The museum
The Royal Pump Room Museum in Harrogate town centre houses the Egyptology:Scientific Investigation displays.
The exhibition features many of our wonderful Ancient Egyptian
treasures. It has three main themes:
as well as looking at the scientific techniques and
research that is helping us discover more about our Egyptian
objects.
Some of the objects on show are featured in the collection themes webpages
but you can also see many more, such as our stunning
sarcophagus!
To help you on a visit
There are three themed activity drawers and boxes:
- Investigate - discovery box containing a
microscope, magnifying glasses, calculators, weighing scales,
rulers, children's laboratory coats and replica Egyptian objects,
rocks and minerals and slides for children to find out what they
might have found in an Ancient Egyptian tomb. Activity sheets
for this can be downloaded here.
- Create - discovery drawer containing papyrus
and pens alongside hieroglyphics alphabet, equipment to make beaded
jewellery, stencils...
- Imagine - discovery drawer containing replica costumes and headresses for children and adults, jewellery to try on, books to read
The Royal Pump Room Museum is built above the strongest sulphur well in Europe, where people came from all over take the healing waters during Harrogate's spa heyday.
Come along to discover the famous visitors to the spa such as Agatha Christie, Charles Dickens and even Russian royalty! Peer into shop windows from Harrogate's Victorian times and visit the Stray, 200 acres of protected green land still surrounding the town today.
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Follow a map around our activity tables to try activities from different parts of the world.
Join us for themed arts and crafts for the under-5s exploring our museums and galleries.
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