Ancient Egypt competes with downtown Italian art Florenceand is located on the first floor of a historic building a few meters away Cathedral Square. Draw attention to the new location of the museum”Tutankhamun“was the owner of an apartment in the same building. A discovery that was far from accidental, as she stumbled upon the entrance to the exhibition while trying to get home. and not before you are asked to pay the ticket price.
The Lady’s Story Enrica is told by the Corriere Fiorentino: afterwards mid August looks at the big family apartment, at number 6, has been empty for a long time. Until the pandemic, students from an American school were housed in the house. To his surprise, he finds the door open and notices a large plastic sarcophagus flanked by the sign “Tutankhamun Museum”. She enters the entrance hall and stands in front of a counter, where an assistant prevents her from proceeding and asks her to buy a ticket. Distraught, the lady explains that she is going to her house to get the passport. A surreal scene for an activity that – according to area residents, many of whom have earmarked the properties for short-term rentals – has suddenly emerged.
It’s ancient Egypt (crafted from wood and plastic finds) trying to challenge that Renaissance, or at least to attract tourists. The museum is open in front of the door Santa Maria del Fiore, is full of reproductions, official copies authorized by the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities, scaled to 1:1 scale, actual size. Included in the price (if it the offer is fixed at 10 euros) a virtual tour is also planned. The counter was set up in the building’s entrance hall, which they report is almost completely empty. The apartment is on the first floor and consists of 6 rooms with fake sarcophagi and fake mummies.
“The property, the company museum, hails from Florence and after establishing a permanent museum in Mexico decided to do the same here while looking around the world for other permanent sites. As announced, the owners have rented from a private individual and have followed the entire approval process.” A new museum under the house, that can also happen. Guests and new tenants need to familiarize themselves with the building’s security guards: it could become a chore to identify yourself every time. Will it be enough to look each other in the eyes? Yes, but without wearing Tutankhamun’s mask.
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Luca Frasacco