“It’s about being a museum for society,” Chu tells the Art Newspaper ... in Saqqara dedicated to Bastet, an Egyptian goddess often depicted as a cat. “Egyptian archaeological teams ...

Cats were honored with lavish adornments, depicted in art, and even mummified, reflecting their cherished status in Egyptian culture and the afterlife. In ancient Egypt, cats were not just pets ...

For many years, scientists thought that cat domestication began in ancient Egypt due to the many images of cats in Egyptian art and the discoveries of mummified cats that were offered to deities.

For the event—cleverly called “ Meowseum Nights ”— cat owners were invited to bring their feline friends to the ”On Top of the Pyramid: The Civilization of Ancient Egypt” exhibit of the Chinese museum ...