{"id":1898,"date":"2020-08-06T04:12:58","date_gmt":"2020-08-06T04:12:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.archaeology.sa\/en\/?p=1898"},"modified":"2020-08-06T05:57:29","modified_gmt":"2020-08-06T05:57:29","slug":"hologram-of-resident-mummy-nefrina-coming-to-the-reading-public-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.archaeology.sa\/en\/?p=1898","title":{"rendered":"HOLOGRAM OF RESIDENT MUMMY NEFRINA COMING TO THE READING PUBLIC MUSEUM"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photo courtesy of the Reading Public Museum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Reading Public Museum announced its Ancient Civilizations Gallery, home to long-time resident mummy Nefrina, will undergo an extensive renovation project.<\/p>\n

The renovated exhibit will utilize state-of-the-art technology with an updated and fully automated control system which will allow Nefrina to appear as a hologram and tell visitors the story of her life.
\nFunded through support from Museum Board member Jerome I. Marcus M.D., and the JerLyn Foundation, planning and creative design for this project began in March of 2020 led by Berks County companies NeoPangea and Burkey Construction.<\/p>\n

Brett Bagenstose, founder and creative director of NeoPangea, states, \u201cNefrina has been a source of wonder and education in our community for 90 years. We are so honored to partner with The Museum as well as Burkey Construction, to modernize the exhibit and to bring her story to life.\u201d<\/p>\n

Installation is set to begin on September 7 of this year with the grand-opening reveal on September 26 at The Museum\u2019s annual fundraiser, Night at The Museum.<\/p>\n

\u201cMany of us at Burkey Construction remember seeing Nefrina for the first time when we were kids, so to be part of the team that brings her new exhibit to life is very exciting\u201d said Vice President of Burkey Construction, Matt Forrer.
\n\u201cWorking with a company like NeoPangea, as well as The Museum, has allowed our Custom Service division to really get creative. Knowing Burkey\u2019s contribution will bring life, excitement, and continued education to children and visitors for decades to come is truly a privilege.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Museum worked with Egyptologist Melinda Hartwig, Ph.D., Curator of Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art at the Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory University to ensure her appearance and narrative were historically accurate, and the actress tapped to portray Nefrina was selected based on Nefrina\u2019s appearance in the forensic bust, created by renowned forensic artist Frank Bender, more than a decade ago.<\/p>\n

John Graydon Smith, Director and CEO of The Museum states, \u201cBringing Nefrina \u2018to life\u2019 through this remarkable experience will transform her gallery in such a dramatic way that she\u2019ll now be showcased in a setting befitting her status as The Museum\u2019s star.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nefrina lived approximately 250 BC, and arrived at the Reading Public Museum in 1930, on loan from the University of Pennsylvania \u2014 later purchased by the Museum in 1949. Over the last 90 years, she has achieved celebrity status with generations of visits from school students and families.<\/p>\n

By Berks Weekly
\nHugg Media Group<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Reading Public Museum announced its Ancient Civilizations Gallery, home to long-time resident mummy Nefrina, will undergo an extensive renovation project. The renovated exhibit will utilize state-of-the-art technology with an updated and fully automated control system which will allow Nefrina to appear as a hologram and tell visitors the story of her life. Funded through […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1899,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":[],"categories":[6],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.archaeology.sa\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1898"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.archaeology.sa\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.archaeology.sa\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.archaeology.sa\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.archaeology.sa\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1898"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.archaeology.sa\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1898\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1913,"href":"https:\/\/www.archaeology.sa\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1898\/revisions\/1913"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.archaeology.sa\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1899"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.archaeology.sa\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1898"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.archaeology.sa\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1898"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.archaeology.sa\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1898"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}