HMNS Shares the Dirt on Its Upcoming Hall of Ancient Egypt Renovations
The museum s also announced a new timetable that will keep parts of the popular exhibit open during remodeling.
By
Emma Schkloven
4/7/2021 at 2:46pm
The gods (or at least the suits upstairs) have heard your prayers.
After receiving a vocal response to news of the Hall of Ancient Egyptâs 6.5-month closure, leadership at the Houston Museum of Natural Science have rearranged plans to ensure visitors can still get their Pharaoh fix throughout the renovation process.
We also have answers to some your burning questions about the remodel.Â
Why is it closing in the first place?
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Monarch butterflies are moving through Texas on spring migration journey
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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) Keep your eyes open for monarch butterflies coming through Texas on their migration to northern America from Mexico, an incredible journey that crosses thousands of miles twice a year. There s something really special about monarchs and other butterflies that just keeps people interested, said Erin Mills, former director of the Houston Museum of Natural Science s Cockrell Butterfly Center.
According to the Center for Biological Diversity, the monarch population reached a historic low in 2017 of fewer than 29,000 butterflies, down from 1.2 million just two decades before.
Hereâs a roundup of places where youâll still have to mask up.
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Rob Sanford
3/5/2021 at 11:44am
Effective March 10, Texas businesses can operate at full capacity and without masks, per Gov. Greg Abbottâs announcement on Tuesday. Despite the stateâs average of over 7,000 cases per dayâthe second highest rate in the nationâthe governor argued that âpeople and businesses donât need the state telling them how to operate.â
But with spring break around the corner, Houstonians are looking for safe recreational activities to fill their hard-earned days off, and Houston-area businesses are stepping up to the task.
In December 2020, the exhibition was approved by the Egyptian Cabinet and the decree was signed by Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly. The news had been widely received by the Egyptian public, with Egyptian media proclaiming that the exhibition will showcase “the most prominent and unique historical Pharaonic holdings”.
These 183 pieces of rare artefacts will be featured in the inaugural exhibition titled
Ramses The Great and the Gold of the Pharaohs and the exhibition will open in Texas, United States at the Houston Museum of Natural Science.
Ramses II, also known as Ramses The Great, ruled for 66 years, which was the second longest reign in ancient Egyptian history. Because of his long rule, Ramses II is thought to have amassed one of the largest and richest burial chambers and is regarded as the most powerful pharaoh of the New Kingdom, the most celebrated period of ancient Egypt.