Category Archives: Museums and Visits

Two Egyptologies for the price of one!

Posted on September 12, 2017 by

Today I had a lovely day – with an unexpected extra treat! I had returned to the beautiful Salisbury Museum to give a second talk to Salisbury U3A Archaeology Group – a group I really enjoy talking to as it is a … Continue reading →

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Sir John Soane’s Museum – Lincoln Inn Fields, London

Posted on May 3, 2017 by

I have just enjoyed a special weekend in London, spent with some dear friends from Australia.  We had limited time, but I could think of no better place to take them than to the Sir John Soane’s Museum in London.  … Continue reading →

Posted in British Museum - London, Museums and Visits, Sir John Soane Museum

Senenmut by Dr Campbell Price – Curator of Egypt and the Sudan, Manchester Museum, University of Manchester

Posted on March 11, 2017 by

Today, we at the Egyptian Society, and D.A.S Exeter enjoyed the most marvelous talk on Senenmut; given by Dr. Campbell Price.  I had seen him give on-line lectures for Manchester Museum (University of Manchester) and had enjoyed them very much, yet … Continue reading →

Posted in Devon Archaeological Society - Exeter, Dr. Campbell Price, Egyptian Society Taunton, Manchester Museum

‘Introduction to Ancient Egypt and Its Civilization’ – Created by the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

Posted on November 23, 2016 by

I have just completed and passed this free on-line course which was run by University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology via Coursera.   I signed up, thinking it would be too basic a course, for me, however, I was pleasantly … Continue reading →

Posted in University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

Museum-fest

Posted on October 28, 2016 by

Yesterday I enjoyed a real ‘museum-fest’: I went to visit the Sir John Soane Museum and the British Museum in London. The Soane Museum was as fantastic as ever – not least, the fabulous sarcophagus of the 19th dynasty Pharaoh Seti l. … Continue reading →

Posted in British Museum - London, Museums and Visits, Sir John Soane Museum

A Pilgramage to Nefertiti – A Long-Time Ambition Achieved

Posted on September 3, 2016 by

I had always been disappointed never to have visited Berlin – and I addressed this when I travelled there for a holiday this summer.  I was fascinated by the city and what it stands for today, and found it vibrant … Continue reading →

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Adorned by Egypt – Egypt in Arts and Crafts – Chris Elliott

Posted on May 14, 2016 by

Chris Elliot, of Egypt in England began his comprehensive lecture with Egyptian themes in Roman mosaics & frescoes and carried on with a general tour of influences on our own Arts and Crafts movement. Further afield, Piranesi decorated the English … Continue reading →

Posted in Egypt in England, Egyptian Society Taunton, Sir John Soane Museum

Kingston Lacy – Dorset

Posted on March 13, 2015 by

Yesterday, I had a lovely day – exploring the National Trust property of Kingston Lacy in Dorset.  It is a beautiful, family home, built to resemble an Italian Palace. It was, of course, the Egyptian collection that I went to see. … Continue reading →

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Ancient Lives: New Discoveries – The British Museum – again!

Posted on October 23, 2014 by

I enjoyed this exhibition at the British Museum  so much when I visited it in the spring, that I went with a friend to see it again  (see my blog of 22 May 2014) She enjoyed it too, and was as … Continue reading →

Posted in British Museum - London, Museums and Visits

The Ashmolean Museum – Oxford

Posted on August 31, 2014 by

A lovely day in beautiful Oxford – I went with friends to visit the Ashmolean Museum to view the Tutankhamen exhibition being held. It was most enjoyable: there were drawings, photos and work of Howard Carter,  some very interesting artifacts displayed … Continue reading →

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