Docent-Guided Tour of Egypt's Sunken Cities

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When:

Wednesday, January 23, 2019 - 10:30am - 11:30am

Where:

Who: This docent-led tour is intended for students in 6th through 12th grades.
All children, including responsible and/or independent teens, must be accompanied by a parent or other responsible adult at all times. Younger siblings are welcome to accompany their family on the tour, but must be signed up to do so.

How much:
Cost for Teen/student: $0.00
Cost for Child/student: $0.00
Cost for Adult/educator (limit of 1 per family): $0.00

Please register by: Saturday, December 15, 2018 - 10:00pm

Description

Please plan to meet our docent in the atrium of the Target Wing at 10:15am for our 10:30am tour. To be clear, the group is NOT meeting in the main 3rd Ave entrance area between MIA and CTC.

Directions to Target Wing's atrium: First check your backpacks and oversized bags (and coats) at MIA’s free coat check (through the doors to your right from the main 3rd Ave entrance area between MIA and CTC). Then return to entrance area between MIA and CTC and walk outside through the doors (now on your right) on the opposite side from 3rd Ave, walk straight across Target Park and then through the doors into the Target Wing's atrium. See the first floor map (PDF) if you haven't been to this atrium before. (It is possible to reach the atrium by traveling through Mia but it takes a while, a few staircases, and several turns.)

More than 1200 years ago, two ancient cities were lost to natural disasters and the rising tides of the Mediterranean Sea. Two decades ago, underwater archaeologist Franck Goddio and his team discovered those cities, revealing monumental statues, religious images carved in stone, exquisite jewelry, and delicate ceramics—and a greater understanding of life during the age of the pharaohs. Don’t miss this epic story of their discovery.

Teens and parents are encouraged do some preparation before the tour so as to get the most from this exhibit:

For more information, visit the Exhibit website at the Minneapolis Institute of Art.

Sunken Cities: Egypt’s Lost Worlds at the Saint Louis Art Museum. The epic story of one of the greatest finds in the history of underwater archaeology, a story that revealed two lost cities of ancient Egypt submerged under the Mediterranean Sea for over a thousand years

Sunken cities: Egypt’s lost worlds at the British Museum. Submerged under the sea for over a thousand years, two lost cities of ancient Egypt were recently rediscovered. Their story is told for the first time in this blockbuster exhibition.

Osiris: Egypt's Sunken Mysteries at the Museum Rietberg. Saved from the depths off Egypt’s Mediterranean coast: the spectacular exhibition shows almost 300 statues and cult objects, sarcophagi and sacred images from sixteen centuries. They come from two legendary towns, Thonis-Heracleion and Canopus, which sank below the sea and were lost in the 8th century AD. Old questions are answered, new stories are recounted.

Osiris, Egypt’s Sunken Mysteries at the Institut du Monde Arabe. An exceptional exhibition revealing one of the founding myths of ancient Egypt by evoating what were the Mysteries of Osiris! This unprecedented exhibition throws light on the discoveries by submarine exploration of the IEASM in Aboukir Bay, undertaken by Franck Goddio, director of the excavation and curator of the exhibition.

Sunken Civilizations | Franck Goddio. Since the early 1980’s Franck Goddio and his team from the Institut Européen d’Archéologie Sous-Marine (IEASM) have worked throughout the world on a number of different underwater archaeological projects.

MIA Policies

• All children, including responsible and/or independent teens, must be accompanied by a parent or other responsible adult at all time.
• Chaperones must stay with their students and are responsible for the behavior of their students at all times.
• Mia reserves the right to refuse or dismiss any group for an inadequate number of chaperones, a lack of adequate supervision, or misconduct.

• Do not touch the works of art. Stay at least a foot away and refrain from leaning on the walls or display cases.
• Keep voices low.
• Food, beverages, and chewing gum are not allowed in the galleries.
• Running and rough play are prohibited.
• Only pencils may be used in the galleries: please, keep pens and markers at home.
• Use a clipboard or notebook when writing or sketching in the galleries; refrain from using the walls or display cases as support.
• Backpacks and oversized bags are not permitted in the galleries. Bags may be checked at MIA’s free coat check. (Medical packs are permitted.)

You may continue touring without the docent at the conclusion of our tour provided that at least 1 adult stays with each group of students. However, once you exit the Special Exhibition area, you will not be able to re-enter. Our docent will be happy to give you directions to the areas that interest you.

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1. Immediately after you register, you will be emailed a registration confirmation from admin(at)homeschoolrecess(dot)com.
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2. If you need to cancel your registration, please do so via an email request to the volunteer organizer.
• If you wish to cancel, please be respectful of the volunteer organizer's time and send an email request. 
• It is not acceptable to simply not show up.

3. To help the volunteer organizer identify you in the registration database, please include your username and field trip number along with any requests.
• Your username and field trip number can be found in your registration confirmation email message and on the registration form on this page.

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Cancellation information

Cancellation deadline: Sat, Dec 15, 2018 - 10:00pm

TO CANCEL BEFORE THE DEADLINE: 
(1) Please let the organizer know as soon as possible via email. 

TO CANCEL AFTER THE DEADLINE: 
(1) Let the organizer know as soon as possible via email. 
(3) Please attempt to transfer your tickets to another family.
(3b) Please let the organizer know about the substitution. 
 
TO CANCEL ON THE DAY OF THE EVENT: 
(1) It is not cool to just not show up. Please let the organizer know if you are unable to attend — via email, text message or voice mail. 
(2) Please attempt to find a last-minute substitute for your family. 

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Please arrive by:

Please plan to arrive before 10:15am in order to have plenty of time to find parking, check in with the organizer, visit the bathrooms, check your coats and bags (free) and otherwise be prepared for our tour to start on time. Please plan to be early to avoid being late due to inadequate maps, confusing road signs, road construction, heavy traffic, parking difficulties, inclement weather or uncooperative children.

Where to meet:

Please plan to meet the group at 10:15 so that our 10:30 pm tour can begin promptly. 

To be clear, the group is NOT meeting in the atrium of the Target Wing. See the first-floor map if you unsure where the 3rd Avenue Entrance is located: new.artsmia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1st_Floor_Gallery_Map.pdf

Food policy:

Please, no food or beverages in the galleries. 

If you are planning to eat at Mia, be aware that the Agra Culture Restaurant on the mezzanine level will be closed (it is currently open only on weekends). The Agra Culture Coffee Shop in the main lobby is open during all museum hours. new.artsmia.org/visit/dining-at-the-mia/

Alternate plans:

Mia has a policy of not closing due to inclement weather. In the unlikely event that Mia should cancel our tour, the organizer will attempt to reschedule and those signed up for the original date and time will be given “first dibs” on the new date and time.

Parking information:

The parking ramp is directly south of the CTC-MIA complex. The ramp entrances are located on 3rd Ave S between E 24th St and E 25th St. There is a surface lot directly across the street from the ramp with an entrance on 3rd Ave S and another on E 25th St. There is an additional lot northeast of the museum with entrances on 3rd Ave S, E 24th St, and Clinton Ave S. 

Parking is $5 for the first 2 hours and $1 for each additional hour with a daily maximum or lost ticket fee of $12. Please follow instructions at the pay stations. Be aware that there is a possibility of event rates. 

More information and a map can be found at new.artsmia.org/visit/parking/

Directions:

From the east on I-94 West (from St. Paul), exit at 11th St and follow 11th St exit to the second stoplight. Turn left onto 3rd Ave S. Continue on 3rd Ave until you see the MIA on your right, just south of the intersection of E 24th St and 3rd Ave S.

From Downtown Minneapolis, drive south on 3rd Ave (away from the Mississippi River) until you see the MIA on your right, just south of the intersection of E 24th St and 3rd Ave S.

From the west on I-394 East (from St Louis Park), exit on 12th St and drive 4 blocks, turn right on La Salle Ave. Take La Salle to Franklin Ave and turn left on Franklin and proceed to 3rd Ave S. Turn right on 3rd Ave and proceed to the MIA.

From the north and northwest on I-94 East (from St Cloud), take the Hennepin/Lyndale exit. When Hennepin and Lyndale divide, continue on Lyndale Ave S to E 24th St. Turn left and proceed to 3rd Ave S. Turn right onto 3rd Ave.

From the north and east on I-35W South (from Duluth), exit to I-94 West then exit at 11th St and follow 11th St exit to the second stoplight. Turn left onto 3rd Ave S. Continue on 3rd Ave until you see the MIA on your right, just south of the intersection of E 24th St and 3rd Ave S.

From the south on I-35W North (from Rochester), take the 31st St/Lake St exit and turn left onto 31st St. Drive to 1st Ave S and turn right and drive to 24th St and turn right. Proceed to 3rd Ave. Turn right onto 3rd Ave. The entrance to the MIA is on the right.

Additional information and a map can be found at new.artsmia.org/visit/directions/

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