We hope to include objects from some of the UK's most important collections such as the British Museum, the Manchester Museum and the Ashmolean although the majority of items will come from Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery. The loans include statuary, coffins, stelae, ceramics, jewellery and a mummy. 

The exhibition examines popular modern ideas about the ancient Egyptians - and uses objects to suggest the truth might be otherwise.  The exhibition will address such questions such as; is there a mummy's curse? Were the Egyptians obsessed with death and did aliens build the pyramids? 

Staff from across the Herbert are involved with the exhibition, including the Learning Team, Marketing Team, Inclusion Team, Curatorial Team and Conservation