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Grand Egyptian Museum: Grand Staircase Review

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A review of the ancient Egyptian sculptures on the Grand Staircase of the Grand Egyptian Museum at Giza.

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Review of the re-displayed Egypt and Sudan gallery of the Manchester Museum

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A review of the redisplayed Egypt and Sudan Gallery at Manchester Museum.

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What sahw you? ‘Mummies’, ‘Mummified people’ or ‘Mummified remains’?

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What should we call mummified ancient Egyptians? 'Mummy' is thought offensive, but is 'mummified people' a better term?

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What’s the point of an exhibition? or ‘How to Wellcome change in the museum space’

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As I write this in late November 2022, academic and museum Twitter has just seen an almighty row about the Wellcome Collection's decision to close and replace its 'Medicine Man' gallery. (In fact, 'row' probably isn't even the right word for it - we need a new word for these Twitter events, something that encompasses …

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Wunderkammers, colonial hangovers and multivocality.

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Is the Wunderkammer just a colonial hangover or does it have more to teach us?

Essex’s Tutankhamun? Learning from seemingly incongruous comparisons.

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What do we learn from comparing an Anglo-Saxon burial in Prittlewell with Egypt's famous Tutankhamun?

The Egyptian Museum of Barcelona

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The Egyptian Museum in Barcelona contains a number of interesting artefacts and is a fascinating place to visit.

The Egyptian collection in the Museo Nacional des Belles Artes, Havana Cuba.

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A review of the fantastic and rarely explored Egyptian collection in Havana.