Egypt
Radio Times
Includes a number of ancient Egyptian items.
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Egypt
Feature: A history of the world in 100 objects
Radio Times
Includes a number of ancient Egyptian items.
In what marks a unique public service partnership, the BBC is joining forces with the British Museum to tell humankind's story through the things we have made, from the Mummy of Hornedjitef to the modern credit card.
A History of the World in 100 Objects will be broadcast on BBC Radio 4 weekdays from Monday 18 January (9:45am/7:45pm/12:15am). Written and presented by Neil MacGregor, director of the British Museum, each of the 100 editions (which are split into three tranches over the course of the year) focuses on a particular object.
Here we reveal the list of 99 objects - the 100th is still to be selected. "We'll leave choosing it until the last moment, so that it's as relevant as possible," says MacGregor.
Browse the list below and let us know what you think the 100th object should be…
- Exhibition: Pharaoh - King Of Egypt
Culture 24 (Nick Owen) With 2 lovely photographs. Exhibition: Pharaoh: King of Egypt, Great North Museum: Hancock until September 25 2011 The North East’s premier museum, Great North Museum: Hancock, Newcastle, is hosting the largest ever UK touring...
- Recreating The Sound Of Tutankhamun's Trumpets
BBC News (Christine Finn) Tutankhamun's trumpet was one of the rare artefacts stolen from the Cairo Museum during the recent uprising. The 3,000-year-old instrument is rarely played, but a 1939 BBC radio recording captured its haunting sound. Among...
- General: Hawass Visit To London
drhawass.com (Zahi Hawass) With photos. General day by day account of Hawass's recent visit to London. Here's a short extract. On the day I arrived in London, I went to the British Museum, where there was a very nice reception in the ancient...
- Neil Macgregor's Plans For British Museum's Future
Times Online (Brian Appleyard) The fox knows many things; the hedgehog knows one big thing. Neil MacGregor, director of the British Museum, is a hedgehog. The one big thing he knows is what his museum is for: “What the collection is about is truth,...
- Why We Still Dig In Egypt - The Enduring Fascination Of Egypt
Times Online (Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum) The British Museum’s collections span almost every corner of the globe and every period of human history, but, for many, the images conjured up by the words “British Museum” are of mummies...