Family Event: Tombs of Tarkhan

The Petrie Museum of Egyptian and Sudanese Archaeology invites you to join an exciting family workshop discovering the early 20th century excavations of the Tarkhan Tombs.

With over 2,000 tombs, Tarkhan is one of the most important cemeteries from the time of state formation (about 3000 BC) in Egypt. In this collaborate tabletop activity, explore the archaeological excavation that took place between 1911 and 1913. Understand what objects were found, where they were found and what this taught us about ancient civilizations.

This workshop is part of UCL Museums & Cultural Programmes 2023-24 event series Architecting Futures from Past Traces, bringing together art, culture and research.

Timings

The activity takes approximately 30 minutes and will be reset at the below intervals:

Session 1: 11:00
Session 2: 11:45
Session 3: 12:30
Session 4: 13:15

Audience

This is an intergenerational workshop, suitable for all ages and abilities. Everyone is welcome.

Booking

This event comprises of two sessions:

• Drop-in session from 11:00-13:00 where booking is not required.
• Bookable session from 13:15-14:00 (tickets on sale from 1 March 2024)*, please reserve yourself a space by booking one ticket per family group on our Eventbrite page.

*If you wish to book a slot earlier than this for access reasons, contact us at museums@ucl.ac.uk

Access

There is step free access to the Petrie Museum via the lift in the UCL Science Library to the left of the Museum's main entrance. Further information about access at the Museum can be found here.

Finding us

The Museum is located in Bloomsbury, in the heart of central London. The nearest tube stations are Euston Square (Metropolitan, Circle, Hammersmith & City), Goodge Street (Northern Line), Warren Street (Victoria Line), and buses 18, 30, 73, 134 and 205 stop 3-5 minutes away on Euston Road.

Here's the location on Google to help you find your preferred route.