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This page celebrates the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
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16/10/2026

The next Friends of the Petrie Museum, lecture on 23rd October is a hybrid (in-person and on zoom) lecture will feature Abeer Eladany speaking on 'Unwrapping colonial legacies: Navigating the ethical challenges of displaying mummified Egyptians'.

The lecture will take place at 6.30pm at Lecture Theatre G6, UCL’s Institute of Archaeology, 31 – 34 Gordon Square, London WC1H 0PY, followed by a drinks reception.

Zoom attendance is for members only. For membership please visit Homepage

Zoom links are emailed out a day or so ahead of the lectures. If you don’t receive the Zoom links and would like to, please email [email protected]

Image credit: Empty trough of Petrie Museum coffin UC 8899, taken at the Petrie Museum Coffins Project day. (Image by Hannah Pethen).

15/10/2026

Manchester Ancient Egypt Society lecture on 26th October at 7.45-9.15pm will feature Matthieu Vanpeene speaking on Middle Kingdom excavations at Karnak.

For more details and how to join on zoom please visit https://maesweb.org.uk/

Image credit: A view of the area where the Middle Kingdom sanctuary was at Karnak temple. (Image by Hannah Pethen).

12/10/2026

Southampton Ancient Egypt Society October lecture will take place on zoom at 2pm on 17th October and will feature Silvia Zago speaking on ‘The Tomb of Amenemipet (TT 265) at Deir el-Medina’ .

For more information and membership see https://www.southamptonancientegyptsociety.co.uk/join.php

Image credit: External view of a tomb at Deir el-Medina with a reconstructed pyramid and court (Hannah Pethen)

07/10/2026

Do you love coffins? Do you like object research, then we have an event for you on Petrie Museum research.
Tomorrow, Thursday 8th October 6-8.30pm Anna Garnett, Curator of the Petrie Museum, will be hosting 'Marks of a Maker', a discussion about the museum's latest conservation project focussed on the Petrie's coffin collection. The event will take place in the UCL Object Learning Laboratory on the ground floor of the Wilkins Building.
Free tickets can be booked via Eventbrite:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/.../marks-of-a-maker-in...
Image credit: Third Intermediate Period UC8899B coffin trough under investigation in the Petrie Museum in July 2026. (Image by Hannah Pethen).

01/10/2026

Do you love coffins? Do you like object research, then we have an event for you on Petrie Museum research.
Next Thursday 8th October 6-8.30pm Anna Garnett, Curator of the Petrie Museum, will be hosting 'Marks of a Maker', a discussion about the museum's latest conservation project focussed on the Petrie's coffin collection. The event will take place in the UCL Object Learning Laboratory on the ground floor of the Wilkins Building.
Free tickets can be booked via Eventbrite:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/.../marks-of-a-maker-in...
Image credit: Third Intermediate Period UC8899B coffin trough under investigation in the Petrie Museum in July 2026. (Image by Hannah Pethen).

29/09/2026

The Thames Valley Ancient Egypt Society October (ONLINE) lecture will feature Professor Hana Vymazalová speaking on 'Recent Archaeological work at South Saqqara- Djedkare's Necropolis' on the 10th October at 2pm. The lecture is free to members, £4 for non-members and more details and how to book can be found online at https://www.tvaes.org.uk/Talks2/2026%20Professor%20Hana%20Vymazalov%C3%A1%20Oct.php

Image credit: View of Saqqara showing the Step Pyramid and a later pyramid in 2025 (Image by Hannah Pethen).

25/09/2026

Sussex Egyptology September lecture will take place this Saturday 26th September at 2pm and will feature Dr Carl Graves speaking on 'Howard Carter: From Tracer to Tutankhamun'.

This event will take place at the Worthing Venue, Worthing Davison CE High School for Girls, Selborne Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 2JX.

For more information see https://www.egyptology-uk.com/intro.htm.

Image credit: Howard Carter in 1924. (Chicago Daily News, Inc., photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)

24/09/2026

Do you love coffins? Do you like object research, then we have an event for you on Petrie Museum research.

On Thursday 8th October 6-8.30pm Anna Garnett, Curator of the Petrie Museum, will be hosting 'Marks of a Maker', a discussion about the museum's latest conservation project focussed on the Petrie's coffin collection. The event will take place in the UCL Object Learning Laboratory on the ground floor of the Wilkins Building.

Free tickets can be booked via Eventbrite:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/marks-of-a-maker-in-conversation-tickets-1995653561524

Image credit: Third Intermediate Period UC8899B coffin trough under investigation in the Petrie Museum in July 2026. (Image by Hannah Pethen).

10/08/2026

Friends of the Petrie Museum AGM and lectures this Fridya 14th August on zoom and in person at 6pm, featuring two short presentations on work funded by the Friends this year in the Petrie Museum and at Naqada.

Members will receive their zoom link by email together with details of the location for in-person attendees.

Image credit: Part of the Petrie Museum Archive showing Petrie's preparations for his Amarna publication. (Photo by Yu Zhuang).

20/07/2026

EXTERNAL COURSES: For those missing their Egyptology as many groups go quiet over the summer, Kemet Klub has got your back! In addition to several recorded self-study courses, Penny Wilson is teaching 'The Ancestors and Domestic Gods' over 6 weeks from the 3rd August until 7th September, 7.30-9pm.

For more details and how to book see https://kemetklub.co.uk/product/the-ancestors-and-domestic-gods/

Image credit: An ivory birth tusk (UC 16382) inscribed with images of domestic gods and demons, on display during the 'Broken, Burnt' Buried' exhibition at the Petrie Museum. (Photo by Hannah Pethen)

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Wednesday	1pm - 5pm
Thursday	1pm - 5pm
Friday	1pm - 5pm
Saturday	1pm - 5pm

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