Egypt
- Petrie Schools Programme Goes International Via Skype
Petrie Museum With photos. The Petrie has taken its education programme global by conducting sessions via Skype. Tracey, our visitor services officer, armed with a headset and mobile camera has taked students sitting in a classroom in the US on a tour...
- Friends Of The Petrie On You Tube
Thanks to Jan Picton (Secretary, Friends of the Petrie) for the following information. The Friends of the Petrie Museum have received an unusual donation from PMF committee member, Gillian Mosely. Gillian is the Director of Medialab, a concept house that...
- Lowe Art Museum Shows "excavating Egypt: Great Discoveries" From The Petrie Museum
Art Knowledge News Excavating Egypt: Great Discoveries from the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology,University College, London, is on view at the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, from June 28th through November 2nd, 2008. The major traveling exhibition...
- Petrie Museum On The Move
http://tinyurl.com/koenu (sciencemag.org)On the Science Magazine's Random Samples page, there's a short paragraph about the Petrie Museum and its plans to move to new premises: "The Petrie Museum, one of the world's biggest collections of...
- Catalogue Of Petrie's Finds At Naukratis
The British Museum is creating an online catalogue of Sir Flinders Petrie's finds from the ancient Egyptian Greek trading post of Naukratis. Petrie excavated the city in the mid 1880's and collected more than ten thousand artifacts from the smashed...
Egypt
Using comics to bring ancient Egypt to life
matthewfinch.me
One of the most exciting comic book education projects I’ve discovered takes place in the Petrie Museum, where University College London holds its collection of archaeological findings from ancient Egypt.
It can be a tall order attracting children and young people to an academic museum, especially with a capital city’s attractions on your doorstep. Since 2010, artist and educator Kel Winser has run workshops at the Petrie, using ancient Egyptian culture as an inspiration for children and young people to create their own superhero characters.
Kel and the Petrie Museum’s education officer Debbie Challis joined me to discuss their innovative use of comics as an education tool.
- Petrie Schools Programme Goes International Via Skype
Petrie Museum With photos. The Petrie has taken its education programme global by conducting sessions via Skype. Tracey, our visitor services officer, armed with a headset and mobile camera has taked students sitting in a classroom in the US on a tour...
- Friends Of The Petrie On You Tube
Thanks to Jan Picton (Secretary, Friends of the Petrie) for the following information. The Friends of the Petrie Museum have received an unusual donation from PMF committee member, Gillian Mosely. Gillian is the Director of Medialab, a concept house that...
- Lowe Art Museum Shows "excavating Egypt: Great Discoveries" From The Petrie Museum
Art Knowledge News Excavating Egypt: Great Discoveries from the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology,University College, London, is on view at the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, from June 28th through November 2nd, 2008. The major traveling exhibition...
- Petrie Museum On The Move
http://tinyurl.com/koenu (sciencemag.org)On the Science Magazine's Random Samples page, there's a short paragraph about the Petrie Museum and its plans to move to new premises: "The Petrie Museum, one of the world's biggest collections of...
- Catalogue Of Petrie's Finds At Naukratis
The British Museum is creating an online catalogue of Sir Flinders Petrie's finds from the ancient Egyptian Greek trading post of Naukratis. Petrie excavated the city in the mid 1880's and collected more than ten thousand artifacts from the smashed...