Hedvig Győry: Mélanges offerts a Edith Varga „Le lotus qui sort de terre” (Bulletin du Musée Hongrois des Beaux-Arts Supplément 1. Budapest, 2001)

SAPHIN AZ-AMAL NAGUIB: Cultural Heritage and its Display

Picture 1. Imparting the sense of wonder. Individualised artefacts are transformed into art objects. Musée royal de Mariemont. Photo by CI. Derricks Picture 2. Individualised artefacts are transformed into art objects. Musée royal de Mariemont. Photo by CI. Derricks Display, authenticity and interpretation Museums housing ancient Egyptian collections have a dimension of their own beyond present time. They form a world of intimate encounters with captivating artefacts and thereby impart on the visitor a sense of wonder. There, collections and exhibitions are ordered in such a way that they not only inform and educate but often act as time machines. Displays of ancient Egyptian artefacts seem to be