Egypt
Perhaps of interest if you live in the UK or are planning a visit to London in the near future.
British Museum
Just to let everyone know after my recent rant about the telephone handling at the BM, a physical inspection of the British Museum confirms that the Montague Place entrance cloakrooms, where you can store your heavier luggage at £1.00ukp an item, is up and running and happy to oblige. I truly love the British Museum. I just hate their setup of their interactive voice handling kit on the Information line.
Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
I'm glad to say that the Petrie never brings out a rant in my personality. I posted about the closure of the museum on a temporary basis due to failed heating systems. The good news is that the museum is back up and running with its usual opening times (Tuesday to Friday 13.00 – 17.00, Saturday 11.00 – 14.00).
As a general rule with all museums it is always a VERY wise measure to phone and ask about opening times, gallery closures and facilities that may or may not be available. The web is a wonderful thing but museum websites are not always updated in a timely manner. Hopefully you will eventually get through to a human being when you phone or email :-).
- Petrie Museum One Of The Most Unusual In London
The Telegraph (John O' Ceallaigh) It's not hyperbole to say that London is home to many of the world's best museums. Venues such as the British Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum, Science Museum and Design Museum can justly lay claim to being...
- Petrie Museum Closure And Access Difficulties
Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology (same URL, new website design) Friends of the Petrie UCL is continuing work on Malet Place this summer, reinstating the Victorian gates at the entrance and resurfacing. It is hoped that this will represent the completion...
- Exhibition: Excavating Egypt Opening In Kentucky
kentucky.com Excavating Egypt, opening Sunday at The Art Museum at the University of Kentucky, has been the arts equivalent of a Miley Cyrus concert tour as it has traveled to nine cities in three years. "It actually broke a lot of box office records...
- More Re Nebamun
The Telegraph, UK (Richard Dorment) Article and video. It is only January, but I don't expect to see an exhibition in the next 12 months more moving than what is on view in the British Museum's new gallery of ancient Egyptian art. Beautifully...
- Petrie Book Auction
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/FriendsofPetrie/pages/Bookauction2006.html On Wednesday 12th July The Friends of the Petrie Museum will be holding their annual book auction in Room G6, Institute of Archaeology (University College London), 30 Gordon Square. Email...
Egypt
London museum status update
Perhaps of interest if you live in the UK or are planning a visit to London in the near future.British Museum
Just to let everyone know after my recent rant about the telephone handling at the BM, a physical inspection of the British Museum confirms that the Montague Place entrance cloakrooms, where you can store your heavier luggage at £1.00ukp an item, is up and running and happy to oblige. I truly love the British Museum. I just hate their setup of their interactive voice handling kit on the Information line.
Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
I'm glad to say that the Petrie never brings out a rant in my personality. I posted about the closure of the museum on a temporary basis due to failed heating systems. The good news is that the museum is back up and running with its usual opening times (Tuesday to Friday 13.00 – 17.00, Saturday 11.00 – 14.00).
As a general rule with all museums it is always a VERY wise measure to phone and ask about opening times, gallery closures and facilities that may or may not be available. The web is a wonderful thing but museum websites are not always updated in a timely manner. Hopefully you will eventually get through to a human being when you phone or email :-).
- Petrie Museum One Of The Most Unusual In London
The Telegraph (John O' Ceallaigh) It's not hyperbole to say that London is home to many of the world's best museums. Venues such as the British Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum, Science Museum and Design Museum can justly lay claim to being...
- Petrie Museum Closure And Access Difficulties
Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology (same URL, new website design) Friends of the Petrie UCL is continuing work on Malet Place this summer, reinstating the Victorian gates at the entrance and resurfacing. It is hoped that this will represent the completion...
- Exhibition: Excavating Egypt Opening In Kentucky
kentucky.com Excavating Egypt, opening Sunday at The Art Museum at the University of Kentucky, has been the arts equivalent of a Miley Cyrus concert tour as it has traveled to nine cities in three years. "It actually broke a lot of box office records...
- More Re Nebamun
The Telegraph, UK (Richard Dorment) Article and video. It is only January, but I don't expect to see an exhibition in the next 12 months more moving than what is on view in the British Museum's new gallery of ancient Egyptian art. Beautifully...
- Petrie Book Auction
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/FriendsofPetrie/pages/Bookauction2006.html On Wednesday 12th July The Friends of the Petrie Museum will be holding their annual book auction in Room G6, Institute of Archaeology (University College London), 30 Gordon Square. Email...