The Manchester seminars, study days, conferences and lectures at the Museum

Events and publications - Eventos e publicações


Pharmacy and Medicine in ancient Egypt Conference, 1-3 September 2008, University of Manchester
http://www.knhcentre.manchester.ac.uk/newsandevents/pharmacyconference/index.asp

Egyptology and Archaeology Gallery redevelopment at the Manchester Museum

The Manchester Museum is planning to redevelop its Egyptology and Archaeology galleries.
The first stage of the project is a period of consultation with the Museum stakeholders.
The Museum will be hosting two consultation events, on March 29th (theme: Identity and Ethnicity in the Past) and April 19th (theme: Understanding the Past) 2008.
If you have an interest in the gallery redevelopment, and would like to attend, please contact Dr Karen Exell, Curator, Egypt and the Sudan (karen.exell@manchester.ac.uk), or go to http://www.museum.manchester.ac.uk/community/getinvolved/

The Manchester Museum Research Seminar
Wednesday 5 March, Design for the 21st Century: The New Egyptian Galleries in Liverpool Dr Ashley Cooke, World Museum, Liverpool
Wednesday 9 April, Authenticity and Icon: Exhibiting Egypt at The Manchester Museum Dr Karen Exell, The Manchester Museum
All seminars at the Manchester Museum, 3-5pm, all welcome, no charge. For further details, please contact Dr Joyce Tyldesley
(joyce.tyldesley@manchester.ac.uk)

5 April, Egyptian Cultural Centre, London Day School: Egyptology at Manchester Professor Rosalie David, Dr Angelique Corthals, Dr Karen Exell.
http://www.egyptculture.org.uk/exam.htm

17th May, Manchester Museum Day School The Two Brothers at the Manchester Museum:
The Two Brothers at the Manchester Museum: Researching and displaying Egyptian Mummies Speakers to include Professor Rosalie David, Professor Piotr Bienkowski, Dr Karen Exell, Dr Steven Snape, Glenn Godenho and Claire Malleson
Tickets are £30 and there are a limited number of places available for full-time University students at a cost of £15
Please contact Phyllis Stoddart on 0161 275 2643 for further information or email her at phyllis.stoddart@manchester.ac.uk

23rd-27th June: Manchester University Egyptology Summer School
Jointly organised by the KNH-centre for Biomedical Egyptology and the Manchester Museum.
Application forms may be downloaded from www.manchester.ac.uk/coursespublic or may be obtained on request from cce.reception@manchester.ac.uk tel: 0161 275 3274

University of Manchester Egyptologists have published two new books
Science books delve into Egyptian history
http://www.manchester.ac.uk/aboutus/news/display/index.htm?id=132639

Egyptian Mummies and Modern Science
http://www3.cambridge.org/asia/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=9780521865791