Hundreds of people lined up on the second floor of the Royal B.C. Museum Friday morning, under a huge archway etched with ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics.
B次元官网网址淐ome in peace, come to the house of gold, the house of his majesty,B次元官网网址� translated Regina Schultz, director of the Roemer-und-Pelizaeus-Museum in Hildesheim, Germany, one of the largest contributors to the collection. The inscriptions came directly from the temple of Hatshepsut, the iconic female pharaoh whose bust is the centrepiece of the RBCM exhibit.
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The collection pieces come from the Egyptian Museum in Berlin, the Roemer-und-Pelizaeus-Museum, the Gustav L眉bcke Museum in Hamm, Germany and the University of Aberdeen in Scotland.
| Visitors to the Royal B.C. Museum rushed in for the opening of Egypt: The Time of Pharaohs exhibition which opened May 18. Nicole Crescenzi/VICTORIA NEWS |
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Many people waited outside the doors in anticipation. Asked why they arrived so early, there were enthusiastic answers.
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Anne-Marie Stevens brought her daughter and mother to the grand opening.
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The exhibit runs until Dec. 31 and is included as part of general museum admission. For more information you can head to .
