Purrfect for pets! Weekend night at city museum is the cat鈥檚 meow
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It was quite a scene at the entrance of the Shanghai Museum on Saturday with nearly 200 pet cats waiting patiently for entry in bags, strollers or chest carriers with their owners.
鈥淭he Meow of Museum Night,鈥 the first of its kind in any museum worldwide, was launched on the day.
The luckiest cats in town celebrated their first encounter with Bastet, the god of cats in ancient Egypt, at the exhibition of 鈥淭op of the Pyramids, Ancient Egyptian Civilization Exhibition.鈥
Running from July 19 to August 17 next year at the Shanghai Museum, the exhibition boasts the world鈥檚 largest and Asia鈥檚 highest level of ancient Egyptian cultural relics seen outside Egypt.
It is also China鈥檚 first cooperation with the Egyptian government, and more than 95 percent of the Egyptian artifacts are in Asia for the first time.
鈥淭he Meow of Museum Night鈥 is inspired by the ancient Egyptians鈥 worship of cats. Bastet, the cat god, was regarded as a symbol of guardianship and spirituality.
The Shanghai Museum plans to hold 10 such events on Saturday evenings.
A series of activities are waiting for an 鈥渦nforgettable night鈥 for the pet cats and their owners.
In the 鈥淪ecrets of Saqqara鈥 exhibition hall, visitors will find cat footprints with sounds of a cat鈥檚 meow. Apart from a number of cat-related artifacts on display, the illusionary cat鈥檚 agile jumping on a wall also conjures up a virtual and real scene for visitors. They can take photos with their favorite felines in the special cat temple area in the exhibition hall.
On the first and second floors of the museum, there are also a variety of interactive programs specially supported by Ctrip, such as 鈥淐at鈥檚 Paw Prayer鈥 and 鈥淓xclusive Photographer Shooting.鈥
Each participant for the Meow night will be given an exclusive customized 鈥淢eow鈥 night stamped passport, while visitors with pet cats also have a chance to get an exclusive cat-related art derivative.
To ensure safety during the event, the museum has bought activity insurance for each visitor at 鈥淭he Meow of Museum Night鈥 and there鈥檚 a qualified doctor on-site to deal with any emergency.
The safety of pet cats is also considered. The museum will provide cat-friendly installations, cat storage, cat mood stabilizers and cat strollers. There will be veterinarians on-site and a medical service vehicle for cats outside the museum.
Visitors who want to bring their pets should obtain a certificate of immunization for their cats (cat triple vaccine + rabies vaccine certificate). They also need to put their pets in cat bag or stroller, as well as leash and chest carrier.
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