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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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Wunderkammers, colonial hangovers and multivocality.

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

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Alan Sorrell: Archaeological illustrator of Nubia and illustrator of archaeologists.

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Famous Southend painter and archaeological illustrator Alan Sorrell, drew the monuments of Nubia and the campaign to save them from Lake Nasser.

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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.