https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/05/23/dont-miss-the-mummies-if-youre-in-southern-california/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 09:29:22 -0400<![CDATA[When I was kid, nothing fascinated me more than the mock Eyptian tombs in New York&#8217;s Metropolitan Museum of Art, so I was easy to convince yesterday when Sheryl suggested we take Madeleine to see the Mummies: Death and the Afterlife in Ancient Egypt exhibit at the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana. In all my years in Southern California, I had never been to the Bowers. Neither disappointed. The exhibition (on loan from the British Museum) was well displayed and I actually learned more about mummification than I ever did browsing around larger institutions. (I&#8217;m getting older-this may prove useful.) But no one was more interested than Madeleine. What is it about Isis and Osiris that so rivets our attention?]]>Mon, 23 May 2005 06:41:21 -0400<![CDATA[Roger L. Simon]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-l-simon/2005/05/23/dont-miss-the-mummies-if-youre-in-southern-california-n208146