Egypt
Egypt at the Manchester Museum (Campbell Price)
- Why Do Museums Collect… Shabtis?
Egypt at the Manchester Museum (Campbell Price) One of the most popular and ubiquitous items of ancient Egyptian funerary equipment is the small servant figurine – or shabti. Most museums with an Egyptian collection, however small, include at least...
- Texts In Translation #1: The Heart Scarab Of Na-her-hu
Egypt at the Manchester Museum (Campbell Price) Campbell Price continues to do an excellent job of making Egyptian objects more accessible to the general public on the Manchester Museum blog. With a photograph of the inscription on the scarab. Visitors...
- Egypt And Archaeology Gallery Consultation Report
Egypt at the Manchester Museum Blog (Steve Devine) The PDF of the report on the consultation carried out in 2008 to develop ideas for the proposed redevelopment of the ancient Egypt and Archaeology galleries at The Manchester Museum is available here:...
- Manchester Museum Curator’s Diary, 7th January 2009
Egypt at the Manchester Museum Just before Christmas we installed a small display of amulets on the Afterlife gallery - the djed-pillar amulet on the right is one of the amulets on display. Work continues at the Museum on the new Manchester Gallery, due...
- News Update From Manchester Museum
Egypt at the Manchester Museum blog Here's a short extract from the Curator's Diary for Monday 20th October: I am teaching an Introduction to Ancient Egypt for the MSc students in Forensic and Biomedical Egyptology at the KNH-centre, and this...
Egypt
Manchester Museum and its relationship with local people
Egypt at the Manchester Museum (Campbell Price)
Campbell Price is the the new Curator of Egypt and the Sudan at the Manchester Museum, taking over from Karen Exell, who has taken up a teaching post with UCL in Qatar. (to read more about him see his introductory post on the Manchester Museum blog). The Manchester Museum blog has not been much used by the staff in the past and it is great to see Dr Price sharing his experiences of the Museum with the wider world.
One of the most interesting aspects of my new job is understanding the relationship between the Museum’s collections and local people, and why artefacts from Egypt and Sudan has been so popular in Manchester. A newly published book by Hilary Forrest, a member of Manchester Ancient Egypt Society, provides a useful summary of the history of Egyptological interest in the Greater Manchester area, and an introduction to the many Egypt enthusiasts the region has produced and been closely associated with.
As part of the redevelopment of our Ancient Worlds galleries, the Museum has been consulting local community groups. A week into the job, I accompanied our Curator for Community Exhibitions on a visit to a group of older people called ‘Forever Young’, who meet regularly at Fallowfield Library. This was a superb opportunity to get a local perspective on our plans and explore expectations for the galleries.
- Why Do Museums Collect… Shabtis?
Egypt at the Manchester Museum (Campbell Price) One of the most popular and ubiquitous items of ancient Egyptian funerary equipment is the small servant figurine – or shabti. Most museums with an Egyptian collection, however small, include at least...
- Texts In Translation #1: The Heart Scarab Of Na-her-hu
Egypt at the Manchester Museum (Campbell Price) Campbell Price continues to do an excellent job of making Egyptian objects more accessible to the general public on the Manchester Museum blog. With a photograph of the inscription on the scarab. Visitors...
- Egypt And Archaeology Gallery Consultation Report
Egypt at the Manchester Museum Blog (Steve Devine) The PDF of the report on the consultation carried out in 2008 to develop ideas for the proposed redevelopment of the ancient Egypt and Archaeology galleries at The Manchester Museum is available here:...
- Manchester Museum Curator’s Diary, 7th January 2009
Egypt at the Manchester Museum Just before Christmas we installed a small display of amulets on the Afterlife gallery - the djed-pillar amulet on the right is one of the amulets on display. Work continues at the Museum on the new Manchester Gallery, due...
- News Update From Manchester Museum
Egypt at the Manchester Museum blog Here's a short extract from the Curator's Diary for Monday 20th October: I am teaching an Introduction to Ancient Egypt for the MSc students in Forensic and Biomedical Egyptology at the KNH-centre, and this...