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This page celebrates the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
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22/05/2026

Today's Friends of the Petrie Museum May lecture will take place at 6.30pm in person or on zoom. Stephen Quirke will be speaking on 'Visiting Ancient Egypt? Petrie purchase provenance puzzles'.

In person visitors should note that this will take place in the Cruciform Lecture Theatre and will be followed by a drinks reception.

Zoom attendance is for members only, for membership please visit https://www.friendsofpetrie.org.uk/wp

Image credit: Artistic image of a relief fragment (UC 073) in the Petrie Museum. Many of the objects, like this relief fragment, result from excavations, but some were purchased. (Photo by Matt Szafran)

20/05/2026

There are still spaces on our Friends of the Petrie Museum visit to 'Alan Sorrell - Nubia' exhibition at the Southend Beecroft Art Gallery 30th May 2026, 11am to 4pm.

The Petrie Friends will be undertaking a group visit to the exhibition of artist and archaeological illustrator Alan Sorrell's paintings of the UNESCO campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia in 1961-2. This is the first major display of his works in over 25 years and includes incredible views of the walls of Buhen under excavation, Abu Simbel under variable conditions, and excavations at Arminna. The exhibition also offers a fascinating insight into the landscape of the Nubian Nile valley and Nubian society at a point just before both were utterly changed by Lake Nasser.

The visit will begin with a tour of the exhibition followed by lunch at a local restaurant and a presentation about the exhibition and a visit to the new Collections Centre.

Please note this is members ONLY. Members should have received an email with details of how to book. For more details of how to join the PMF please see https://www.friendsofpetrie.org.uk/wp/

For more details of the visit please see: https://www.friendsofpetrie.org.uk/wp/news/pmf-visit-to-alan-sorrell-nubia-at-the-beecroft-art-gallery-southend-on-sea-saturday-30th-may-2026/

Image credit: Alan Sorrell's painting of the walls of Buhen from the defensive ditch, taken at the Beecroft Art Gallery in 2025 by Hannah Pethen

19/05/2026

Friends of the Petrie Museum May lecture will take place this Friday 22nd May at 6.30pm in person or on zoom. Stephen Quirke will be speaking on 'Visiting Ancient Egypt? Petrie purchase provenance puzzles'.

In person visitors should note that this will take place in the Cruciform Lecture Theatre and will be followed by a drinks reception.

Zoom attendance is for members only, for membership please visit https://www.friendsofpetrie.org.uk/wp

Image credit: Artistic image of a relief fragment (UC 073) in the Petrie Museum. Many of the objects, like this relief fragment, result from excavations, but some were purchased. (Photo by Matt Szafran)

05/05/2026

CALL FOR MEMORIES: Today's post is an unusual one. The Petrie Museum are asking for reminiscences and memories of the Edwards Room at the Petrie Museum as part of their oral history research.

The Edwards Room, has been a core part of the Petrie Museum for generations, whether in its original position in the Wilkins building or its current location, hosting everything from researchers to parties. We would like to ask any of the Friends for recollections and reminiscences of the Edwards Room in its multiple incarnations as part of our institutional recording of this important facet of the Museum, and of the life of the Museum more generally. Whether you remember a fantastic party, used the room for your own research or met a famous Egyptologist there, we’d love to hear your memories.

Your memories can be any length, from a single sentence up to 1000 words, and if you have photographs of the Edwards Room in action, we’d love to see a copy. Please email your reminiscences and recollections to [email protected] or if you prefer post to the Petrie Museum, Malet Place, London, WC1E 6BT. Your memories will provide a fascinating insight into the history of the Petrie Museum and Egyptian Archaeology at UCL for future generations.

Image credit: Eric Uphill in the Edwards Room at the Petrie Museum (Courtesy of the Petrie Museum).

04/05/2026

Petrie Museum on YouTube: Some fabulous artefacts from the Petrie Museum are included in a YouTube video with Honor Cargill-Martin. These included the famous Tarkhan Dress, a Mehen game and Roman socks. You can view the video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzEwCE1vqlo

Image credit: The Tarkhan Dress (UC 28614). Courtesy of the Petrie Musem, under CC-BY-NC-SA license.

28/04/2026

View Petrie Museum 3D Models on SketchFab: Various 3D models of Petrie Museum objects are viewable on Sketchfab, including a group of high quality models produced by ThinkSee3D. To view these models please visit https://sketchfab.com/thinksee3d/collections/the-petrie-museum

Further models can be seen by searching 'Petrie Museum' but please be aware that these may be uploaded by others who may not work to the same standard or correctly identify the objects in the models.

Museum quality replicas of the Meroe Frog and the Ushabti of Horudja are available from the Petrie Museum shop.

Image credit: Prototype Museum Quality replica of the Ushabti of Horudja and the Meroe Frog in the museum gallery, produced for the Petrie Museum by ThinkSee3D.

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