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The Friends hold lectures, special events and social occasions throughout the year. PROGRAMME 2011-12 ESCORTED TRIPS Friday 4th May 2012: A view of Sir John Soane's Museum Visiting major Egyptian collections in northwest England including behind the scenes access, details and booking form here Hands-on object seminars (members only) click here for seminar programme LECTURES (non-members welcome) and SPECIAL EVENTS Wednesday 12th October 2011 at 18.30Katie Meheux (Institute of Archaeology Library) Working with Egyptology library collections: treasures and traumas Friday 21st October 2011 at 18.30 Dr Florence Friedman (Brown University), Piecing Together the Statue Program for the Valley Temple of Menkaure Friday 4th November 2011 at 18.30 Dr Ian Shaw (University of Liverpool), Palaces and posh houses in ancient Egypt Saturday 5th November 2011 Study Day, Gurob Harem Palace Project report, numerous speakers (ticketed) Friday 25th November 2011 from 18.00 A celebration of the life of Bob Partridge Wednesday 7th December 2011, doors open at 18.00 Dr Samira Kirollos, Tales of Egypt: Akhenaten and The love story of Lutfia and Amin Friday 16th December 2011 at 18.30 Professor Stephen Quirke (UCL Petrie Museum), Monuments of eternity? The challenge of stone in Egyptian archaeology Friday 27th January 2012 at 18.30 Professor Geoffrey Martin, Re-excavating the Royal Tomb of Horemheb in the Valley of the Kings Wednesday 8th February 2012 at 18.30 Petrie Memorial Lecture Dr Irene Forstner-Müller (OAI Cairo), Tell el-Dab'a: latest results from excavation of the Hyksos capital of Egypt Friday 17th February 2012 at 18.30 Dr Heidi Koepp (Univ. Trier), Travelling in Egypt in ancient times Friday 9th March 2012 at 18.30 Massimiliano Pinarello (UCL), 'Scribes': once again?...not again! Friday 23rd March 2012 at 18.30 Henning Franzmeier, Of monkey coffin faces and foreign fragments: W.M.F. Petrie's 1920-21 excavations at Sedment Friday 20th April 2012 at 18.30 Dylan Bickerstaffe (independent scholar), Poison, Forgery, Voodoo: The Harem Conspiracy against Ramesses III Saturday 21st April 2012 at 12.30 Meet the Egyptologist, lunch with Professor Geoffrey Martin. Friday 11th May 2012 at 18.30 Dr Joann Fletcher (University of York), Your Friends in the North: Ancient Egypt in Yorkshire Lecture Theatre G6, Institute of Archaeology, 31 Gordon Square, London WC1 Friday 29th June 2012 at 18.00 Annual General Meeting and Museum Reports followed by ticketed Summer Party Lecture Theatre G6, Institute of Archaeology, 31 Gordon Square, London WC1 July, date to be confirmed Annual Book Auction - all welcome. Contact Secretary for book list Petrie Museum, Malet Place, London WC1 Saturday 21st July 2012 14:00-17:00 The 2012 Petrie Summer Lecture will be a half-day event on Amarna. Dr Jacquelyn Wiliamson (University of California, Berkeley), Revolution or Redefinition: The role of tradition in the reign of the 'Heretic' Pharaoh Akhenaten and Nefertiti's Lost Sun Temple: Royal Women and their Role in the Reign of Pharaoh Akhenaten Ticketed event, booking form here soon. See photographs here from the Egyptian Fantasia 2006 For the latest information please email the secretary: |
