Imagine that you’re an archaeologist in Egypt and you are standing inside a tomb. The tomb was robbed in ancient times, but you notice a crack between a wall and the floor. Pointing your flashlight inside the hole, you see a little hidden chamber, and it’s full of wonderful wooden models. Now, look around—these are the wooden models! See if you can find the large photograph on the wall this is what it looked like when the museum’s archaeologists actually found the hidden chamber. About half of the models you see there came to this museum, and other half is in a museum in Cairo, Egypt. The models belonged to a wealthy nobleman named Meketre. He lived in about 1980 BC, so these models are over four thousand years old! – and all the paint you see is the original paint. The Egyptians believed that in the afterlife these models would magically become real. So, the nobleman would have everything he needed for the afterlife —lots of boats, a garden, and storehouses and workshops that would produce food for him. Now, look at the low glass cases with the workshops. Can you find the bakery, where the grain was made into bread? What’s happening in the other rooms? And take some time to look at the very tall figure that is displayed separately. Do you see her? She is an offering bearer, holding a duck in her hand and more food stashed in the basket on top of her head. Walk around the case and look at her from all sides – isn’t she beautiful? One more thing - look for the boats in the glass case against the wall. They all had different functions. There are boats for traveling, funerals, sports, and even a kitchen boat!