Our Study Day will unpack historical efforts to protect and preserve Egypt’s heritage as well as the concept of ‘preservation’, what has been preserved, for whom, and why. Start time: 13:00 (UK).
Join us at the EES London office and walk the walls that are etched with the memories of the Society before our building is redeveloped! Saturday 6 June, 10:00-16:00 (UK Time).
Join our screening of the 1999 cinematic masterpiece The Mummy. This event is held in memory of John J Johnston, Vice-Chair of the EES and dearly missed colleague. Start time: 17:30 (UK)
EES Director Carl Graves presents the unique history of Egyptology from the viewpoint of Camden – the base of the EES, on and off, since it first found premises in 1892. Start time: 13:00 (UK) / 15:00 (Egypt)
Steven Snape will present a series of key ancient Egyptian monuments which reflect a sophisticated merging of myth, the natural world, and innovative architecture. Start time - 18:00 (UK) / 20:00 (Egypt)
[WARNING: Human remains featured] An introduction to ancient Egyptian coffins by Jaume Vilaró Fabregat, including their reflection of wider beliefs and practices. Start time: 13:00 (UK) / 15:00 (Egypt)
Read, in hieroglyphs, selected passages from the major funerary text corpora, including the Pyramid Texts, Coffin Texts, Book of the Dead, and Amduat with Christina Geisen. Start time - 18:00 (UK) / 20:00 (Egypt)
