreated face. Features an extraordinary, virtual reality film narrated
by Sir Ian McKellen.
Time & Tide Museum of Great Yarmouth
Great Yarmouth, England
(+44) 1493 743930 I
www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk
Shipwreck: For Those in Peril on the Sea
(through Sep. 28, 2008) This exhibit
presents dramatic tales of loss and bravery that reveal Yarmouth's
fearsome reputation as one of the most dangerous shorelines for
mariners.
The O2 - Millennium Dome
Greenwich, England
+44 (0)870 606 2000 I
wwp.millennium-dome.com
Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the
Pharaohs
(through Aug. 31, 2008) This exhibit features more than
130 treasures from tombs, royal graves, and ancient sites in the Valley
of the Kings, including 50 major objects from the tomb of Tutankhamun,
which are on exhibit in the U.S. for the first time in 27 years. Among
the artifacts from King Tutıs tomb are his gold crown and the canopic
coffinette that contained his mummified internal organs.
Royal
Geographic Society
London, England
+44 (020) 7591 3000 I
www.rgs.org
Unlocking the Archives (ongoing)
For the first time in its history, the Royal Geographic Society, the
institution that sent explorers to the South Pole, up Mount Everest, and
in search of the Nile, has opened its archives, one of the world's largest
geographical archives, for public access, providing access to more than
two million maps, photographs, books, artworks, artifacts, and documents.
The collections tells the story of 500 years of geographical discovery
and research and includes, for example, Charles Darwin's sextant, Edmund
Hillary's oxygen canister, and Dr. Livingstone's hat.
ISRAEL
Israel Museum
Jerusalem, Israel
(02) 670-8935 I
www.mna.inah.gob.mx
Shrine of the Book
(ongoing) This architectural monument houses the Dead Sea
Scrolls, including eight of the most complete Scrolls discovered, as
well as the 10th-century Aleppo Codex, one of the world's most famous
handwritten bibles.
SCOTLAND
Rosslyn Chapel Museum
Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland
+44 (0)131 440 2159 I
www.rosslyn-chapel.com
Regalia and Mysterious Symbolism (ongoing)
This exhibit focuses on growing interest in the mysteries of Rosslyn
Chapel and includes artifacts, regalia, and symbolism relating to the
mystery traditions of the Craft Guilds, Templars, Masons, Celts, Rosicrucians,
Gypsies, etc., who have all recognized something of their own mystery
teachings in the complex allegory of the chapel, which is a book carved
in stone.
SPAIN
Matadero Madrid
Madrid, Spain
91 517 73 09 I
www.mataderomadrid.com
Egypt's Sunken Treasures
(through Sep. 28, 2008) This exhibition features archaeological finds from
the seabed off the coast of the modern city of Alexandria, Egypt, and
the Bay of Abukir, including monumental statues, coins, jewelry, cult
items, and much more.
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