Recommended from 8 years old
Free for children under 25 years old (EU and non-EU residents)
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
⚠️ Warning
This exhibition presents mummified human bodies that can arouse various emotions. We invite you to take this into account before your visit.
- Where : Musée de l’Homme
- For whom : for everyone, ideal from 8 years old
- When : November 19, 2025 to May 25, 2026
- Opening hours : from 11 am to 7 pm
- Closed : Tuesday, December 25, January 1, May 1
- Duration : 1 hour
- Price : €15
- Free : for children under 25 years old (EU and non-EU residents)
Mummies at the Musée de l’Homme
- While mummies immediately evoke ancient Egypt, great expeditions, sarcophagi and bandages
- The “Mummies” exhibition teaches us that the mummification of bodies is practiced at different times and places on the planet
- Perfect for piquing the curiosity of children, it mixes culture, science, and above all mystery and suspense
A surprising journey to eternity
Far from a cabinet of curiosities, the exhibition presents the history of mankind through funerary techniques and the different civilizations that used these techniques
With a museography that respects human dignity, nine mummified deceased are presented …
From the Chincharros culture in Peru 9000 years ago to the young queen of the Canary Islands, or the child found in 1756 in the heart of the Auvergne countryside… The mummies are still talked about and questioned today!
- What is the rank of the person?
- What are the techniques used?
- The rites associated with these mummies?
- What do these mummies tell us about men? : a survey on their lifestyle, eating habits and health
✨ As always at the Musée de l’Homme, the “Mummies” exhibition opens up ethical reflections and provides visitors with educational devices to better understand
Activities around the exhibition
We invite you to consult the museum’s website for a complete program of activities – (paid activities, registration on the Museum’s website)
Workshop visit:
- “But who is this mummy?” – Ages 6 and up – Play as a member of a science team to reveal the identity of a Museum mummy.
- “Archéo Momias” – From 8 years old – Destination Peru! During the school holidays, save the secrets of your ancestors, become an archaeologist!
- Guided tour: “an almost perfect mummy” – From 3 years old – Between tale and experience, children discover the tools of the restaurateur (brush, sponge, bandage, amulet) and learn, by practicing on a mannequin
- Conference : “Mummification, a funerary practice like no other” – From 12 years old
GrandPalaisRmn – Georges Poncet
