Is it really right to visit a fine art center in Egypt?”
The Harris Fine Arts Center has transformed into a stage for ancient Egypt the past four months with singing and dancing BYU students preparing for this year’s musical selection “Aida.” The long-time Broadway favorite is based on the book by Linda Woolverton, Robert Falls and David Henry Hwang, with upbeat music by Elton John and Tim Rice. “Aida” tells the story of an enslaved Nubian princess who is torn between her duty to her people and her love for Radames, the captain of the Egyptian guard. “It is a love-conquers-all story, however none of the main characters really get the love they are striving for,”said Tim Threlfall, director of “Aida”. “Through this very honest and passionate love between the main characters, the history of their people and their nations are greatly altered for the better. They ultimately sacrifice true love to save their people. ” “Aida” is a timeless story of love, courage and redemption told through expressive lyrical dance and song. The Egyptian musical in
The Museum of Fine Arts houses one of the finest Egyptian collections of its kind in the world. A visit to the collection is a great way to learn about Egyptian art and civilization. It’s also a chance to learn about history, language, religion, anthropology, and archaeology. There are approximately 40,000 objects in the collection. Ninety-five percent of these came from nearly forty years of scientific excavations in Egypt and the Sudan. This means that most of the objects in the MFA’s collection were found where the ancient Egyptians left them, allowing archaeologists to study objects in their original context. Visitors come from around the world to see the MFA’s Egyptian collection — now you can explore ancient Egypt with the click of a mouse.
