Queen Nefertari: Eternal Egypt virtual exhibit online at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art website in Kansas City, Missouri

Queen Nefertari: Eternal Egypt virtual exhibit online at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art website in Kansas City, Missouri.
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, along with cultural institutions across the globe, recently closed to help prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. This meant they had to close their featured exhibition “Queen Nefertari: Eternal Egypt” two weeks earlier than expected. But, Director Julián Zugazagoitia has provided on online impromptu virtual tour of some of this exceptional exhibit's highlights.
"She was known as The One for Whom the Sun Shines. Queen Nefertari was the Great Royal Wife of Pharaoh Ramesses II. The exhibition featured magnificence of royal palaces and tombs, including Nefertari’s burial chamber, considered one of the greatest artistic achievements in the Valley of the Queens. It also explored the daily life of the village where tomb builders and artisans lived, worked and worshipped more than 3,000 years ago. Drawn from the world-renowned Museo Egizio in Turin, Italy, the exhibition featured the richness of life in ancient Egypt, focusing on the role of women—goddesses, queens, and commoners." - Nelson Atkins Museum of Art.
I was especially pleased to see that this exhibit combined not only a variety of artifacts but projected videos of life in ancient Egypt crafted by the exceptional graphic artists of Ubisoft, publishers of "Assassin's Creed: Origins." I enjoy wandering the world of Ptolemaic Egypt the Ubisoft artists have created and using its in-game cameras to take "photographs" of my time in the environment. It's "Discovery" module allows you to wander unmolested without worrying about being attacked by enemy soldiers or particularly vicious hyenas that populate the regular game. The Discovery module also offers informative displays of real artifacts and maps about the period as well. As our social distancing measures continue, I hope other museums will attempt similar presentations. I was so looking forward to seeing my friend, Allan Gluck's images of the new Mesopotamian exhibit that was scheduled to open at the Getty and now everything is closed. He is a docent there but I'm not sure if the exhibit was even unpacked.


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