Seeing and Unseeing the Pyramids: Lee Miller in Egypt
30 October 2024–28 June 2025, 1:00 pm–5:00 pm

This exciting free display sheds light on the photography of surrealist artist Lee Miller (1907-1977) in Egypt.
This event is free.
Event Information
Open to
- All
Cost
- Free
Organiser
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UCL Petrie Museum020 3108 9000
Miller lived in Cairo from 1934 to 1939 and during this time she found inspiration in modern Egyptian life. She made visible her own perspectives on the country through still life and landscape photography.
This display tells the story of how ‘Egypt’ has been constructed and deconstructed in the human imagination, drawing upon different perspectives over thousands of years.
Aspects of Egypt, including the pyramids, are often seen as ‘timeless’, which can make the rich and diverse culture of modern Egypt seem frozen in time. In many ways, ‘Egypt’ is in the eye of the beholder, and visitors are invited to share their own views about what Egypt means to them.
This display is part of the 75th anniversary of Farleys House and Gallery, home of the Lee Miller Archives.

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Access
Access to the museum, and all public areas within it, is step-free. Further information can be found on the planning your visit page.
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. See planning your visit.