ABSTRACT
Ancient Egyptian life and death: the Tomb-chapel of Nebamun is on an upper floor of the British Museum, at the west end of the sequence of ancient Egyptian funerary galleries and adjacent to Rooms 62 and 63. The room's priman display is of 11 beautiful paintings from the ancient Egyptian tomb-chapel of Nebamun depicting, vivid scenes of Nebamun as a tall young man fowling in the marshes, stacks of food offerings and naked dancing girls. Although each display within the gallery could be viewed in isolation, the keen visitor would be able to quickly understand at least the primary level of conceptual organisation. Design idioms, colour, light, text and the use of space, were used to analyse whether particular feelings were elicited in visitors and the extent of their appreciation of the objects. Objects are systematically arranged and interpreted via logical factual labels. This can be recognised as a didactic exhibition style suiting those who prefer analytical learning.
