The highly anticipated Discovering Ancient Egypt exhibition is set to captivate audiences when it opens at Queensland Museum Kurilpa this October as it uncovers the mysteries of one history’s most fascinating civilisations.

Featuring more than 200 objects spanning 3000 years, the exhibition allows visitors to step into the world of pharaohs, gods, and hieroglyphs, and explore meticulously curated artefacts, and intricate objects that offer a glimpse into the daily lives, beliefs, and innovations of the ancient Egyptians.

This exhibition offers audiences a rare insight into the mysteries of the afterlife with five sarcophaguses respectfully displayed.

Visitors will be able to peel back the layers of history through recent CT scans conducted on Egyptian mummified human and animal remains, with the results of the analysis being made public in Australia for the first time via a cutting-edge digital interactive.

Other highlights include colourful papyrus sheets of the Egyptian Book of the Dead; a sizable collection of exquisitely painted funerary coffins; and a group of beautifully carved statues from the Saqqara necropolis.

The collection, considered among the top 10 Egyptian collections worldwide outside its country of origin, is on tour from the Dutch National Museum of Antiquities (RMO) as part of a collaboration between the Western Australian Museum, National Museum of Australia, and Queensland Museum.