Petrie Museum Family Event: Customise Your Amulet

The Petrie Museum of Egyptian and Sudanese Archaeology invites you to join artist Francesca Chinnery and make your own unique amulet to take home. Discover the importance of protection in life and the afterlife in ancient civilizations.

Amulets were believed to hold a special purpose in protecting the bearer's health by keeping harmful forces and spirits at bay. Used for health and healing throughout many kingdoms and eras of ancient Egypt, learn how amulet designs changed through time, influenced by contemporary trends in animals, symbols, materials and colours. Discuss also how children and adults, of varying wealth and status backgrounds, would have had different forms of access to these protective objects and what that may have meant for them.

Audience

This workshop is suitable for ages 6+ but young children will need adult help. The workshop will primarily be working with air-dry clay, though alternative non-messy materials will be on hand if necessary. We will also have colouring sheets available for younger children.

Booking

This event comprises of two sessions:

• Drop-in session from 11:00-12:30 where booking is not required.
• Bookable session from 12:30-14:00, please reserve yourself a space by booking one ticket per family group on our Eventbrite page.

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 Petrie 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.

Can we bring lunch with us?

To protect the Museum's collection, food cannot be eaten inside the venue and only bottled water with a lid can be drunk within the Museum space. There are plenty of nearby cafes and restaurants within 10 minutes walk of the Museum, and if you intend on bringing your own lunch, our staff will be able to point you in the direction of the best place to eat inside (or outside) on campus.