Serendipity got me hooked on this exquisite album on mummies, showcasing the old-aged human desire for immortality. Having just visited the Body Worlds exhibition in Ludwigsburg, I was attuned to a book that describes not only the history of mummies, but also the present mummification techniques, like plastination and cryonics. The book is divided in…… Continue reading Mummies and the dream of immortality