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

On January 25, 2023March 14, 2023 By hannahpethenIn Exhibition reviewLeave a comment

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

On December 21, 2022December 6, 2022 By hannahpethenIn Exhibition reviewLeave a comment

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

On June 29, 2022September 8, 2022 By hannahpethenIn Exhibition review2 Comments

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

On May 25, 2022November 29, 2022 By hannahpethenIn Blog, Exhibition review5 Comments

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

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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

On June 22, 2019September 4, 2019 By hannahpethenIn Exhibition reviewLeave a comment

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.

On June 8, 2019September 3, 2019 By hannahpethenIn Exhibition review2 Comments

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

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Animal Mummies at the World Museum, Liverpool

On December 19, 2016December 20, 2016 By hannahpethenIn Exhibition review2 Comments

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

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Review of the British Museum’s Sunken Cities Exhibition

On June 6, 2016December 19, 2016 By hannahpethenIn Exhibition reviewLeave a comment

A great exhibition, thoroughly enjoyable. Both artistic and informative.

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