On Thursday we went with our friends in Primary 3B on a trip to the Burrell Collection in Pollock Park.
We learned that Sir William Burrell was a very wealthy shipping tycoon who loved to collect artefacts from all over the World. He began his collection when he was only a teenager and when he died, he gifted all his possessions to the City of Glasgow so that everyone could come and see them.
We were there to see his Egyptian collection and we were met by Greig who told us lots of interesting fact about things we have not learned about yet. The best bit was learning about mummification. We are looking forward to learning even more about it from Mrs McNaught and from doing our own research.
After that, Greig took us to a workshop where we were able to handle objects from over three thousand years ago. We had to wear gloves so that the oil and acid from our fingers did not ruin the artefacts. It was funny to think that a rich Egyptian lady had actually worn the necklace we were holding.
We are looking forward to learning even more about this very clever, ancient civilization.
Carrying out research.
Ancient Egyptians didn’t just mummify people!
A sarcophagus.
