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The Friends hold lectures, special events and
social occasions throughout the year. PROGRAMME 2012-13 Photo Competition Our anniversary photographic competition is now open, 1st Prize value £100 Download competition information and rules here Please contact the secretary if you need printed copies or more information. Competition poster available here ESCORTED TRIPS Turkey 24 May - 3 June 2013: Study tour led by Suzanne Lax-Bojtos Hands-on object seminars (members only) click here for seminar programme LECTURES (non-members welcome) and SPECIAL EVENTS Friday 21st September 2012 at 18.30Peter Clayton, Ancient Egypt in Medallic Art from Pope Sixtus V to Flinders Petrie - Sites, Monuments, Egyptologists and Their Discoveries (with an opportunity to look at some of Peter's medal collection) Tuesday 2nd October 2012 at 18.00 Private visit at the Freud Museum in Hampstead with John J Johnston followed by a wine reception. Numbers limited, £12 Friends, £15 guests Wednesdays 10th October to 14th November 2012 at 18.30 Evening course taught at the Petrie Museum by Lucia Gahlin Living and Loving under the Pharaohs: family life in ancient Egypt. Course fee £125, details and application form here Friday 12th October 2012 viewing from 18:00, auction at 18.30 Annual Book Auction held in the Petrie Museum Friday 19th October 2012 at 18.30 Derek Welsby, The Pyramids of Kush Friday 26th October 2012 doors open 18:00, lecture at 18.30 Book launch of Barry Kemp's The City of Akhenaten and Nefertiti: Amarna and its People with a talk by Ian Shaw Friday 23rd November 2012 from 18.30 Kristin Thompson, Beyond Thutmose: The District of Sculptors' Workshops at Amarna Friday 14th December 2012 at 18.30 Gianluca Miniaci, Coffins without identity, coffins with a history: rishi coffins and the rise of the Theban elite during the Second Intermediate Period Friday 25th January 2013 at 18.30 Daniela Rosenow, The House of Bastet - latest research at Bubastis Friday 15th February 2013 at 18.30 Chris Kirby, Building on Petrie - the Monuments at Biahmu Saturday 16th February 2013 South Asasif Study Day, joint study day organized by the South Asasif Conservation Trust. Friday 1st March 2013 at 18.30 Clive Barham-Carter, A Thousand Miles up the Nile with Amelia Edwards Friday 8th March 2013 18:00 to 20:00 Drop-in event to mark International Women's Day. Come and ‘meet’ some of the influential female characters in the life of Flinders Petrie and the development of the Petrie Museum. The membership year runs from 1st April, renew or join now for member discounts on events! Friday 19th April 2013 at 18.30 Joanna Kyffin, “A spell in the language of Keftiu”: non-native and nonsense language in Egyptian magical spells Lecture Theatre G6, Institute of Archaeology, 31 Gordon Square, London WC1 Friday 3rd May 2013 at 18.30 Andrew Robinson, Cracking the Egyptian Code: The revolutionary life of Jean-François Champollion Lecture Theatre G6, Institute of Archaeology, 31 Gordon Square, London WC1 Wednesday 15th May 2013 at 18.30 - Petrie Memorial Lecture Harco Willems: Recent Investigations at Dayr al-Barsha Ticketed, details and application form here *DATE CHANGE* Friday 7th June 2013 at 18.30 Aidan Dodson, The Rise and Fall of Libyan Egypt Lecture Theatre G6, Institute of Archaeology, 31 Gordon Square, London WC1 Saturday 8th June 2013 Friends of the Petrie Museum 25th Anniversary event (details soon) Friday 12th July 2013 at 18.00 Annual General Meeting and Museum Reports followed by a reception to celebrate the life of Peggy Drower (free, members only) Lecture Theatre G6, Institute of Archaeology, 31 Gordon Square, London WC1 Thursday 18th July 2013 18:00 to 19:30 Friends Private View of the winning entries in the 25th Anniversary Photographic Competition In and Out of the Nile Valley Petrie Museum Friday 2nd August 2013 at 18:30 - Petrie Summer Lecture Eleni Vassilika: Egypt's glory in Europe: The Museo Egizio di Torino Ticketed, details and application form here Saturday 3rd August 2013 Study Day - The Tomb of Kha and Meryt at Deir el Medina with Eleni Vassilika, Joann Fletcher and Stephen Buckley Priority booking for PMF members, early booking advised. Details and application form here See photographs here from the Egyptian Fantasia 2006 For the latest information please email the secretary: |
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