Category: Exhibition review

The two temples of ABu Simbel, from the front with the Great Temple in the rear right and the small temple front right. The Nile is to the left.

Exhibition Review: Alan Sorrell ‘Nubia’

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A review of an interesting exhibition on Alan Sorrell's paintings of the Nubian rescue campaign in 1962.

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Grand Egyptian Museum Atrium and Immersive Tutankhamun: Review

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The courtyard of the Grand Egyptian Museum, with the entrance to the left and the hanging obelisk of Ramses II to the right. The route from the obelisk to the entrance is flanked by colonnades and shallow lakes. (Author photo) The colossus of Ramses II, in position in the atrium of the GEM. (Author photo). …

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Exhibition Review: ‘Golden Mummies of Egypt’ at Manchester Museum

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The new exhibition at Manchester Museum challenges us to view mummified ancient Egyptians as they did.

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Exhibition Review: ‘Tutankhamun the Boy: Growing up in ancient Egypt’ at the Petrie Museum of Egyptian and Sudanese Archaeology

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A review of the Petrie Museum's new exhibition 'Tutankhamun the Boy'.

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Review of the British Museum’s ‘Hieroglyphs: unlocking ancient Egypt’ exhibition

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The British Museum's crowd-pleasing exhibition on Hieroglyphs features the Rosetta Stone, but how does it deal with the complexity of decipherment and the role of Egyptians?

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Egyptian Artefacts in the Southend Museum

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Did you know that Southend Museum has a small collection of ancient Egyptian objects? Here I look at some on display in the recent Wunderkammer exhibition.

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Wunderkammer: Southend’s Cabinet of Curiosities

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A review of the 2021-2022 Wunderkammer Exhibition at Southend Museum.

A Review of the Garstang Museum’s ‘Before Egypt: Art, Culture and Power’ exhibition at the Victoria Gallery and Museum at the University of Liverpool

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The Garstang Museum's 'Before Egypt' exhibition reviewed! Pots, palettes, some stunning artefacts and a female Pharaoh.

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Artefacts from the Anglo-Saxon burial at Prittlewell exhibited in Southend Museum.

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A Review of the new exhibition of the Prittlewell Princely burial in Southend Museum

Animal Mummies at the World Museum, Liverpool

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A great exhibition of Egyptian animal mummies is on at the World Museum, Liverpool.