Posted in Curator's Diary on April 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The two weeks since Easter have been taken up with a number of researchers from the UK and
abroad coming to look at material in the collection, including Dr Daniela Rosenow from the Tell Basta Project (Berlin), Melanie Pitkin (Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia) looking at First Intermediate Period material, and a group from Holland looking at [...]
Posted in Egypt events at the Manchester Museum on April 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
3-4 October 2009
The Manchester Museum, University of Manchester
Preliminary announcement
A two-day symposium discussing interpretations of ancient Egyot from an African perspective, exploring the ‘African-ness’ of ancient Egyptian culture and ways of presenting Egypt in its African context in museums, literature and the media.
Key note speakers:
Dr Shomarka Keita, affiliated with Howard University and the Smithsonian Institution, USA
Professor [...]
Posted in Egypt gallery redevelopment on April 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The PDF of the report on the consultation carried out in 2008 to develop ideas for the proposed redevelopment of the ancient Egypt and Archaeology galleries at The Manchester Museum is available here:
Egypt and Archaeology Gallery Redevelopment at The Manchester Museum Consultation Report
Many thanks to everyone who contributed their time and thoughts to the consultation.
Posted in Egypt events at the Manchester Museum on April 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
6th-10th July 2009, at the University of Manchester
Tutor: Pamela Scott
Aimed at absolute beginners, this course will provide a fascinating and fun introduction to the hieroglyphic script, used by the ancient Egyptians for more than 3,000 years. The course will include a visit to The Manchester Museum.
Fee: £150
For further information and to book, please ring 0161 [...]
Posted in Egypt events at the Manchester Museum on April 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Saturday 13th June 2009
Meeting the ancient Egyptians – how modern scientific investigations and archaeological research is helping to reveal more about the lives of the inhabitants of the Nile Valley.
Introducing:
Hesyre: the first dentist in history
Khnum-Nakht & Nakht-Ankh: two brothers?
Nesy-Amun: the Leeds mummy
Perenbast: an unusual burial
Nesperennub: a priest from Thebes
Asru: chantress of Amun
Presented by Natalie McCreesh [...]
