Spend a little time in Egypt this year – without leaving Columbus.

The Columbus Museum of Art and COSI have partnered with local community libraries to create Egypt in Columbus, a seven-month-long exploration of archaeology, history and all things Egypt.

The Columbus Museum of Art features the exhibit To Live Forever: Egyptian Treasures from the Brooklyn Museum through June 7. The traveling display is on loan from the Brooklyn Museum of Art and features more than 100 objects from its extensive, world-renowned collection. A mummy, coffins, jewelry and vessels highlight the exhibit, which centers on the Egyptian belief that death could be defeated through proper preparation.

From May 30 through Sept. 7, COSI will feature Lost Egypt: Ancient Secrets, Modern Science. As research for the exhibit, a team from COSI traveled to Egypt with a photographer and videographer to interview archaeologists. Three years in the making, this world-premier exhibit will feature real human and animal mummies, a life-sized replica of a camel, and a replica of the Rosetta stone. Guests can virtually un-wrap a mummy to view forensic reconstructions and experiment with different methods Egyptians could have used to build the pyramids.

In addition to the museum exhibits, participating Central Ohio libraries will host Egypt-themed educational activities. Young guests are invited to print a passport from the Egypt in Columbus Web site and have it stamped at CMA, COSI and participating libraries to win a prize.

For more information about the exhibitions and library events, visit www.egyptincolumbus.com.  

Anna Gerber is a contributing writer for CityScene.