ALBANY, NY.- The Albany Institute of History & Art’s two mummies, which have been on continuous display for more than 100 years, will be scanned at Albany Medical Center on Saturday, March 31 in preparation for the 2013 exhibition GE Presents: The Mystery of the Albany Mummies. A team of experts will utilize modern imaging technology to uncover information about the gender of the mummies, causes of death, lifestyle, and mummification techniques.

Transported by the University at Albany Five Quad Ambulance service and University Police escort, the mummies will be brought to Albany Medical Center to undergo x-rays and CT scans. The mummies will be examined by radiologists and the results will be analyzed by Egyptology and paleopathology experts Drs. Robert Brier and Peter Lacovara. The mummies were lasted scanned on November 12, 1988.

New research findings of the mummies, as well as their journeys, will be filmed for the documentary titled “The Albany Mummies: Unraveling an Ancient Mystery”. The project is a partnership of the Albany Institute of History & Art, Albany Medical Center, University of Albany Foundation, and the College of Arts & Sciences at the University at Albany, Center for Humanities, Arts, and TechnoSciences (CHATS) at the University at Albany. The film will be released later in the year.

These initiatives are in preparation for the Albany Institute’s 2013 exhibition GE Presents: The Mystery of the Albany Mummies, which will be open September 21, 2013 through June 8, 2014. The exhibition will shed new light on Albany’s two mummies, and bring Ancient Egyptian objects to Albany from collections around the world.