Egypt on the Page: The Changing faces of Religion
The ever popular and ever sold out (although some tickets left for the 13th December screening) Petrie Film club chronicles the application of Egypt in just some of the many cinematic and TV...
View ArticleLighting up the Petrie Museum
Guest blogger: Pia Edqvist As people might have realized, the Petrie Museum is currently closed throughout January and February. But why is the Museum closed? The Museum is currently undertaking...
View ArticlePetrie in Britain: The Stonehenge years
Flinders Petrie is most famous for his extensive work in Egypt, but one of his first archaeological projects was far closer to home and took place in Wiltshire. England plays host to many iconic...
View ArticleFestival of Pots
by guest blogger: Helen Pike The Festival of Pots has kicked off with some Ace pots being made by a year 6 school group from Chris Hatton based in Camden – These and many other examples of work by a...
View ArticleThere and (eventually) back again: a tale of three papyri
The ‘Gurob Shrine Papyrus’ (UC27934ii) It’s been a busy month for us at the Petrie Museum, not only gearing up for the start of the autumn term but also preparing object loans for upcoming exhibitions....
View ArticleFlies, Cats and Rat Traps: the Ordinary Animals of Ancient Egypt
The Grant Museum’s current exhibition – The Museum of Ordinary Animals: The Boring Beasts that Changed the World - explores the mundane creatures in our everyday lives. Here on the blog, we will be...
View ArticleObject of the Week: A child’s toy pig
UC7205: A child’s toy pig We have some exciting news about Specimen of the Week! We’re expanding the scope of SOTW to include more UCL Museums and collections. Here’s the first blog from the Petrie...
View ArticlePetrie and Edwards: Gateway to the World of Egyptology
In January 2019, we were delighted to receive a grant of £110,000 from the DCMS/Wolfson Museums and Galleries Improvement Fund for our project proposal: ‘Petrie and Edwards: Gateway to the World of...
View ArticleFrom Gurob to the Getty: The Voyages of an Ancient Egyptian Ship-Cart Model
‘Put simply, if Helen of Troy’s face launched a thousand ships, then at present the Gurob model is the nearest we can approach to that ship type’ (Shelley Wachsmann, 2018) A new exhibition at the...
View ArticleFrom Egypt to Malet Place: the Wissa Wassef Tapestry in Context
The Petrie Museum curatorial team is delighted to have hosted two UCL students, Naomi Allman and Max Chesnokov, as virtual curatorial volunteers during this academic year. Here, Naomi and Max describe...
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