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JUNE 2010
1st-5th The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology. Miw, Mau, Meow – The Cat in Ancient Egypt: Family Tree. Thursday & Friday 1.00- 3.00pm: Museum trail. Find out about the cat in ancient Egypt. Drop-in event.
2nd Staffordshire Egyptology Society. Victor Blunden: The House of the Ka – Mastaba Tomb Decoration of the Old Kingdom.
3rd The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology. Lates at the Museum – Beyond Isis & Osiris. Alternative Sexualities in Ancient Egypt. 5-8 pm: Museum trail with John Johnson. Drop-in event.
5th Egyptology Scotland. DAY SCHOOL: In the Footsteps of Petrie. Jointly hosted by Egyptology Scotland and the Friends of the Petrie Musem. At the Burrell Institute, Glasgow. See Main Events, p. 66.
5th The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology. EVENT: Out and About – Egyptian Factories in London. Cathie Bryan leads a tour of factories built with an Egyptian influence. Book in advance. Contact: Debbie Challis. Email: d.challis@ucl.ac.uk. Tel: 020 7679 4138.
5th Society for the Study of Ancient Egypt. Marsia Bealby: Minoan Style Frescoes in Avaris – A Discussion.
5th Wessex Ancient Egypt Society. David Wise: Further Adventures with a Pin- Hole Camera.
6th Essex Egyptology Group. Lucia Gahlin: Going to God’s Land – Egypt’s Trade with Punt.
10th Egyptian Cultural Bureau. Patricia Spencer: Recent Work of the EES Delta Survey.
11th Friends of the Petrie Museum. 6.30 pm. Hourig Sourouzian: The Archaeology and Iconography of the Festival Temple of Amenhotep III. Followed by a reception at the Petrie Museum. Tickets £10. Cheques payable to the “Friends of the Petrie Museum”. Contact: Jan Picton. Email: j.picton@ucl.ac.uk. Tel: 07761 823129.
11-13th Higham Hall, Cumbria. RESIDENTIAL COURSE: Architecture of Ancient Egypt. Tutor: Victor Blunden. Contact Hall for details: www.highamhall.com. E-mail: admin@highamhall.com. Tel: 017687 76276.
12th Thames Valley Ancient Egypt Society. Jaqueline Campbell: Nutrition and Health & Disease in Ancient Egypt.
14th Manchester Ancient Egypt Society. AGM, followed by Helen Strudwick: Lecture TBA.
14th Wirral Ancient Egypt Society. Dan Boatright: Egyptian Weapons in North West Museums.
19th The Egyptian Society – Taunton. John Johnson: Mummies, Masks & Too Much Eye Make-Up – Egypt at the Cinema.
19th RAMASES. Chris Naunton: The EES Work on Tomb CT37 at Hawa.
19th Southampton Ancient Egypt Society. Bob Partridge: The Temple of Amun at Karnak.
19th Sussex Egyptology Society – Horsham Venue. Jaromir Malek: What Makes Egyptian Art Special.
22nd Egypt Exploration Society/British Egyptian Society. Joint Lecture and Summer Party. Sandro Vannini: Filming Inside the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. Contact either society for details.
22nd Egypt Society of Bristol. John Wyatt: The Birds of Ancient Egypt.
24th Carlisle & District Egyptology Society. Mark Collier: Confessions & Denials in the Ancient Egyptian Tomb Robbery Papyri.
26th Horus Egyptology Society. STUDY DAY: Egypt on TV. Jointly hosted by Horus Egyptology Society and the Friends of the Petrie Musem. At the DW Football Stadium, Wigan. See Main Events for details.
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JULY 2010
1st The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology. 5.00-8.00pm. Lates at the Petrie: Funerary Masks – The New Cartonnage Display. Funerary masks specially commissioned to celebrate the new display of cartonnage heads, and a glimpse of conservation work at the Petrie. Drop-in Event.
2nd Friends of the Petrie Museum. Annual General Meeting & Museum Reports, followed by Summer Party.
3rd Friends of the Petrie Museum. STUDY DAY: Details TBA.
4th Essex Egyptology Group. Charlotte Booth: An Ancient Egyptian Market-Place – A Recreation.
7th Staffordshire Egyptology Society. Aidan Dodson: Amarna Sunset – The Mysteries of Akhenaten’s Last Years.
10th Egyptology Scotland – Glasgow Venue. Martin Davies: Rescue of the Monuments of Nubia.
10th Manchester Ancient Egypt Society. FUND-RAISING CONFERENCE for the Amarna Project and Amarna Trust. See Major Events for details.
10th Northampton Ancient Egypt Historical Society. DAY SCHOOL with Victor Blunden: The Temples of Ancient Egypt.
10th North-East Ancient Egypt Society. 2.15pm. Claire Malleson: The Archaeology of Ancient Egyptian Settlements. At the Dorman Museum, Middlesbrough.
10th Thames Valley Ancient Egypt Society. STUDY DAY with Celia Henderson: An Invitation to an Ancient Egyptian Celebration. Contact Society for details.
12th Wirral Ancient Egypt Society. Dorothy Downes: Napoleon’s Description de l’Egypte.
16th Poynton Egypt Group. Jeanne Whitehurst: lecture TBA.
17th The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology. Out and About: An Obelisk on the Thames. Talk, beside Cleopatra’s Needle on the Embankment, on the hisory of this London monument. Meet 11.30am at the Needle. Pre-book; contact Debbie Challis. Email: d.challis@ucl.ac.uk Tel: 020 7679 4138.
17th RAMASES. Dylan Bickerstaffe: Separated at Birth?
21st The Ankh – South East Kent Egyptology Society. Peter Giles: Granaries – Origins and Evolution – Africa & the Middle East. Members £3.00, non Members £4.00. Contact: Carol Porter. Tel: 01227 363424.
26-30th University of Liverpool. ANCIENT WORLDS SUMMER SCHOOL: Ramesside Egypt. See Major Events below for details.
29th Horus Egyptology Society. Joanne Fletcher: Predynastic Egypt.
31st Sussex Egyptology Society – Brighton Venue. Geoffrey Martin: Re-excavating the Royal Tomb of Horemheb in the Valley of the Kings.
AUGUST 2010
1st Essex Egyptology Group. Members’ Free Mike Night.
2nd-6th University of Liverpool. ANCIENT WORLDS SUMMER SCHOOL: Beginners’ Hieroglyphs. See Major Events below for details.
4th Failsworth Historical Society, Manchester. Victor Blunden: Hatshepsut – Beloved Queen or Wicked Stepmother? Contact John Crompton. Tel: 0161 684 3595
4th Staffordshire Egyptology Society. Claire Malleson: Life Within Walls – The Workers’ Villages of Ancient Egypt.
9th Wirral Ancient Egypt Society. April Pudsey: Romans in Egypt.
14th Society for the Study of Ancient Egypt – Chesterfield Venue. Carol Andrews: Pets or Power – Animals in Ancient Egypt.
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EXHIBITIONS
13th April - 26th June 2010, THE PETRIE MUSEUM, UCL,LONDON: FROM LUXOR TO LONDON: PRINTS AND DRAWINGS BY ADELE WAGSTAFF. A collection of drawings and prints inspired by the reliefs, monuments and sculptures in London. and MAKES ME THINK OF EGYPT: BRITISH EGYPTIAN SOCIETY EXHIBITION. The winners and finalists of the photographic exhibition organised by the British Egyptian Society, the British Museum and Amateur Photographic magazine.
4th November 2010 - 6th March 2011, THE BRITISH MUSEUM: THE BOOK OF THE DEAD Featuring papyri, ushabtis, amulets and coffins. Supported by BP.
Major Events AND COURSES
24th - 27th June 2010, UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER: SUMMER SCHOOL EGYPTOLOGY AT MANCHESTER The second joint KNH Centre and Manchester Museum Summer School. Lectures, object-handling sessions and a laboratory tour. Web site: www.knhcentre.manchester.ac.uk . E-mail: joyce.tyldesley @ manchester.ac.uk
26th June 2010, WIGAN, LANCS: STUDY DAY Jointly hosted by the Friends of the Petrie Museum and the Horus Egyptology Society. Exploring the issues around the presentation of ancient Egypt on film. Fee £30, Contact: Friends of Petrie Museum.
10th July 2010, MANCHESTER: FUND-RAISING CONFERENCE FOR THE AMARNA PROJECT AND AMARNA TRUST A special day of lectures on the past and present work at El Amarna in the city of Akhenaten and Nefertiti, by Professor Barry Kemp. Organised by Manchester Ancient Egypt Society. For more information, visit: www.maes.org.uk or contact Bob Partridge, Editor of AE.
1st - 6th August 2010, THE BRITISH MUSEUM: THE 12th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE FOR NUBIAN STUDIES A week-long conference on the latest research and developments in Nubian Studies. For more information visit www.nubiansociety.org .
2nd August 2010 THE BRITISH MUSEUM: THE RAYMOND AND BEVERLEY SACKLER FOUNDATION DISTINGUISHED LECTURE IN EGYPTOLOGY 2010 CHARLES BONNET: THE EGYPTIAN TOWN AT DOKKI GEL, KERMA, SUDAN At 6pm, followed by a reception in the Egyptian Sculpture Gallery. For more information visit www.nubiansociety.org . Tickets available only from 16th June to 20th July, from the British Museum Box Office. Contact tickets @ thebritishmuseum.org, tel. 020 7323 8181 or visit the web site www.britishmuseum.org .
21st - 22nd August 2010, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON: ANCIENT WORLD CONFERENCE, 2010 Jointly hosted Ancient World Tours and The Friends of the Petrie Museum. For details see: www.ancient.co.uk
11th - 12th September 2010, THE BRITISH MUSEUM: THE THIRD BRITISH EGYPTOLOGY CONGRESS (BEC3) Jointly hosted by the Egypt Exploration Society, The Department of Ancient Egypt and Sudan, British Museum and University College London. Keynote lecture by Mark Lehner. Contact details Email: bec3 @ ees.ac.uk, Tel: (+44).20 7242 1880.
2nd October 2010 CHESTERFIELD: DAY SCHOOL QUEST FOR ETERNITY Organised by the Society for the Study of Ancient Egypt. The art of ancient Egypt through the eyes of four leading experts: Alan Lloyd, George Hart, Barry Kemp and Robert Morkot. For more information, contact the Society or Keith Lucas, tel. 0114 2581856.
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