We hosted the Egypt in its African Context event at The Manchester Museum last weekend, 3-4
October 2009, and heard papers from scholars from the United States, Nigeria, Spain and the UK, discussing the African cultural aspects of ancient Egypt, with much hearty debate. The event included a wine reception and a screening of the documentary [...]
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Curator’s Diary, Wednesday 7th October 2009
Posted in Curator's Diary, Egypt events at the Manchester Museum, Egypt gallery redevelopment on October 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Egypt and Archaeology gallery consultation report
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.
The Egypt galleries at the Manchester Museum
Posted in Egypt gallery redevelopment on May 6, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The ancient Egypt galleries at the Manchester Museum are the most popular of all galleries in the Museum. Visit during school termtime and you will find groups of eight-year olds posing as hieroglyphs (!) or learning about the life of the temple singer, Asru; visit at the weekend and you will find the galleries full [...]
