Egypt
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- Children’s Exhibit At The Cairo Museum
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- Egyptian Art Exhibit Coming To Cal State San Bernardino Museum Nov. 22
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- Uk Course: Archaeology Of Prehistoric And Early Historic Egypt
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Egypt
Bringing the past to life for school children
San Bernardino County Sun (Michael Sorba)
There are lots of articles in regional newspapers about how schools try to bring ancient Egypt to life, and they tend to be much of a muchness, but this one seemed to be going a bit further, although if the items being use are original, as the article implies, it is also a bit of a hair-raising idea.
On much the same subject, I recently sat in on an object handling session given by Jan Picton at the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology in London (U.K.). There wasn't a child in sight (most of us were on the dodgy side of 40), but it was remarkable how handling the artefacts made the objects come alive, and inspired a real sense of respect for the artisans who crafted them. It gave a feeling of intimacy with the items and their original owners, which simply cannot be achieved by looking at an artefact through a glass barrier.
There are lots of articles in regional newspapers about how schools try to bring ancient Egypt to life, and they tend to be much of a muchness, but this one seemed to be going a bit further, although if the items being use are original, as the article implies, it is also a bit of a hair-raising idea.
Most of the kids participating in the workshop were either in sixth grade or heading into seventh. Billie Sessions, art education program director at Cal State San Bernardino, said students in the district usually learn about ancient Egypt in the sixth grade, so the workshop was specifically geared toward children ages 11 and 12. "It's great for the kids because it either introduces or reinforces something they are about to learn or have already learned," said Sessions.See the above page for more.
During the first day of the workshop, students crafted Egyptian jewelry with authentic 3,000-year-old cartouche molds - used by ancient Egyptians to create jewelry, she said. "My guess is they are the only students in the world who get to do that," said Sessions. "It gives me goosebumps." The cartouche molds were pulled from the museum's own stock of ancient Egyptian artifacts, which is the largest collection in the United States west of the Mississippi River.
The Egyptian Art Workshop for Kids has taken place for the past nine years at Cal State San Bernardino, Sessions said. It's the brainchild of Sessions and the museum's director, Eva Kirsch. Both the museum and the university's art education program coordinated and designed the workshop.
On much the same subject, I recently sat in on an object handling session given by Jan Picton at the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology in London (U.K.). There wasn't a child in sight (most of us were on the dodgy side of 40), but it was remarkable how handling the artefacts made the objects come alive, and inspired a real sense of respect for the artisans who crafted them. It gave a feeling of intimacy with the items and their original owners, which simply cannot be achieved by looking at an artefact through a glass barrier.
- Online: The International Potmark Workshop
The International Potmark Workshop Several articles are available as PDFs on the Articles page. As a consequence of the renewed interest in Early Dynastic potmarks and with the formal approval of the Scientific Committee of the second international conference...
- Children’s Exhibit At The Cairo Museum
drhawass.com Recently we opened the new Children’s Museum exhibit at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. This exhibit is very good, it is for children, and contains replicas of ancient Egyptian monuments, sculptures and artefacts using LEGOS. The purpose...
- Interview With President Of Arce, Orange County, U.s.
OC Arts and Culture (William Dean) You may have read recently about the fascinating new archaeological discoveries in Egypt: Cleopatra’s tomb, a new cache of mummies in the Valley of the Kings, ancient gold jewelry in Luxor. Equally wondrous findings,...
- Egyptian Art Exhibit Coming To Cal State San Bernardino Museum Nov. 22
The Press EnterpriseFor the first time in history, a portion of his extraordinary findings have come to the United States in "Excavating Egypt: Great Discoveries from the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology." So far, the exhibit has traveled to such...
- Uk Course: Archaeology Of Prehistoric And Early Historic Egypt
http://www.bbk.ac.uk/study/ce/pdfs/ey/EY025UACC This is a shameless plug for a friend of mine, relevant only to UK residents. The Faculty of Continuing Education of Birkbeck College, University of London are offering a course entitled "The Archaeology...