Primary school kids’ display gets aired at Perth museum

A new display created by children from a Perth primary school is now on show at Perth Museum and Art Gallery.

Pupils from Our Lady’s RC Primary School were challenged to create artwork for the museum to demonstrate and share what they have learned about Ancient Egypt.

It comes after the pupils enjoyed a virtual tour of Perth Museum and Art Gallery led by the Culture Perth and Kinross Learning and CommunitiesTeam.

Around 70 pupils were able to look at many interesting objects from the collections such as a sphinx, shabti figures and jewellery.

They also found out about Perth Museums very own mummy

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The pupils’new display, ‘Understanding Ancient Egypt’, consists of mummy models, sarcophaguses, sketches, how to make a mummy instructions and pyramids.

The colourful display will be an inspiration for teachers looking for ideas for any future Egyptian projects or anyone interested in Ancient Egyptian inspired art.

At school, the pupils also researched facts about pioneering Scottish archaeologist Alexander Henry Rhind, using notes they produced to write a biography of his life.

They imagined what it would be like to discover a tomb and found out about how pyramids were constructed.

The pupils examined ancient Egyptian beliefs and wrote instructions to explain the process of mummification.

The pupils also learned about sarcophaguses and practised writing their names using hieroglyphics, the ancient Egyptian writing system.

Our Lady’s RC Primary School teacher Martina Wolfe said:“This display will give them a chance to come into the gallery with their families, see their work on display and enjoy the other displays at the same time.”

Understanding Ancient Egypt will run from November 27 to February 22 at Perth Museum and Art Gallery.