Blog Profile / Beyond Bones
| URL : | http://blog.hmns.org | |
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| Filed Under: | Arts / Museums | |
| Posts on Regator: | 814 | |
| Posts / Week: | 4.1 | |
| Archived Since: | July 25, 2009 | |
Blog Post Archive
Emails from the other side: When it comes to ushabtis, is it possible to miss something you never had?
Our correspondence with Ankh Hap, the original Museum mummy, continues this week with a discussion of ushabtis — miniature funerary figurines placed in ancient Egyptian tombs and meant to take the place of the deceased should they be called upon … Continue reading ?
What do HMNS, Superman, Stargate and steampunk have in common? Find out on May 25 at Comicpalooza
If you’ve been to the Wiess Energy Hall recently, you’ll remember the energy music video that starts off with “Energy is all around us.” Energy is all around us. It’s in the news every day. It’s also a prominent feature … Continue reading ?
Get started early: HMNS child development class Early Investigations doubles capacity for summer
Until recently, our Early Investigations program — designed to pique the interests of young scientists aged 5 to 8 — could only permit 50 kids per day. But due to popular demand, we’ve doubled our capacity to 100 children for … Continue reading ?
Emails from the other side: The Museum Mummy flatters a staffer
If you’ve been following along as our veteran Museum Mummy, Ankh Hap, prepares to adjust to his new living quarters, welcome back. If you’ve not, you’ll probably want to catch up here and here. The gist is this: Our previously … Continue reading ?
Today in the Department of Mysteries: 12-year-old Robby uncovers “culturally modified” bone in Jersey Village
Occasionally we receive artifacts at the Museum uncovered by curious residents who are looking to have their discoveries identified. The latest comes from 12-year-old Jersey Village resident Robby, who took it upon himself to write Associate Curator David Temple the … Continue reading ?
Kid Curators lit up the mic at Wednesday night’s Intellectual Insights Q&A
On Wednesday evening, we hosted the inaugural Intellectual Insights, an innovative lecture/question-and-answer session helmed by Hall of Ancient Egypt curators Dr. Dirk Van Tuerenhout and Tom Hardwick, with the Carlos Museum’s Dr. Peter Lacovara joining remotely via a video call. We … Continue reading ?
Miss the belly-dancing and dervish-whirling at World Trekkers: Egypt? Join us Aug. 9 for World Trekkers: France!
If you didn’t make World Trekkers: Egypt last Friday, we hate to break it to you, but you missed out. There were belly dancers, a whirling dervish and TWO congenial camels, named Gunther (above) and Teddy (not pictured). Even our … Continue reading ?
Unravel the coldest case on record: Talk Otzi the Iceman in a Distinguished Lecture on May 14
“Otzi the Iceman,” a 5,300-year-old Copper Age/Neolithic man, was found in 1991 preserved in the Similaun Pass of the Otztal Alps at 10,500 feet between Italy and Austria. Since the discovery, extensive ongoing scientific investigations indicate that he is unique … Continue reading ?
Emails from the other side: Our correspondence with a corpse continues
For those of you just checking in, our Museum Mummy, Ankh Hap, is getting some majorly upgraded digs when our Hall of Ancient Egypt opens to the public this month. Unfortunately, it seems he was the last to know that … Continue reading ?
Field Notes: The vividness of Ramesses II at Abydos
Editor’s Note: Peter Lacovara, Senior Curator at Emory University’s Carlos Museum, has worked on numerous expeditions in Egypt and published several books on his work and experience, including The Pyramids and Sphinx, Tombs and Temples of Giza, and Excavating Egypt: … Continue reading ?
Seeing Stars with James Wooten: May 2013
Jupiter is now lower in the west at dusk. Face west at dusk and look for the brightest thing there (unless the Moon is also there), as Jupiter outshines all other stars we ever see at night. It appears slightly … Continue reading ?
Emails from the other side: our Museum Mummy reaches out
As the Digital Media Editor, I get a lot of strange emails. Some are from spambots offering awkward praise for our blog. Others are more direct, like “What is a Digital Media Editor even for, anyway?” and “Why isn’t everything … Continue reading ?
Educator How-To: Deciphering Papyrus with the Egyptian Book of the Dead
Background: The Book of the Dead, ironically, is not a book at all, but rather a diverse collection of magical spells intended to aid the dead in successfully navigating the complicated and oft tumultuous process of reaching the afterlife. The … Continue reading ?
Field Notes: Dr. Peter Lacovara on the Mystery of the Osirion
Editor’s Note: Peter Lacovara, Senior Curator at Emory University’s Carlos Museum, has worked on numerous expeditions in Egypt and published several books on his work and experience, including The Pyramids and Sphinx, Tombs and Temples of Giza, and Excavating Egypt: … Continue reading ?
Dinosaurs in three dimensions: See Jurassic Park 3D on Houston’s biggest screen — complete with a Jurassic Paleo Hall tour
It’s the cult classic that launched a thousand fascinations with fossils. Influenced a generation of dinosaur devotees. Made you forever fear wilderness toilets, whether stranded on a prehistoric amusement park/island or just camping in Pedernales. Now Jurassic Park is back … Continue reading ?
Zip on over to HMNS Sugar Land on Friday for a members-only viewing of Zula Patrol: Mission Weather
This weekend, explore the weather phenomena that rule our planet this Friday, April 26 at an exclusive members’ event at HMNS Sugar Land. Learn all about the forces behind the weather with the Zula Patrol, an intergalactic band of fact-gatherers. … Continue reading ?
Get your wings with Your Community and Heritage, a new Eagle-required badge available this summer!
After the rip-roaring success of our Spring Break series, we’re offering Summer Scouts a new Eagle-required badge as one half of a week-long class: Your Community and Heritage. In just one five-day course, Scouts will have the opportunity to earn … Continue reading ?
Walk like an Egyptian this weekend at HMNS Sugar Land!
Travel through time and across continents this Saturday, April 20 with Ancient Encounters at HMNS at Sugar Land. Kid-centric, hands-on activities in the Butterfly Garden will teach young ones about daily life in ancient Egypt. In partnership with the Houston … Continue reading ?
Not your average flower: Learn how to care for orchids at the Houston Orchid Society’s Annual Show & Sale this weekend
Editor’s note: Today’s blog comes to us from John Stubbing of the Houston Orchid Society. Many people receive gift orchids purchased at local grocery stores or at “big box” stores such as Home Depot or Lowe’s. Nearly all of the … Continue reading ?
X-treme astronomy: Go behind-the-scenes of The X-Planets on April 18
In this day and age, it seems like everyone is trying to add some excitement to their lives. Now that we no longer have animals trying to hunt us and have enough infrastructure that one bad harvest won’t wipe us … Continue reading ?