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Ten exclusive tickets are on offer for a special object handling evening at the Petrie Museum of Egyptian and Sudanese Archaeology in aid of the EES Building the Future campaign.
Guests will join EES Director, Carl Graves, and Engagement Manager, Charlotte Jordan, as they explore the galleries to uncover the historical connection between the Society and the Museum as told through the artefacts on display. Guests will then come face-to-face with ancient Egypt by handling a selection of artefacts discovered during the excavations of the Egypt Exploration Society and now preserved at the Museum.
26th Dynasty bronze figure of Osiris, (Petrie Museum of Egyptian and Sudanese Archaeology, UC8034).
Artefacts will cover EES work at Abydos, Armant, and Amarna as well as the collection of EES founder Amelia Edwards herself.
Tickets are strictly limited.
Booking and information
Register for your place in advance using the link below. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about your booking. Reminder emails will be sent by email closer to the start date too. If you do not receive your email, then please check your junk folders before contacting the Egypt Exploration Society.
The object handling will take place entirely in person at the Petrie Museum of Egyptian and Sudanese Archaeology in London.
Please ensure that you have read our guide to attending EES events before the event begins.
The venue has a limited attendance capacity, so please only sign up if you’re confident that you can attend. If this event does become sold out, please click the book now button to join the waiting list. We will email you if a place becomes available for this event, so you may reconfirm your interest in attending this cinema screening.
